New management and two new board members for the BPRG
At this year's meeting, the members of the Bernese Network of Communication BPRG elected Franzisca Ellenberger as the new head of the office. She succeeds Thomas Jauch, who is stepping down from the board after twelve years. Irene Baumann and Abhinay Agarwal were newly elected to the board.
The second largest regional company of PR Suisse held its annual general meeting on Wednesday afternoon. After an interruption of two years, President Nik Eugster was finally able to review the past year face to face again in the Old Tram Depot in Bern.
Corona kept the BPRG event organizers busy in 2021, and thanks to the use of virtual and hybrid event formats, all twelve events were held despite the pandemic.
For President Nik Eugster, it was therefore a complete success: "Despite many hurdles, the BPRG mastered the past year with flying colors and ensured that networking within the communications and PR industry in the Bern region did not come to a standstill despite the pandemic."
Rebranding for BPRG
The "BPRG" brand was thoroughly reviewed and modernized by the board in 2020 as part of a strategy process. In addition to new visual elements, a new brand promise was created with "BPRG - Berner Netzwerk für Kommunikation", which is also visible to the outside world. This is intended to communicate the purpose of the association even more effectively: BPRG is the professional association of public relations professionals in the Bern region. Over 400 active members cultivate the exchange of experience among communications professionals.
Two new board members and a new office manager
With Irene Baumann from Zentroom and Abhinay Agarwal from Viva Management, two new members were elected to the board. They succeed Claudia Vernocchi from the Swiss Association of Master Bakers and Confectioners, Marla Eva Moser from Nau.ch and Philippe von Bergen from iQual, who are leaving the board.
After twelve years on the board, four of them as head of the office, Thomas Jauch of Schutz und Rettung Bern has also decided to participate in the Bernese network of communication only as a member in the future. Franzisca Ellenberger from Pipapoo will take over the position of the office with today's general meeting.
The Board of Directors of the Berne Public Relations Society 2022
- Nik Eugster (President, Gecko Communication / Euxtr Enterprises)
- Benjamin Blaser (Vice President and Webmaster, Newsroom Communication)
- Franzisca Ellenberger (Head of BPRG Office, Pipapoo)
- Abhinay Agarwal (Viva Management)
- Tina Balmer (Building Insurance Bern)
- Irene Baumann (Zentroom)
- Federica Castellano (Migros Aare)
- Mike Petermann (SBB, Passenger Traffic)
- Célia Rohrer (CSL Behring)
- Claudio Engeloch (Strategic Advisory Board, BlickpunktNORD)
