World Association of News Publishers


Bernhard Feurstein

Bernhard Feurstein

Head of Corporate Development at Regionalmedien Austria AG

Bernhard Feuerstein is Head of Corporate Development at Regionalmedien Austria AG which, with 128 weekly newspapers, is the market leader in the Austrian newspaper sector. Regionalmedien Austria's Internet portals meinbezirk.atwoche.at, and grazer.at received the WAN-IFRA Cross-Media Award in 2010 and 2012.    Prior to that, Bernhard Feuerstein, an expert in process optimisation and future strategies in the area of digital publishing, worked for nearly 20 years as Chief Executive of the Bezirksblätter, which, with their weekly print products and innovative Internet presentations, made them the most important provider of local media services in Austria.