Stefan Wabel becomes new Managing Director of the Association of Swiss Media
Stefan Wabel will succeed Andreas Häuptli as Managing Director of the Swiss Media Publishers Association (VSM). The publishing expert will take up his post in mid-2021.
This gave Association President Pietro Supino announced on Wednesday at the VSM's virtual Epiphany meeting. Wabel is currently publishing director of the Schaffhauser Nachrichten.
Wabel told the livestream that he sees the association's main task as creating a framework in which the private Swiss media can function and practice independent journalism.
According to Supino, Wabel has a "solid background in our industry". In addition, his "feu sacré" in the application process made him enthusiastic about the cause. (SDA)
