Technology >> CEO Interviews >> January 15, 2001
JORG BUEROSSE is the Chairman of the Executive Board (CEO) of FOCUS
Digital AG. Jorg Buerosse, born 1961, completed formal training in hotel
management and administration. In 1984 he founded a corporate and EDP
consultancy and actively involved himself in adult EDP training as a
consultant and assistant professor. In 1987 he started as an editor for
the trade journal "Computer pesnlich," which he left in 1990 to become
the Assistant Editor-In-Chief of "LANline." Starting in 1992, as Product
Marketing Manager at CompuServe, Jorg Buerosse was responsible for
establishing the Central Europe Region. Thereafter he was in charge of
the executive editorial office at the publishing house Markt & Technik
along with its production and software development departments. Jorg
Buerosse joined FOCUS Online in 1995 as its Editor-In-Chief. In 1998 he
took over the position as Managing Director of FOCUS Online and
Interactive Content Production (ICP), as well as of Interactive
Advertising Center (IAC) later in 1999. Jorg Buerosse has been Chairman
of the Executive Board of FOCUS Digital AG since May 2000. Profile
DR LARS SCHNEIDER is the Chief Financial Officer of FOCUS Digital AG. Dr
Lars Schneider, born 1966, earned his doctorate following an
undergraduate degree in busines. He began his professional career in
1992 as the assistant to the chief financial officer of Bertelsmann AG
in Gtersloh. From 1993 to 1995 he concurrently oversaw the
establishment of sales controlling for domestic and international
printing operations. At the end of 1995 Dr Lars Schneider joined the
headquarters of Deutsche Telekom AG in Bonn, where he was in charge of
central controlling for the concern's Multimedia Division. Starting in
1998, he was responsible for Deutsche Telekom's T-MediaNet Center (cable
TV) as its Business Director and managed the broadband TV cable business
valuation project all the way to the sale of individual regional
companies. In addition to these duties, Deutsche Telekom appointed Dr
Lars Schneider as Executive Director for group controlling, sales,
services and national investment controlling. Dr Lars Schneider joined
FOCUS Digital AG in May 2000 as Chief Financial Officer of the company
and Managing Director of Netguide GmbH. Profile
Mr. Buerosse: Focus Digital is a Web publishing company that consists of
six companies. Focus Digital is just the
