Matthias Geering is the new editor-in-chief of Basler Zeitung

The Basler Zeitung (baz) has appointed Matthias Geering (47) as its new Editor-in-Chief. The Board of Directors has thus decided to fill the position, which has been vacant since the end of 2006, internally. Geering succeeds Ivo Bachman, who resigned at the beginning of September due to health problems. Matthias Geering began as a freelancer in the sports editorial department of the baz during his studies at the ETH-Zurich. Until the mid-nineties, he was a permanent member of the editorial team in all departments of the baz, after which he became deputy editor-in-chief. In 2004, the father of three children was appointed deputy editor-in-chief.