Jérôme Martinu becomes new Editor-in-Chief of the Neue Luzerner Zeitung

Flurina Valsecchi, previously reporter and head of training, is now in charge of the regional departments; head of business Roman Schenkel is responsible for the national departments. Dominik Buholzer remains Head of Zentralschweiz am Sonntag.

The Board of Directors of LZ Medien has elected Jérôme Martinu as Editor-in-Chief of the Neue Luzerner Zeitung and its regional editions Neue Nidwaldner Zeitung, Neue Obwaldner Zeitung and Neue Urner Zeitung. Like the Editor-in-Chief of the Zuger Zeitung, Harry Ziegler, Martinu reports directly to Pascal Hollenstein, who has been Head of Journalism at NZZ Regional Media since March.

Martinu, 41, joined the Neue Luzerner Zeitung in 2002 as sports editor and moved to the regional sections in 2006, where he took over in 2009. In 2012, he became deputy editor-in-chief. Jérôme Martinu, who studied history and journalism/communications at the universities of Fribourg and Bern, is looking forward to his new role: "I would like to thank the management for making this seamless transition possible, and I will do my utmost to ensure that this newspaper continues to be an authoritative medium for Central Switzerland - on all channels, in print and digitally."

Jérôme Martinu will succeed Thomas Bornhauser on May 1. As Editor-in-Chief, he is responsible for the newspaper's regional content and has regional commentary authority. "With his many years of experience and good networking in Central Switzerland, he is the ideal person to lead and represent the Neue Luzerner Zeitung," explains Pascal Hollenstein.

The management team of the Neue Luzerner Zeitung will also be more broadly based as of May 1. Flurina Valsecchi is now responsible for the regional sections as Deputy Editor-in-Chief. The 36-year-old joined the Neue Luzerner Zeitung as a trainee in 2002 after gaining her first journalistic experience at Südostschweiz. From 2004 to 2007, she worked as editor of the Bundeshaus, first for Südostschweiz, then for Sonntagsblick. After two years as a reporter for Schweiz am Sonntag, she returned to the Neue Luzerner Zeitung in 2010 as Head of Dossier. Since 2014, she has been working as a reporter and head of internal training.

Also a new member of the editorial team will be Chief Economist Roman Schenkel as head of the national sections and deputy editor-in-chief. After studying political science at the University of Bern, the 37-year-old worked as a market research project manager at Swiss Post. He began his journalistic career at the Aargauer Zeitung, and in 2011 joined the Neue Luzerner Zeitung as business editor. After a one-year detour in the communications industry, he returned to the Neue Luzerner Zeitung in 2015 as head of the economics department. Zentralschweiz am Sonntag will continue to Dominik Buholzer as deputy editor-in-chief.