Jürg Bachmann nominated as President of the Private Radio Association

The Board of the Swiss Private Radio Association (VSP) unanimously proposes Jürg Bachmann as the new President at the General Assembly on March 23, 2006 in Winterthur. Bachmann is Managing Director of Energy Zurich. He has previously held management positions at Radio Aktuell and Tele Ostschweiz since 1984 and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees at Toxic.fm and a member of the Board of Directors at Radio Ri. At the same time, the VSP Board nominates Frederik Stucki (Radio Canal 3, Capital FM) and Alfons Spirig (Radio Central) for a further three-year term of office. The other Board members do not have to be re-elected this year. The Board also unanimously approved Radio Zürisee's application for re-admission at its meeting on February 28, 2006. With the new member, the association now has 26 members.