TourismRegion Baden from August with new management
Andrea Portmann, the former director of Aargau Tourism, will become the managing director of the new tourism organization, TourismusRegion Baden AG, effective August 1, 2023.
From 2016 to 2021, Andrea Portmann presided over the cantonal tourism umbrella organization, Aargau Tourismus, as its director, building it up and continuously developing it. The 48-year-old currently works as Head of PR & Communications at Eniwa, where her responsibilities include issue management and sponsorship. She has lived with her family in the canton of Aargau for over 20 years: "The tourism marketing of my region of residence is not a task like any other, but an honor that I will tackle with a great deal of passion and commitment," Portmann is quoted as saying in a press release.
René Kamer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TourismusRegion Baden, is also very pleased with the election: "I am extremely pleased that we have been able to win Andrea Portmann, a proven tourism expert with an impressive profile and a great track record, as our new Managing Director."
Until Portmann takes office on August 1, the operational management of the organization will be in the hands of long-time deputy managing director Stephanie Kiener. The vacancy arose at the end of January 2023 due to the separation from the then managing director: Mirco Capodanno had resigned from his post while still on probation - by "mutual agreement," a statement said at the time.
