SRG: Two new members on the Board of Directors

 The SRG Assembly of Delegates (AGM) elected Jean-Bernard Münch as Chairman of the Board of Directors (BoD) for a further term of office and confirmed Elisabeth Veya, Managing Director of the "Science and Society in Dialogue" Foundation, as a member of the BoD. Lucy Küng-Shankleman, lecturer in media and communication management at the University of St. Gallen, was newly elected, according to a press release issued on Thursday. Lawyer Hans Lauri and Ulrich Gygi, CEO of Swiss Post, were newly elected to the BoD by the Federal Council, and the DM also acknowledged the granting of the license by the Federal Council, according to the press release. It welcomed the fact that the existing range of programs was fully secured and that HD Suisse, a new four-language television channel in HD quality, could be launched. However, it does not agree with other provisions. This applies in particular to the provision according to which persons who hold leading positions within SRG are not eligible for election to the Board of Directors. The DM had therefore decided to make a formal reservation.