Patrik Müller is Head of the Central Editorial Office of CH Media
Patrik Müller, former editor-in-chief of AZ Nordwestschweiz, is to become head of CH Media's central editorial department. The Aargauer Zeitung, Luzerner Zeitung and St. Galler Tagblatt are published under the umbrella of the media company.
The 43-year-old Müller is now responsible for the national departments of all newspapers and news portals of CH Media. The media company, a joint venture between AZ Medien and the NZZ media group, made the announcement on Wednesday. Müller, who hails from Aargau, was previously editor-in-chief of the AZ Northwestern Switzerland and their regional split expenses as well as the Switzerland at the weekend. In 2007, he had been editor-in-chief of the Switzerland on Sunday taken over, which for two years has been Switzerland at the weekend appears.
Jérôme Martinu remains Editor-in-Chief Central Switzerland and Stefan Schmid remains Editor-in-Chief Eastern Switzerland. Patrick Marcolli will take up his post as Editor-in-Chief Basel and Baselland on November 5. Rolf Cavalli will be Editor-in-Chief Mittelland. Pascal Hollenstein is Head of Journalism at CH Media.
The media company CH Media has been operational since the beginning of October. AZ Medien and NZZ Regional Media hold equal shares in the new stock corporation. With sales of 480 million Swiss francs and more than 2,000 employees, the new media company reaches around two million people. In addition to regional newspapers, CH Media also includes online portals, radio and TV stations, and magazines. All the units of AZ Medien - with the exception of the online portal Watson - will be integrated into the new company. The NZZ Media Group integrated its entire regional media business into CH Media. The printing plants of the two companies are also part of it. The NZZ Medien and Business Medien business units of the NZZ Media Group and the licensed radio and TV stations of both companies are not part of it. (SDA)
CH Media management at a glance:
- Patrik Müller, Editor-in-Chief Central Editorial Office & Schweiz am Wochenende, Deputy Head of Journalism
- Jérôme Martinu, Editor-in-Chief Central Switzerland
- Stefan Schmid, Editor-in-Chief Eastern Switzerland
- Rolf Cavalli, Editor-in-Chief Mittelland and Head of Online Publishing
- Patrick Marcolli, Editor-in-Chief Basel & Baselland
- Umberto W. Ferrari, Head of Production & Services
