Archive press releases
15.11.2007 - Lausanne
PubliGroupe acquires 100% of the capital of the French companies Bégécom, based in Nîmes, and Annuaires Téléphoniques de Bretagne (ATB), based in Lorient, which publish telephone directories/Yellow Pages in Lyon and in 13 other urban areas in South East, South and West France. The Bégécom/ATB Group reports annual sales worth EUR 6 million and employs 60 persons.
31.10.2007 - Berne/Lausanne
Swisscom and PubliGroupe have been cooperating in Switzerland since 1999 in a joint venture for the publication and commercialization of printed and online directories. Alongside printed products for which demand remains very high, the services offered by the Internet and mobile telephone platforms are becoming increasingly important; at the same time, however, they are exposed to strong and ever-growing competition, mostly of international origin. To be better equipped to take up the challenges presented by the intense competition between Internet platforms providing online directories and search engines for local information, the joint venture-partners, PubliDirect and Swisscom Directories, will continue their activities within the joint venture and intensify their cooperation in the area of "Search & Find Online" services.
26.09.2007 - Lausanne
The Board of Directors of PubliGroupe has appointed Mr. Christopher Blackwell (age 40 – British citizen) to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will take over responsibility for the Information & Communication Technology Department on 1 January 2008 from Mr. Jean-Paul Nicoulin. To ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Nicoulin will remain a member of the Group Management until 30 June 2008, before retiring at the end of 2008. The PubliGroupe General Management, aligned with the new PubliGroupe strategy, is therefore now complete.
PubliGroupe expands its local directories/Yellow Pages activities in France
PubliGroupe acquires 100% of the capital of the French companies Bégécom, based in Nîmes, and Annuaires Téléphoniques de Bretagne (ATB), based in Lorient, which publish telephone directories/Yellow Pages in Lyon and in 13 other urban areas in South East, South and West France. The Bégécom/ATB Group reports annual sales worth EUR 6 million and employs 60 persons.
31.10.2007 - Berne/Lausanne
Cooperation between Swisscom and PubliGroupe in the "Search & Find Online" domain
Swisscom and PubliGroupe have been cooperating in Switzerland since 1999 in a joint venture for the publication and commercialization of printed and online directories. Alongside printed products for which demand remains very high, the services offered by the Internet and mobile telephone platforms are becoming increasingly important; at the same time, however, they are exposed to strong and ever-growing competition, mostly of international origin. To be better equipped to take up the challenges presented by the intense competition between Internet platforms providing online directories and search engines for local information, the joint venture-partners, PubliDirect and Swisscom Directories, will continue their activities within the joint venture and intensify their cooperation in the area of "Search & Find Online" services.
26.09.2007 - Lausanne
New PubliGroupe General Management on 1 January 2008: full membership announced
The Board of Directors of PubliGroupe has appointed Mr. Christopher Blackwell (age 40 – British citizen) to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will take over responsibility for the Information & Communication Technology Department on 1 January 2008 from Mr. Jean-Paul Nicoulin. To ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Nicoulin will remain a member of the Group Management until 30 June 2008, before retiring at the end of 2008. The PubliGroupe General Management, aligned with the new PubliGroupe strategy, is therefore now complete.