Christoph Gebel hands over as head of SRF's entertainment department
After 16 years in leadership positions, Christoph Gebel has decided to step down from the executive board of Swiss Radio and Television and will hand over leadership of the Entertainment Department at the end of 2017.
He has been a member of the SRF Executive Board since 2011 and was previously on the Executive Board of Schweizer Radio DRS, now part of SRF, as Program Director of the radio stations DRS 1 and DRS Musikwelle from 2001. Christoph Gebel will continue to be available to SRF in the role of Senior Advisor.
Christoph Gebel has been Head of the Entertainment department at Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen since January 2011. In this role, he and his team have brought the entertainment program portfolio up to date and thus ensured the continued success of entertainment programs with audiences. In addition to major shows such as "Viva Volksmusik", "Hello Again!" and "Darf ich bitten?", numerous new, innovative formats have been created: "Verkehrte Welt", "Jobtausch", "Üse Buurehof" and "Cervelat trifft Baklava" are just a few examples. Christoph Gebel has also reorganized the Entertainment department and introduced innovative, flexible working structures.
As program director of DRS 1 and DRS Musikwelle, Christoph Gebel was already a member of the management of Schweizer Radio DRS from 2001 and was largely responsible for the further development of the two radio stations. The relaunch of Musikwelle, combined with the launch of DAB digital radio, was under his leadership. He has now decided to retire from management and hand over the reins of the Entertainment department. However, his wealth of experience in radio and television as well as in top management will continue to benefit SRF: as Senior Advisor, Christoph Gebel will support central change projects on behalf of the company management.
Christoph Gebel in a press release: "When I took over as Head of the Entertainment department, I set myself a time horizon of around six years in this role. Particularly in this fast-moving and very diverse genre, you always have to go full throttle - but you also have to sense in good time when it's time for new energy. My personal thought was: before I turn 60, I want to start something new again and take on new challenges. And so I am very pleased that I can now continue to make my contribution as a Senior Advisor on major projects to make SRF fit for the future in these very demanding times."
Christoph Gebel's successor has not yet been appointed. The position of Head of the Entertainment Department at SRF will be advertised internally and externally.
