Guido Balmer becomes deputy head of information at the FDJP

Guido Balmer will become Deputy Head of Information at the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) at the beginning of March 2009. According to SDA, he replaces Sascha Hardegger, who has served as the department's deputy head of information since fall 2005. Hardegger will join Swiss Air-Rescue Rega as Head of Communications on February 1, 2009.
Guido Balmer has been Deputy Head of the Media Service at the Federal Office of Police since June 2003. He was previously deputy head of information at the Fortress Guard Corps. Balmer gained journalistic experience at the SDA and as editor-in-chief of the Limmattaler Tagblatt.