New Head of Communications for Economiesuisse
The new Head of Communications at Economiesuisse is Michael Wiesner. He will assume his role as a member of the Executive Board of the umbrella organization of the Swiss economy on April 1, 2015.
He is currently Head of Communications at the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA) as a member of the Executive Board. Michael Wiesner has many years of management experience in communications functions in companies and associations. He has been responsible for all communications at the SIA since March 2005. Prior to that, as a member of the Executive Board, he was in charge of corporate communications for the Zurich Insurance Group in its home market and was previously responsible for internal communications at the former Winterthur Insurance (now Axa Winterthur) in Switzerland. He also has several years of professional experience as a journalist, editor, producer and project manager.
Michael Wiesner studied natural sciences at ETH Zurich and completed a part-time postgraduate degree in Communication Management and Leadership with a specialization in political communication at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. He is a lecturer for strategy development and conception practice as well as media work in the CAS Political Communication at the Institute of Applied Media Studies (IAM) at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW).
"I am convinced that Michael Wiesner, as an experienced and competent manager, will provide important impetus for our communications and ideally complement our management team," says Monika Rühl, Chairwoman of the Executive Board of Economiesuisse. In his new role, Michael Wiesner will replace Roberto Colonnello, who has been leading the communications team on an interim basis since the resignation of Ursula Fraefel.
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