NZZ coordinator Beat Brenner died
NZZ Department Head Beat Brenner passed away early Sunday morning after a brief but serious battle with cancer. Born in 1952, Brenner worked for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung for nearly three decades, serving as coordinator since the fall of 1996.
As a member of the extended editorial team, Brenner was a "motivator, pacemaker and trouble-shooter at the same time", according to the NZZ on Monday. He saw himself as a "bridge builder" between the various departments of the publishing house. After studying economics in Basel, Brenner decided to pursue a career in journalism, initially as a student at Basler Nachrichten. After a brief period as a teacher and freelance journalist, he joined the NZZ business editorial team in 1981. Brenner was considered to have a profound knowledge of the Swiss financial center.
