Ralle takes over Hippocranet
16.01.2013 14:58
The Hippokranet started the new year under new leadership: The previous sole shareholder and founder of Ärztenachrichtendienst Verlags-AG (änd), Dr. Bernd Guzek sold his shares to the Munich media entrepreneur Dr. Georg Ralle transferred.
“I am sure that the company remains in good hands and is on the path to a successful future. In this constellation, it will be optimally positioned to meet future challenges. I wish the entire team the best. I will continue to support the company in an advisory capacity,” explained Dr. med. Bernd Guzek, who set up the change.
“I am pleased that I can bring my experiences and ideas to a company with great future prospects. My goal is to further optimize the most successful doctor network with innovative structures and to expand its good market position. We will expand the benefits for the Hippokranet members step by step," Georg Ralle announced on Monday in Hamburg and praised the achievements of company founder Bernd Guzek: "Bernd Guzek has succeeded in building a unique concept with great commitment and a lot of passion, which enables doctors nationwide to have optimal networking and a quick exchange of information - an 'online home' for all doctors.”
Georg Ralle brings years of experience as a media and medical manager. The former head of the Springer Medicine publishing houses, which also include bsmo, the Ärzte Zeitung and the Urban und Vogel publishing house, founded numerous magazines and initiated new forms of medical training and further education in both print and non-print areas. Georg Ralle is a board member of the Foundation for Disabled Children, a board member of the German Stroke Aid Foundation and is involved in the “Network against Colon Cancer”.
The board of the Ärztenachrichtendienst Verlags-AG, Jan Scholz, who is also änd editor-in-chief, thanked Bernd Guzek for the years of trusting cooperation. He further spoke of a promising change with great opportunities: “With his wealth of entrepreneurial experience and knowledge of the dynamics of doctors' changing communication behavior, Georg Ralle will open a new chapter in our success story. I am very much looking forward to consistently developing our medical community with him and opening up new growth prospects.”
In the leading online doctor network Hippocrane There are currently over 51,000 active members. They exchange ideas in numerous specialist groups and have now published around 500,000 articles on medical, technical and health policy topics. In addition, a competent specialist editorial team continuously reports on the health policy environment and on innovations in diagnostics.