Irene Fischbach

Irene Fischbach (*1972) is Head of Corporate Communications at Swissgrid. She has many years of management experience in various corporate communications functions. She previously worked for Swiss Life, where she was responsible for all marketing and communications activities of the international division from 2009.Irene Fischbach studied law at the Universities of Geneva and Zurich, where she obtained her law degree. Four years later, she completed a part-time Executive Master of Science in Communication Management at the University of Lugano. She was head of the winning project at the Swiss Award Corporate Communications 2015. Communication runs like a thread through her career: the lawyer gained her first professional experience as Communications Manager at Zurich Financial Services and remained loyal to the insurer for almost six years. In 2004, she made a brief detour into the world of building materials as Assistant to the Head of Corporate Communications at Holcim, before taking the reins herself in the same year at the leading provider of pension and financial solutions. At Swiss Life, she rose from Head of Public Relations to Head Marketing & Communications of the International Division. Since June of last year, she has been Head of Corporate Communications at the transmission system operator Swissgrid.Always open to the transfer of knowledge in both traditional and digital marketing and communications areas, her strong sense of justice also plays a role in her private life. For example, Irene Fischbach is an advocate for children and for economically disadvantaged groups. Education, culture, the environment and politics are just as close to her heart as health, which she cultivates with running, cycling and as a hobby cook.