Maz Lucerne School of Journalism now has a management team

The Maz School of Journalism in Lucerne has restructured its leadership. The institution is now headed by a four-member executive board.

The four-member Executive Board of Maz: COO Barbara Lüthi, CEO, Martina Fehr, CFO Christian Flückiger and Beat Rüdt, CPO and Deputy CEO. (Image: J.P. Ritler)

The current Director Martina Fehr will become Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as announced by Maz Luzern on Wednesday. Beat Rüdt will become Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Deputy CEO. Barbara Lüthi will become Chief Operations Officer (COO) and Christian Flückiger Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

The new management team is intended to strengthen the Maz in the long term, as Felix E. Müller, President of the Foundation, was quoted as saying in the press release. "With this reorganization, a broad spectrum of competencies, which are necessary for further professionalization, can be bundled in the Executive Board."

Martina Fehr describes the reorganization as a "milestone", according to the press release. She is looking forward to devoting more time to strategic issues in addition to organizational development. (SDA)

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