Niklaus Zeier is the new president of SRG Central Switzerland

 Niklaus Zeier is the new president of SRG Central Switzerland. At the delegates' meeting in Altdorf on Saturday, the 54-year-old head of communications for the city of Lucerne took over from Viktor Baumeler, as reported by SDA. Baumeler is stepping down after 13 years.The former state secretary of the canton of Lucerne has headed SRG Deutschschweiz since the beginning of 2008 and is chairman of the board of Schweizer Fernsehen SF and Schweizer Radio DRS. His successor has worked in various functions for SRG Central Switzerland since 1995, currently still as president of the Public Relations Commission.

With around 4,300 members, SRG Zentralschweiz is the largest member society of SRG Deutschschweiz. It consists of six cantonal sections.