Jella Hoffmann new at the helm of WEMF
Dr. Jella Hoffmann will take over as CEO of WEMF in January 2023. The new CEO will succeed Marco Bernasconi.
As of January 2023, Jella Hoffmann will take over as the new CEO of WEMF. Marco Bernasconi, who has led the research organization since 2007, will assume the role of Deputy CEO as of January 2023 and will hold this position until spring 2024.
"We are certain that Jella Hoffmann, with her management experience, her professional know-how, her empathy and her drive, will steer WEMF into a promising future," says WEMF Board of Directors Chairman Marcel Kohler with pleasure.
Marco Bernasconi is also convinced: "Jella Hoffmann brings the necessary methodological knowledge, the innovative strength, the required sensitivity to the concerns of the clientele and the tenacity for possible future challenges to this position."
Hoffmann studied communication science and psychology and also earned her doctorate in this field. In January 2021, she had the Assumed overall responsibility for WEMF's research department and has been a member of the Executive Board since August 2019. "Over the next few years, WEMF will continue to develop and expand its portfolio of offerings and add new products. I am delighted to be embarking on this journey together with such a motivated and competent team," says the future CEO about her new task.
