Press Suisse: Change of name and management

At the General Meeting in Lausanne
the publishers of French-speaking Switzerland have unanimously elected Valérie
Boagno was elected president. In this office she replaces Tibère Alder.
The association attaches importance to the fact that for the first time a
woman has been elected to the top position.
Boagno is deputy editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Le Temps
and has been a member of the management of Presse Suisse for several years. She
chaired various committees in this function. The committees
and press marketing, is a specialist in the field of
also a member of the Board of Directors of WEMF.
In addition to the change in management, Presse Suisse has also changed its name
behind it. The association was formerly known as Presse Romande
active. The name change is accompanied by a joint visual
Presentation of the three publishers' associations Presse Suisse, Schweizer Presse and
Stampa Svizzera. However, the three organizations remain independent.