Publisher Jürg Marquard is dead: the clever businessman behind the jet-set facade
Publisher and entrepreneur Jürg Marquard has died at the age of 81, according to media reports. With the magazine «Pop», the Zurich-based entrepreneur laid the foundation for an international media company. In public, he liked to show off the fruits of his success.
Swiss publisher and entrepreneur Jürg Marquard has died at the age of 81 in Zurich. He founded his international media company with the magazine "Pop" and built a thriving business group with a range of entertainment publications. Marquard was known for his lavish lifestyle, which included a penthouse apartment in St. Moritz's Palace Hotel, a Hollywood-style villa in Herrliberg, a yacht, and a Caribbean residence.
He sold his youth magazines for over 100 million francs to Springer and later invested in growth markets in Hungary and Poland, and new women's magazines, including the highly successful German edition of "Cosmopolitan".
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