New Publishing Director for the Basellandschaftliche Zeitung

 Following the acquisition of the *Basellandschaftliche Zeitung* last December, AZ Medien has now restructured the newspaper’s management team: Sabine Galindo-Fässler, former publishing director at AZ, will take over as publishing director. Peter Roth will also join the executive board, which has been led by Urs Lüdi on a contractual basis since January 2008, to oversee the finance and controlling division. Lüdi is the former CEO of the Thurgauer Medien publishing house and of Huber & Co. Sabine Galindo-Fässler joined AZ Medien’s magazine publishing division in early 2001. Starting in April 2004, she served as Head of Reader Marketing, and from February 2006 onward, she was Publishing Director of the Aargauer Zeitung, before deciding to pursue a new career path in the summer of 2007. In a statement, AZ Medien expressed its delight that Galindo-Fässler is returning to the publishing house.
Peter Roth has been working at AZ Medien since 2004 on financial projects and in controlling. Prior to that, he worked as a group controller at Atel.
Mathis Lüdin, who sold the Basellandschaftliche Zeitung to the Aargau-based media group shortly before Christmas, will remain the publisher. As chairman of the board of directors, he is responsible for the company’s strategic direction, together with the other board members.