Burson-Marsteller: Urs Rellstab replaces Roman Geiser as CEO
Urs Rellstab is moving from the business association Economiesuisse to Burson-Marsteller Switzerland. He is replacing Roman Geiser, who is taking on a new international role as Chief Operating Officer for Burson-Marsteller Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and at the same time becoming chairman of the board of directors of Burson-Marsteller Switzerland.
Urs Rellstab has held the position of Deputy Director at Economiesuisse in recent years and was responsible for overall communication and campaigning. He studied economics in St. Gallen. Rellstab then worked as a journalist and was editor-in-chief of a regional newspaper at the age of 34. He later moved to the Society for the Promotion of the Swiss Economy (wf) as Head of Communications. At the international agency network Burson-Marsteller, Rellstab will have overall responsibility for the Swiss agency with offices in Zurich, Bern and Geneva. He will also head up the Executive Board, which is made up as follows: Toula Stoffel (Healthcare & Science Communications), Martin Hofer (Corporate Communications and Training), Theo Zijdenbos (Public Affairs), Tony Burgener (Head of Agency Geneva), Roland Bilang (Energy & Environment), Daniel Jörg (Digital Communications/Crossmedia) and Roland Oberhauser (CFO).
