Ringier Romandie gets online editor-in-chief
The new editor-in-chief of Letemps.ch, Hebdo.ch, and Edelweissmag.ch is Gaël Hurlimann. He will assume his new role on January 1, 2015, and will thus be responsible for the online operations of the newsroom, which is scheduled to launch in the spring of 2015.
Gaël Hurlimann, 41, studied political science at the University of Lausanne and already worked for Le Temps as online editor from 1999 to 2006. He then worked for French-language Swiss Television (RTS) for more than six years. Since December 2012, Hurlimann has been in charge of the digital presence of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Parallel to his professional activities, he taught various courses on digital journalism at the University of Fribourg in the Communication Science and Media Research program.
Daniel Pillard, managing director of Ringier Romandie, in a statement: "With his experience as an online journalist in print and television, Gaël Hurlimann is the perfect man for us. He will help us push Le Temps in the direction of digital-to-print."
