FDP Secretary General soon to communicate for pharmaceutical company

Guido Schommer, Secretary General of the FDP until the end of February, is leaving politics for the private sector: He will become Communication Manager at the Swiss subsidiary of the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis. The 38-year-old studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen and worked in the FDP general secretariat for over twelve years. He announced his resignation at the end of February last September. Sanofi-Aventis wants to use him to strengthen its communications competence in the public affairs area. The aim is to strengthen its "image as a responsible provider of medicines and treatments" and to become better known, according to a statement.