SRG: Directorate General to be streamlined
The SRG Executive Board now only has seven members. Previously, it had nine members and four additional "participants". As part of the convergence of radio and TV, the Board of Directors decided on the new structure at the request of the new Director General Roger de Weck.
The new management organization is to come into force by the end of February 2011, as SRG announced on Thursday. Roger de Weck will officially take over from Armin Walpen on January 1, 2011.
In future, the four regional directors will also take on national tasks. Dino Balestra (Director of RSI) will coordinate the reorganization of the networks within SRG. Gilles Marchand (Director of RTS) is responsible for Group marketing and international relations. Rudolf Matter (designated Director of Swiss Radio and Television, SRF) is leading the work on methods for measuring the audience success of multimedia TV-radio offerings. Mariano Tschuor (Director of RTR) coordinates the program cooperation of the four language regions as well as the national programs and multimedia offerings.
Finance Director Daniel Jorio is also a member of the Executive Board. Another new member is the Director of Operations, who has not yet been elected. This new function is responsible for systems, processes, technology and national projects in production, IT and support, as well as for real estate.
Swissinfo Director Peter Schibli is leaving the General Management, as SRG spokesperson Daniel Steiner told the news agency SDA. He will remain head of Swissinfo. The current Director of Television Ueli Haldimann and the current Director of Radio Iso Rechsteiner are also leaving the General Management. As part of the convergence process, Rudolf Matter will take over their responsibilities. Haldimann is leaving SRG at the end of the year, Steiner explained according to SDA. Rechsteiner will remain with SRG as Deputy Head of the Programs Department and as SRF Program Officer.
In future, the four current "participants" in the Executive Board will only be "consulted on a specialist basis": Gérard Tschopp, Thomas Waldmeier, Rainer Keller and Max Gurtner.
General Secretariat is created
A new General Secretariat will be created to bundle the following tasks: Market research and now the review of the quality of programs, preliminary work on strategy, reporting and risk management and the legal service. The Secretary General - like the Director of Operations - is to be appointed by the Board of Directors on December 16.
According to the SRG press release, the media world is in a state of upheaval. Technology and the media behavior of fee-payers are changing. SRG and Switzerland as a media center must hold their own against global multimedia providers. "I am counting on teamwork and good cooperation between the Directorate General and the four regions," Roger de Weck is quoted as saying in the press release.
By the end of February, elections will be held for other positions to be filled at the second management level. Vacancies will initially be advertised internally. De Weck comments: "SRG SSR has many high-profile executives. They should have the opportunity to take on further responsibility."
In future, the four regional directors will also take on national tasks. Dino Balestra (Director of RSI) will coordinate the reorganization of the networks within SRG. Gilles Marchand (Director of RTS) is responsible for Group marketing and international relations. Rudolf Matter (designated Director of Swiss Radio and Television, SRF) is leading the work on methods for measuring the audience success of multimedia TV-radio offerings. Mariano Tschuor (Director of RTR) coordinates the program cooperation of the four language regions as well as the national programs and multimedia offerings.
Finance Director Daniel Jorio is also a member of the Executive Board. Another new member is the Director of Operations, who has not yet been elected. This new function is responsible for systems, processes, technology and national projects in production, IT and support, as well as for real estate.
Swissinfo Director Peter Schibli is leaving the General Management, as SRG spokesperson Daniel Steiner told the news agency SDA. He will remain head of Swissinfo. The current Director of Television Ueli Haldimann and the current Director of Radio Iso Rechsteiner are also leaving the General Management. As part of the convergence process, Rudolf Matter will take over their responsibilities. Haldimann is leaving SRG at the end of the year, Steiner explained according to SDA. Rechsteiner will remain with SRG as Deputy Head of the Programs Department and as SRF Program Officer.
In future, the four current "participants" in the Executive Board will only be "consulted on a specialist basis": Gérard Tschopp, Thomas Waldmeier, Rainer Keller and Max Gurtner.
General Secretariat is created
A new General Secretariat will be created to bundle the following tasks: Market research and now the review of the quality of programs, preliminary work on strategy, reporting and risk management and the legal service. The Secretary General - like the Director of Operations - is to be appointed by the Board of Directors on December 16.
According to the SRG press release, the media world is in a state of upheaval. Technology and the media behavior of fee-payers are changing. SRG and Switzerland as a media center must hold their own against global multimedia providers. "I am counting on teamwork and good cooperation between the Directorate General and the four regions," Roger de Weck is quoted as saying in the press release.
By the end of February, elections will be held for other positions to be filled at the second management level. Vacancies will initially be advertised internally. De Weck comments: "SRG SSR has many high-profile executives. They should have the opportunity to take on further responsibility."
