Marco Castellaneta moves to the National Museum
Marco Castellaneta is leaving Ringier and, starting April 16, will head the operations of the Swiss National Museum, which includes the National Museum in Zurich, the Château de Prangins, the Forum of Swiss History in Schwyz, and the Collection Center in Affoltern am Albis.
Marco Castellaneta held various management positions at Ringier for 17 years, including Head of Communications and member of the Group Executive Board. He started his professional career as a radio journalist at Radio Pilatus. Castellaneta then managed and hosted the TV shows Marktplatz and Konsum.tv on SRF2 and launched the soccer format Live Ran on the Sat.1 TV channel in Switzerland.
Most recently, Marco Castellaneta launched and built up the entertainment division for Ringier. Before that, he was Head of Communications and Group Spokesman for the media group for several years. In these functions, he shaped internal and external communications throughout the Group. He was also responsible for the first sustainability report based on UN principles and for Ringier's 175th anniversary in ten European and Asian countries. As President, he also headed the international Rose d'Or Festival television festival for three years.
As a new member of the Swiss National Museum's Directorate, Marco Castellaneta is responsible for marketing, public relations, finance, IT, human resources, legal affairs, museum education, technical services and visitor services, with a total of 100 employees working for the four museums in German- and French-speaking Switzerland.
