SRG: Armin Walpen for routine surgery in hospital
SRG Director General Armin Walpen has to go to hospital for a routine surgical procedure: the 62-year-old will be operated on in the next few days due to cardiovascular problems, SRG announced on Monday. Until he recovers, Walpen will be replaced by deputy director Daniel Eckmann.
The Deputy Director General is expected to take over the management of SRG for a few weeks, the statement continued. The designated SRG Director General Roger de Weck will therefore take office as planned on January 1, 2011.
