Christoph Wieland runs communicaziun.ch in Graubünden

Christoph Wieland, communicaziun.ch: Change in Operational Leadership

communicaziun.ch has finalized the succession plan for its operational leadership. Effective January 1, 2027, Christoph Wieland will assume the role of managing director. He succeeds Roman Benker, who has been leading the agency as interim managing director since early July. communicaziun.ch was founded and built up over 18 years by Armin Spescha, who will continue to support the company as a member of the board of directors.

Christoph Wieland brings more than thirteen years of experience in brand management, marketing, and sales. His career path has taken him from online marketing to premium brand management on the client side, and ultimately to his current consulting and leadership role at an agency in Graubünden. There, over the past seven years, he has been responsible for strategy and marketing projects for SMEs, municipalities, and businesses in the hospitality, tourism, and industrial sectors. He combines strategic work with data-driven, operational implementation and, by his own account, drives the integration of artificial intelligence into organizational, marketing, and sales processes.

Impressive both professionally and personally

For André Renggli, Chairman of the Board of Directors, the selection was also a matter of values: «We are convinced that Christoph Wieland is the right person for communicaziun.ch—not only professionally, but also personally.» According to the press release, the company’s distinctive culture played a central role in the selection process.

Christoph Wieland himself sees the role as a special opportunity: «For me, this is a unique chance to take on entrepreneurial responsibility in Graubünden.» What appeals to him about communicaziun.ch is that the company, as a full-service provider, combines strategy, creation, and implementation across a particularly broad spectrum. For him, the focus is on working in partnership with clients and on combining creative work with business acumen.

Christoph Wieland is 35 years old and lives in Malans. He is married and has two children.

Proven structure, wide range of offerings

Christoph Wieland will assume the position of Managing Director effective January 1, 2027. The existing management structure will remain in place despite the change in leadership. It comprises the Strategic Committee, the Executive Board, and the Extended Management Board. The company brings together the departments of Strategy, Public Affairs, Marketing, Creative, Film & Photography, Website & Apps, Events, and Printing & Advertising Technology under one roof. communicaziun.ch currently employs more than 70 people at three locations in Ilanz, Chur, and Glarus.

For more information about the company, visit communicaziun.ch.

Person in charge at communicaziun.ch: Christoph Wieland, Managing Director effective January 1, 2027; Roman Benker, Interim Managing Director; André Renggli, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Armin Spescha, Founder and Member of the Board of Directors