Freicom expands management
The Eastern Swiss communications agency Freicom is expanding its executive team effective June 1, 2009. Christian Ruppanner will assume the newly created position of Head of Advertising, and Bettina Emmenegger will become Head of Public Relations.
The Eastern Swiss communications agency Freicom is expanding its management team as of June 1, 2009. Christian Ruppanner takes over the newly created position of Head of Advertising. Born in eastern Switzerland, he completed his training as a federally certified advertising manager after attending design school and later completed a Master of Advanced Studies in Marketing at the University of Basel. The 41-year-old has worked on the client side and in various advertising agencies - the last ten years at Ogilvy & Mather as Senior Consultant and Member of the Executive Board as well as Head of Planning.
Bettina Emmenegger, who has been working as a PR consultant at Freicom since April 2008, will become the new Head of PR and thus a member of the Executive Board. The 38-year-old replaces Marc Reinhardt, who is moving to concert promoter Good News as Head of Communications. Bettina Emmenegger studied business administration at the University of Zurich and completed a Master of Advanced Studies in Corporate Communication Management. After graduating, she worked for a Zurich management consultancy and then spent five years as Head of the Information Office at the HSR University of Applied Sciences in Rapperswil.
Bettina Emmenegger, who has been working as a PR consultant at Freicom since April 2008, will become the new Head of PR and thus a member of the Executive Board. The 38-year-old replaces Marc Reinhardt, who is moving to concert promoter Good News as Head of Communications. Bettina Emmenegger studied business administration at the University of Zurich and completed a Master of Advanced Studies in Corporate Communication Management. After graduating, she worked for a Zurich management consultancy and then spent five years as Head of the Information Office at the HSR University of Applied Sciences in Rapperswil.
As of June 1, 2009, Freicom's management will therefore consist of Reinhard Frei (Managing Director and owner), Ruth Frei (Head of Finance and Accounting, co-owner), Bettina Emmenegger (Head of PR), Reto Küng (Head of the Chur office) and Christian Ruppanner (Head of Advertising). The agency with offices in St.Gallen, Chur, Widnau and Zurich is celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2009.
Caption: Christian Ruppanner and Bettina Emmenegger.
