Robin William Lingg was appointed CEO of Ringier Africa and Asia, and a member of the group executive board of Ringier AG, in July 2014. He had served as head of business development and head of Ringier Africa AG since May 2013 and had been a member of the board of directors of Ringier AG since July 2011. He is the son of Evelyn Lingg-Ringier, who is the owner of Ringier AG together with her brother Michael Ringier and her sister Annette Ringier. Robin Lingg studied languages, economics and cultural science at the University of Passau in Germany. He worked in different positions for the international pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH from 2006, including several years in Mexico.