Blick: Head of sports Ilja Kaenzig leaves
Ilja Kaenzig is leaving the Blick Group after just nine months as sports director. Rolf Cavalli, editor-in-chief of Blick.ch, will take over as interim head of the sports department in addition to his current role.
Former Blick sports boss Ilja Kaenzig is to become the new Delegate of the Board of Directors of Sport & Event Holding, based in Lucerne. The company owns the Stade de Suisse in Bern and the BSC Young Boys football club. The post of Delegate of the Board of Directors is being created at Sport & Event Holding AG, as announced by the company.
Kaenzig has headed the Blick Group's sports department since January 18, 2010. 37-year-old Kaenzig transferred the 30-strong team to the newly created newsroom in March 2010. Kaenzig was previously manager of Bayern 04 Leverkusen and then managing director and sports director at Hannover 96 before taking up his position at Ringier. Until his successor has been appointed, Blick.ch editor-in-chief Rolf Cavalli will take over the management of the Blick Group's sports department on August 23 in addition to his other duties.
Kaenzig has headed the Blick Group's sports department since January 18, 2010. 37-year-old Kaenzig transferred the 30-strong team to the newly created newsroom in March 2010. Kaenzig was previously manager of Bayern 04 Leverkusen and then managing director and sports director at Hannover 96 before taking up his position at Ringier. Until his successor has been appointed, Blick.ch editor-in-chief Rolf Cavalli will take over the management of the Blick Group's sports department on August 23 in addition to his other duties.
