Gilles Marchand definitely elected
Gilles Marchand, 54, will become the new Director General of SRG effective October 1, 2017. SRG delegates unanimously confirmed the appointment on Friday.
The SRG Board of Directors had elected Marchand as Director General at the beginning of November. This succession arrangement guarantees stability against the backdrop of the upheaval in the media, SRG wrote in its statement on Friday. In view of this upheaval, SRG is facing up to the discussion about the future mission of the public media house SRG. In doing so, SRG is building on cooperation with other Swiss media companies and maintaining a constructive and critical dialogue with the public, society and politics.
Marchand moved to the helm of French-speaking Switzerland's television in 2001. He has led the Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) corporate unit since the convergence of radio, television and online in 2010. As deputy to the current director general, he looked after SRG's foreign relations, among other things.
Until he takes up his post in October 2017, Marchand wants to prepare for his future work, network in the different language regions and deepen his knowledge of German. The post of RTS Director will be advertised at the beginning of December.
De Weck will reach normal retirement age in 2018 and hand over the reins of SRG's General Management after around seven years in office. At their meeting, delegates also elected Alice Šáchová-Kleisli as a new member of the Board of Directors, succeeding Regula Bührer-Fecker. (SDA)
