Ex-EDA chief of information becomes IWB spokesman
Lars Knuchel, former head of communications at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA) in Bern, will head corporate communications at Industrielle Werke Basel (IWB) going forward. The 47-year-old will replace René Kindhauser, who retired at the end of April.
Knuchel will take over as head of corporate communications on May 14, IWB announced on Thursday. The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs had already announced in December that Knuchel would be leaving the FDFA when Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter moved there. At the time, Knuchel himself said that he was leaving for new shores.
Knuchel had been media spokesman for the FDFA since 2005 and head of information since 2008. Before that, he had worked as a journalist for various media and editorial offices. Knuchel studied history, constitutional law and media studies in Bern and earned a Master of Advanced European Studies at the University of Basel. (SDA)
