Former Scout24 CEO Olivier Rihs new on the Doodle Board of Directors
Olivier Rihs (49) becomes a new member of the Board of Directors of Doodle, the leading online appointment planner. He worked for Scout24 Switzerland for a total of around 15 years and led the company as CEO for seven years.
The trained business economist has significantly developed Scout24 and, among other things, successfully initiated the cooperation with the globally active investor KKR. Scout24 Switzerland comprises various online marketplaces for vehicles, real estate and classifieds.
Samuel Hügli, Member of the Management Board and Head of Technology & Investments at Tamedia as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Doodle AG: "We are pursuing a global growth course with Doodle and are investing heavily in the product. Olivier Rihs brings an enormous wealth of experience in the online sector and e-business and knows the challenges that arise from a global context very well, I look forward to working with him."
Gabriele Ottino, Managing Director of Doodle: "We are developing Doodle strongly and are inspiring more and more users around the world; Doodle is already used by around 200 million users every year for scheduling. Olivier Rihs has a lot of international know-how, for example through his cooperation with the global investor KKR, and we can benefit from this in our global growth strategy."
Doodle was fully acquired by the Swiss media group Tamedia in 2014. In the last two years, a lot has been invested in the product and the team has been steadily expanded. The online appointment planner is used by over 28 million people worldwide every month and will be further developed in the future with new premium subscription models and services. The other members of the Doodle Board of Directors are Samuel Hügli, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Doodle and member of Tamedia's Executive Board, and Lorenz Lüchinger, Head of Investment Management Ventures at Tamedia.
