Markus Berger becomes new SPRI Director
The Board of Trustees of the Swiss Public Relations Institute (SPRI) has elected Markus Berger as its new director, effective April 1, 2008. His appointment fills the vacancy that arose following the departure of former director Christoph Ottinger at the end of January.
The Board of Trustees of the Swiss Public Relations Institute SPRI has appointed Markus Berger as its new Director with effect from April 1, 2008. The 42-year-old PR professional is a successful graduate of the federal PR specialist and PR consultant courses. He has been running his own agency, BPR Communications, in St. Gallen for 15 years, which handles mandates in education marketing, among other things. He has been President of the PR Society of Eastern Switzerland/Liechtenstein since 1999 and a member of the Central Board of the Swiss Public Relations Society SPRG since 2000.Markus Berger's appointment fills the gap left by the departure of former Director Christoph Ottinger at the end of January (see:
). Marion Starck, President of the Board of Trustees, has taken over the management on an interim basis. In a press release, she expressed her conviction that Berger has the right qualifications to position the SPRI more strongly on the market and consolidate it as a successful institution in the communications industry.
