BAG: Daniel Bach becomes Head of Communications
Daniel Bach is taking over as head of the Communications and Campaigns Department at the Federal Office of Public Health. In this role, he will also serve on the Executive Board.
The 44-year-old from Zurich is currently Head of External Communications at SBB, as was reported in a press release on Friday. The exact date on which he will take up his post at the FOPH is still to be determined.
Bach has broad experience in corporate communications and journalism, according to the statement. He studied general history and German language and literature at the University of Zurich and graduated with a master's degree. He acquired his journalistic skills as an editor at Zürcher Unterländer and Tages-Anzeiger. In 2005/06, he was head of the editorial department of the first regional edition of the Tages-Anzeiger for the Linkes Seeufer and Sihltal. In 2006, Daniel Bach moved to the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) as deputy head of information and press spokesman. Since 2010 he has headed the SBB Media Office.
