New agency manager at Farner Bern
The Board of Directors of Zurich-based Farner Consulting has appointed Michel Grunder as the new head of the Farner Bern office. He will assume this position on April 15, 2011, succeeding Andreas Richner, who will be joining Nestlé Switzerland at the beginning of May.
Michel Grunder began his communications career in a Zurich PR agency. He has been with Farner Bern for several years, most recently as Senior Consultant and Deputy Market Area Manager. His consulting focus is on corporate and public affairs. On April 15, he will take over from Andreas Richner, who held various positions at Farner for 14 years. Richner led a public affairs consulting team in Zurich and most recently headed the Farner Bern agency as Market Area Manager.
The Bern team of Switzerland's largest communications agency currently comprises eight consultants and project managers, including Farner Partner Andreas Kurz. Farner Berne covers all communicative fields of activity. The team also has expertise in public affairs for business and government, business reporting and crisis communications.
The Farner communications agency was founded in 1951 and today has its own offices in Zurich, Berne, Basel, Lausanne/Geneva and Lugano. Its services focus on public relations, public affairs, advertising, sponsoring, events and online communications. The agency employs over 60 people.
