AZ Medien: Personnel changes and new AZ editor-in-chief wanted
Peter Buri, former editor-in-chief of the Mantel section of the Aargauer and Mittelland Zeitung, will take over as project manager for the planned multimedia center in Aarau. As a result, the company is looking for a new editor-in-chief in Baden. The other changes affect Werner De Schepper, Peter Buri, Ueli Eckstein, Stefan Milla, and Christine Rennhard.
Peter Buri, former editor-in-chief of the Aargauer Zeitung mantle, is taking over the project management for the planned multimedia center in Aarau. He will also take over its management once it opens in the fall of 2009. In view of the new field of activity, the 50-year-old will step down as AZ editor-in-chief on January 1, 2009, or at the time of the new appointment. However, Buri will remain responsible for the Aargau and Regions division and the project to relaunch the AZ regional editions. He will also remain a member of the company management. With the Multimedia Center, AZ Medien intends to strengthen the future areas of online and multimedia, as stated in a press release. Ueli Eckstein
is relinquishing his position as COO. Eckstein will continue to be responsible for the management of the Mittelland Zeitungsverbund as a member of the Executive Board and Head of Print Media. As Head of Print Media, the 56-year-old will continue to be responsible for the traditional areas. As deputy publisher, he will also devote more time to strategic projects. The 59-year-old Stefan Milla, Head of Printing, Sales and Logistics, is stepping down from the company management for reasons of age and will take early retirement next year. The Newspaper Printing division will now be managed by 54-year-old Urs Binkert. He will report directly to the CEO. Christine Rennhard
, 44, who has been responsible for the Aargauer Zeitung and Sonntag publishing house since January 2008, will become a new member of the company management. The federally certified marketing and publishing specialist was an independent communications and management consultant for six years before joining the Aargauer Zeitung. Last but not least, Werner De Schepper will accompany the AZ regional edition relaunch project as a journalistic consultant from September 1, 2008. He will also write a weekly column. De Schepper has worked at Ringier for the last 14 years and was Editor-in-Chief of Blick from 2003 to 2007.
Peter Buri
