ZPRG: Dominik Allemann takes over presidency from Christian Wick
At Tuesday’s in-person general meeting, the members of the Zurich Public Relations Association (ZPRG) re-elected the board. Pascale Lehmann and Annette Pfizenmayer are stepping down, and after many years of service, Christian Wick is handing over the presidency to Dominik Allemann.
The Zurich PR Society, with over 400 individual and collective members, offers networking and continuing education to corporate communications professionals and collective members in formats such as events, talks, workshops, or new a podcast. In the pandemic year, ZPRG responded to the restrictions with various online events. "The great commitment to the online meetings and workshops showed us the members' desire to meet and benefit from each other - regardless of the channel. It's nice that it was now possible to meet again from person to person at my 14th and last General Assembly," says President Christian Wick.
Farewell to Christian Wick
The transfer of office Christian Wick, the outgoing president, already held out the prospect at the 2020 AGM. For 14 years, he developed the association further and represented the regional society on the central board of PR Suisse. Under the leadership of Wick and his board team, well over 100 events took place. Among other things, Wick shaped the cooperation of the PR and media industry with the annual event "Communication Summit" at the ETH Zurich in cooperation with the Zurich Press Association ZPV.
The board and the members thanked his work with applause and elected Dominik Allemann as his successor. The 47-year-old is co-CEO and owner of Bernet Relations, speaker and lecturer at various universities of applied sciences, blogger and digital expert, and has been involved in the PR and communications scene for over 20 years. As a long-standing ZPRG board member and former vice president, he is very well connected in the association and the industry.
"Solid communication from well-trained professionals is becoming increasingly important - and demanding. With networking and exchange, we contribute to professionalization. That's what I want to be involved in," says a delighted Dominik Allemann. The current members of the board Marie-Françoise Ruesch, Priska Spörri, Roland Baumann, and Raphael Bühler were confirmed for the term of office of one year. In addition to Wick, board members Annette Pfizenmayer and Pascale Lehmann were also thanked. The latter was honored for her special commitment as a board member and treasurer for more than 20 years.
