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In 1995 Geringer sold his stakes in the company and started his own boutique publishing house, Ahead Media. From his headquarters in Vienna, Geringer soon opened Ahead Media editorial offices in Berlin and satellite offices in London and New York. It was during this time that
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Geringer also made a name for himself as publishing manager and communications advisor for corporate customer magazines. In 1989 he co-founded the R&D publishing group together with Chris Radda and
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had been purchasing brain tissue derived from corpses directly from department assistants. Working undercover, Geringer also succeeded in purchased brain tissue and aborted embryos. The breaking story was first published in the
Austrian news magazine Ikarus, and a year later made the cover of the
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As CEO of Ahead Media, Geringer realized a number of lifestyle design and fashion magazines including Ahead (lifestyle), IQstyle (youth), anyway (travel), and H.O.M.E. (design), which is now published not only in
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In the mid-2000s, Geringer opened further editorial offices in
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magazine in 1996. Geringer served as its first publisher with Ahead Media as co-publisher. The first
Wallpaper* issue was produced in Vienna at the Ahead Media offices and created by Ahead Media art director Herbert Winkler.
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and its links to international oil & arms trading in conjunction with the million-dollar financial and political scandal in which it was entangled. He also wrote investigative articles for the magazine
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as a designer and radio moderator for programs such as ZickZack, Music Box and
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