Peter Hartmeier joins UBS
Peter Hartmeier, the former publisher of the Thurgauer Zeitung (TZ) and chairman of the editorial board, is joining UBS as managing director. In his new role, Hartmeier will be responsible for corporate communications at UBS Switzerland. He will assume his new position on June 1, 2010.
UBS has created the new units Corporate Communications UBS Switzerland and Corporate Communications UBS Wealth Management in the Communications & Branding division. Hartmeier's new function as Head of Corporate Communications Switzerland covers internal and external communications for the international wealth management business and international media relations from Switzerland. The second unit, Corporate Communications UBS Wealth Management, will be headed by Christoph Meier, previously Head Corporate Communications Switzerland. Both Hartmeier and Meier will report directly to Michael Willi, Chief Communication Officer of UBS.
Upheaval at TZ
Until the integration of TZ into Tagblatt Medien at the beginning of 2011, the current deputy editor-in-chief Andreas Bauer will head the editorial team ad interim. He will report to the Editor-in-Chief of the St. Galler Tagblatt, Philipp Landmark. Once the integration program has been completed, Bauer will take on a new role in the St. Gallen central editorial office.
Urs Bucher, the former Publishing Director of TZ and Huber & Co. will be appointed as the new Publishing and Marketing Director of St. Galler Tagblatt AG as of January 1, 2011. He will succeed Daniel Ehrat, who will take over the overall management of the company following the retirement of Hans-Peter Klauser.
