Oliver Toublan new head of Axel Springer publications in French-speaking Switzerland

Olivier Toublan is to become the new Editor-in-Chief and Directeur des rédactions of the Axel Springer publications in French-speaking Switzerland - the French-language monthly magazines PME Magazine and Private Banking. The 41-year-old will take over from François Schaller, who is stepping down at his own request after almost ten years, on April 1, 2009 at the latest. However, 54-year-old Schaller will continue to write for the publications, the publishing house announced on Tuesday.
Toublan holds a doctorate in economics from the HEC Lausanne. From 2003 to 2006, he was editor-in-chief of the business magazine Bilan in Lausanne. He was then responsible as Directeur éditorial for the Asia magazines of Edipresse, based in Hong Kong. Toublan returned to Switzerland in January 2008 and was deputy editor-in-chief of L'Hebdo.