Mathieu Janin joins Rochat & Partners

Mathieu Janin will join the PR agency Rochat & Partners on January 1, 2008. Janin will be based in the Lausanne office of Rochat & Partners, which handles a wide range of mandates - from banking to healthcare - and is also active in the telecommunications (Switel) and new technologies (Siemens and Infolearn) sectors. The 40-year-old specialist in new technologies was media spokesman and PR manager for the telecommunications company Sunrise for six years. He previously worked as a journalist and editor-in-chief of publications focusing on new technologies, IT and entrepreneurship. He also runs a blog on new technologies and corporate communications at . Mathieu Janin is also heavily involved in professional politics. He is President of the Société Romande de Relations Publiques (SRRP) and a member of the Central Board of the Swiss Public Relations Association (SPRG).