Valérie Boagno, media manager from French-speaking Switzerland, dies
Valérie Boagno, former CEO of the French-speaking Swiss newspaper Le Temps, died last Friday at the age of 54 following an illness. She ran the daily newspaper from 2010 to 2014.
Le Temps honored the deceased former manager on Monday. "She leaves behind the image of a locomotive that took all her partners and employees along with her on the road to transforming the press," wrote Managing Director Jean-Clément Texier. Boagno was one of the driving forces behind steering the daily newspaper in the right direction.
The Head of Marketing and later Deputy Director took over the management of Le Temps and took over from Jean-Jacques Roth. "Valérie Boagno not only contributed to this, Le Temps into the digital age, but has fought for the entire industry," he said.
Among her many functions, Boagno was also President of Médias Suisses, the umbrella organization of French-language print media publishers. She was also a member of the Board of Directors of AG für Werbemedienforschung (Wemf) and the Swiss Press Agency sda. In 2010, Boagno was appointed by the magazine Swiss journalist was voted Media Manager of the Year. (SDA)
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