SRG has elected Haldimann and Rechsteiner as interim directors
On Thursday, the SRG Regional Council appointed the two interim directors: Ueli Haldimann and Iso Rechsteiner. They will take over as directors on October 1.
The SRG Regional Council appointed the two interim directors on Thursday. Ueli Haldimann, currently Editor-in-Chief of Swiss Television SF, will become the new Director of Television at SF. Iso Rechsteiner will become Director of Swiss Radio DRS. Haldimann and Rechsteiner will take over on October 1. The two are part of a transitional solution. As part of the merger of television and radio - the media convergence project - a new so-called super director is to take over responsibility for television and radio from around mid-2010.
Ueli Haldimann has been working for SF for almost 20 years. He started his journalistic career as a freelance journalist and switched several times between print and TV journalism. He has worked for Swiss Television SF for almost 20 years, where he has been editor-in-chief for seven years. He initially took on the role on an interim basis after Filippo Leutenegger was dismissed by the then Director of Television Peter Schellenberg at the beginning of 2002. He has also been Deputy Director of Television since 2004.
Haldimann has worked for the Tages-Anzeiger, Bilanz and Weltwoche newspapers, among others, and joined Swiss television as Kassensturz editor.
In 1985, Haldimann joined Swiss television as an editor for "Kassensturz".
In 1994, he moved to the "SonntagsZeitung" as editor-in-chief. There he had to resign in the summer of 1997 after a scandal in connection with a misquoted statement by the then Zurich SVP National Councillor Christoph Blocher.
Haldimann had to stand trial twice for "Kassensturz" reports. The Federal Supreme Court sentenced him to a conditional fine in the case of a hidden camera used to expose irregularities in the insurance industry. The case is pending in Strasbourg. Last month, Haldimann was again on trial for undercover research. This involved reports on the subject of cosmetic surgery. The verdict in this case is not yet available.
Haldimann has worked for the Tages-Anzeiger, Bilanz and Weltwoche newspapers, among others, and joined Swiss television as Kassensturz editor.
In 1985, Haldimann joined Swiss television as an editor for "Kassensturz".
In 1994, he moved to the "SonntagsZeitung" as editor-in-chief. There he had to resign in the summer of 1997 after a scandal in connection with a misquoted statement by the then Zurich SVP National Councillor Christoph Blocher.
Haldimann had to stand trial twice for "Kassensturz" reports. The Federal Supreme Court sentenced him to a conditional fine in the case of a hidden camera used to expose irregularities in the insurance industry. The case is pending in Strasbourg. Last month, Haldimann was again on trial for undercover research. This involved reports on the subject of cosmetic surgery. The verdict in this case is not yet available.
Iso Rechsteiner joined SR DRS in 1994, when he started as an editor at the regional journal Ostschweiz. In 2001, he moved to the business editorial department, where he worked for five years, and became deputy head of the business editorial department. In 2006, he became head of the regional editorial department at SR DRS and since then has also been a member of the management team. He was also appointed Deputy Radio Director in April 2008.
