Christoph Schwennicke becomes new editor-in-chief of Cicero
The new editor-in-chief of Cicero, the magazine for political culture, is Christoph Schwennicke. The 45-year-old is currently a political writer for Der Spiegel and is expected to take on his new role in mid-2012.
Christoph Schwennicke (pictured above) was born in Bonn, studied German language and literature, political science and journalism in Bamberg and graduated from the German School of Journalism in Munich. His last position at Der Spiegel was deputy bureau chief of the capital city editorial office. Before his time at the news magazine, he headed the parliamentary office of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 2005 to 2007. Schwennicke was awarded the Theodor Wolff Prize in 1992, the Politics Media Prize of the German Bundestag in 2008 and the Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Business Journalism in 2009.
Schwennicke is expected to take up his new position in the middle of the year. At the same time, 42-year-old Alexander Marguier will assume journalistic responsibility for Cicero Choice and other planned line extensions of Cicero as the new "Deputy Editor-in-Chief".
Michael Naumann, who has headed the magazine since January 2010, is moving to the Editorial Advisory Board as the new Chairman and will remain an author not only for Cicero, but also for other Ringier publications: "At the age of 70, it is time to hand over the editorial management to a younger and highly competent colleague. Christoph Schwennicke will be joining a motivated team that has proven its ability to successfully shape a sophisticated magazine."
