Robert Bosch Joins Groupon

By Groupon Gmbh, PRNE
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Axel Springer's Top Internet and Marketing Manager Joins Groupon for International Deals

BERLIN, March 23, 2011 - Robert Bosch will be joining Groupon on June 1st 2011 in the new position
of a Senior Vice President of Business Development EMEA. He will be
responsible for developing and establishing national and international
partnerships with brands, manufacturers and retailers. He will be reporting
to Groupon's Chief Operating Officer International.

Andrew Mason, Founder and CEO of Groupon, said: "With Robert Bosch we get
an experienced media and online manager for the expansion of Groupon in
Europe. He has outstanding expertise in the development of online marketing
and business models."

"Right now Groupon is not only the fastest growing but also the most
exciting Internet company with enormous potential. I am really looking
forward to join in this growth phase and to expand business with an excellent
team," Bosch said.

Robert Bosch has spent almost 10 years at Axel Springer and held various
key positions in the field of online, sales and marketing at Europe's leading
media company (WELT, Bild, Rolling Stone Germany and other print and online
publications). He was Managing Director Sales of Axel Springer Media Impact,
the central marketing organization of Axel Springer, and was responsible for
Germany's leading content-based media portfolio containing over 50 print,
online and mobile publications, reaching about 75 million contacts and
generating a gross mediavolume of 1,5 billion USD at the German media market.
Previously, he was responsible for the digital strategy of the WELT newspaper
group and in the top management of Germany's top news website
www.bild.de.

About Groupon: On Groupon, the provider of local discounts, Internet
users buy vouchers for activities in their city for up to 80% cheaper. The
special price at Groupon is made possible by setting a minimum number of
buyers for each offer. If enough people buy it, then each one receives the
voucher for a cheap price. If that number of buyers is not reached, the deal
won't happen and the users won't have to carry any costs. Further information
on www.groupon.com

Press contact: Nicole Schaar | presse@groupon.de | +49-30-2576205-16

Press contact: Nicole Schaar | presse at groupon.de | +49-30-2576205-16

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