Aargauer Zeitung: Change in the editorial team, new department heads

The deputy editor-in-chief Philipp Mäder is now in charge of the "Aargau/Regions" section and in this function is also head of the Aargau department. Until now, Mäder has been the editor and head of the general editorial department (domestic, foreign, business, culture). The qualified historian grew up in eastern Switzerland and worked as editor of the "Tages-Anzeiger" newspaper. He has been with AZ since the beginning of 2009.

The previous Head of Aargau/Regions, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Werner De Schepper, is now responsible for special projects. In particular, he is responsible for the multimedia training of the editorial team. He will also continue to present "Duell Aktuell" on Tele M1. De Schepper is a qualified theologian and former editor-in-chief of "Blick". He has worked for AZ since 2008.

The new editor and head of the editorial office will be the current head of domestic affairs, Gieri Cavelty. The graduate historian was editor of the Swiss parliament for many years, including for "Südostschweiz" and "Tages-Anzeiger". Cavelty has worked for AZ since 2009.

As of January 1, 2012, Stefan Schmid will become head of domestic affairs and Cavelty's successor. Schmid has been working for the St. Galler Tagblatt since November 2005: first as domestic editor, then as head of domestic affairs and since 2009 as editor-in-chief and member of the editorial board. He previously wrote for the "Bund" and the "NZZ". Schmid studied and graduated in history and political science in Bern and Paris.

The Aargau Ost (Baden/Brugg/Zurzach) department has a new head of department: Martin Rupf will succeed Dieter Minder, who will continue to write about Baden and the region as editor. Rupf has a degree in law. After training at the media training center in Lucerne, he worked as an editor at AZ, first in the domestic section and then in the Baden section.