Gieri Cavelty becomes new SEM Head of Communications
Gieri Cavelty will become the new head of the Information and Communication Division at the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM).
The 39-year-old studied history and German literature at the University of Zurich. He has worked as a journalist in various media since 1998, including as editor of the Federal Parliament. Migration policy has always been his special interest. Since 2009, Cavelty has held management positions at the Aargauer Zeitung. First as head of the domestic department, since 2011 as a page editor and in the last three years also in the function of deputy editor-in-chief.
Gieri Cavelty succeeds Gaby Szöllösy, who has been Secretary General of the Conference of Cantonal Social Directors since March 1, 2016. Cavelty will take up his post at the SEM on October 1, 2016 at the latest.
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