Véronique Gigon new deputy director at Bakom
The Federal Council has appointed the former Deputy Director Véronique Gigon as Deputy Director of the Federal Office of Communications. The 44-year-old former Deputy Director and Head of the Supervision and Radiocommunication Licenses Division was instrumental in setting up the Office.
The Federal Council has appointed the current Deputy Director Véronique Gigon as Deputy Director of the Federal Office of Communications. She has worked at OFCOM since it was founded and, according to a press release issued on Monday, played a key role in setting up the office. 44-year-old Gigon, who is currently Deputy Director and Head of the Supervision and Radiocommunication Licenses Division, has a degree in law from the University of Neuchâtel, a license to practice law from the Canton of Neuchâtel and an MBA from the University of Geneva with a focus on e-business.
Gigon's professional career initially took her to a law firm and the Neuchâtel High Court. In 1992, she moved to Bakom as a research assistant and was appointed Vice Director in 1998. In addition to her work at the federal government, she is responsible for the legal module of the postgraduate course "Certificat Stratégie Marketing, Communication & E-Business" at the University of Geneva.
