Western Switzerland's 20 Minuten still without captain and crew

A headhunter has been commissioned to recruit an editor-in-chief and a publishing director, reports Le Matin Dimanche and names candidates.

Tamedia stands by the personnel
The staffing of the French-speaking Swiss edition of 20 Minuten is still in its infancy,
speculates Le Matin Dimanche. With an advertisement in Le Matin and Le
Temps, the Zurich-based publishing house announced on Saturday that it was
for the expansion of its free newspaper. Until March 2006
around 40 people would have to be hired. A headhunter has been commissioned
to hire an editor-in-chief and a publishing director.
The latter can expect an annual salary of 300,000 francs, according to
the Sonntagsblatt from a well-informed source. Tamedia is
however, did not succeed in convincing Alain Jeannet, the editor-in-chief of
L'Hebdo, as publishing director for the free newspaper in French-speaking Switzerland.
win. The Le Temps correspondent Thierry Meier
but the latter denied this. Another name mentioned by Le Matin
Dimanche Christophe Passer, who heads the editorial team at L'Illustré.
David Haeberli is being discussed for the position of editor-in-chief, a
Le Temps journalist. According to reports, Tamdia is also involved in
Tristan Cerf is interested, reports Le Matin Dimanche. Cerf
also used to write for Le Temps and is now deputy editor-in-chief.
Editor-in-chief of the Migros magazine in French-speaking Switzerland. He denies
however, that Tamedia had contacted him. The media company
told Le Matin Dimanche with confidence. The
positively surprised by the great interest and is convinced that a
excellent team will come together, explained spokeswoman Eta
Pavlovic. The composition will be communicated in due course.

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