New chief officials at Bakom and Are
At its meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Council filled two top positions in the federal administration. It appointed Philipp Metzger as the new deputy director of the Federal Office of Communications (Bakom).
He previously headed the Telecom Services Division as Bakom Deputy Director. Metzger replaces Véronique Gigon, who became Deputy Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Uvek in March. The Federal Council also appointed Stephan Scheidegger as Deputy Director of the Federal Office for Spatial Development Are. Scheidegger was previously Deputy Director of Are and headed the Sustainable Development, Open Space and Law Directorate. His new position was created as part of organizational adjustments, as announced by the Uvek.
