New publishing director at Saiten, the cultural magazine for eastern Switzerland

Richard Zöllig worked at Saiten for a good six years, according to a press release issued on Monday. Under his leadership, the successful second volume of Manuel Stahlberger's "Herr Mäder" was published - and the equally successful first volume was reissued in a revised edition, it says. He was also instrumental in the implementation of the region's most comprehensive online cultural calendar on Strings.ch  have been involved.

The former sports journalist is expanding his involvement with SC Brühl, which is ranked in the Challenge League, and will not only serve as vice president, but will also manage the office.

In future, the new publishing director Peter Olibet will be responsible for keeping the editorial team free from PR reporting and keeping the magazine on track commercially. After managing the secretariat of the SP of the Canton of St.Gallen for five years, the 35-year-old spent a year in Ecuador with his family until this summer to teach school there. Peter Olibet studied New Media at Hyperwerk Basel and will therefore ensure that Saiten remains agile and on the ball on the Internet.