VBS: Sonja Margelist becomes spokeswoman
Sonja Margelist will become spokesperson for the Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) as of 1 December 2011.
The 41-year-old from Valais will be the German-speaking counterpart to Silvia Steidle from French-speaking Switzerland, as announced by the DDPS on Friday. After completing a type E Matura (economics) and training as a PR specialist with a federal certificate, Sonja Margelist obtained a Master of Advanced Studies in Project Management (MAS PM) from the University of Klagenfurt (A) last year. Sonja Margelist has been working in DDPS communications for 20 years. For the past three years, she has been Deputy Head of Communications at Armasuisse. (SDA)
