Philipp Schori is the new President of SRG Bern Fribourg Valais
At the SRG Bern Freiburg Valais general meeting, which was held in writing due to COVID-19, 37-year-old Philipp Schori was elected as the new president. In addition, three new board members were appointed.
With the election of Philipp Schori, the members of the cooperative are making a generational change at the helm of SRG Bern Fribourg Valais. Schori was elected to the Program Commission at the end of 2017, six months later he took over its leadership, and since May 2018 he has been a member of the Board of Directors. On behalf of the board, he led the internal campaign team that successfully campaigned against the "No Billag" initiative in SRG Bern Fribourg Valais' distribution area.
At the end of 2019, a working group under his leadership developed the "Strategy 2024". The strategy is a direct consequence of the conflict over the relocation of significant parts of the Bern radio studio to Zurich. Accordingly, it provides for the commitment to a strong studio location in Berne and the expansion of the sponsoring bodies' say vis-à-vis the media company. At the same time, the internal working methods are to be optimized and the board rejuvenated.
Philipp Schori holds a master's degree in political science and is a member of the Executive Board of the Conference of Cantonal Governments (KdK) and the Ch Foundation in the House of Cantons in Bern. With his election, he will also represent SRG Bern Fribourg Valais in the bodies of SRG Deutschschweiz (SRG.D) and the Assembly of Delegates of SRG SSR.
Three new board members, two depart
In addition to the presidency, the board had to be newly appointed for the term of office 2020-2024. With a large majority, the voters confirmed the seven existing board members and elected Asella Imhasly as representative of the Valais section and Bernhard Altermatt and Chantal Müller from the Fribourg section as new board members.
With the election by the General Assembly 2020, two long-standing members will leave the Board of SRG Bern Fribourg Valais: on the one hand, President Léander Jaggi, who was elected to the Board more than 28 years ago and as President four years ago; on the other hand, Bernadette Lehmann, who became a member of the Board in 2008.
