Department of Economic Affairs with new head of communications
Federal Councillor Johann Schneider-Ammann has appointed a new Head of Communications for his department. Christophe Hans, who is leaving the post in the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA) "in agreement with the FDEA", will be succeeded by Rudolf Christen from the trade association.
Christen currently works there as Head of Communications. He will take up his new post as FDEA Head of Information on November 1, 2011, as the department announced on Monday. His predecessor Christophe Hans has held the post since 2005, serving first Federal Councillor Joseph Deiss, then Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard and most recently Johann Schneider-Ammann. In the communiqué, the latter expresses his gratitude to Hans "for his many years of commitment, achievements, availability and loyalty". (SDA)
