New marketing manager for natural gas/biogas
In July 2013, Markus Solinger will take over as head of Marketing and Training at the Swiss Gas Industry Association (VSG) and will also join the executive board. He succeeds Urs Zeller, who will retire after more than 20 years.
The 45-year-old Engadin native, who lives in Maur on Lake Greifensee, brings with him a wide range of experience in various marketing positions and industries in national and international environments. Among other positions, he was Head of Marketing Management Europe at Landis+Gyr, Marketing Manager at Sun Microsystems and, most recently, Head of Marketing for Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia and a member of the Executive Board at Diversey, a company in the hygiene sector. His responsibilities included brand management and brand maintenance, the market launch of new products, PR communications and trade fair appearances.
Markus Solinger holds a degree in business administration FH, with a focus on marketing and organization/IT. Most recently, he completed a postgraduate course for managers of energy supply companies at the University of St. Gallen. Solinger grew up bilingual, speaking Romansh and German, and also speaks French, Italian, English and Spanish. In his free time, he enjoys sports interests such as curling and biking, in addition to his family.
