Urs Hunziker hands over the management of AT Verlag to Urs Hofmann
Starting in January 2021, Urs Hofmann will take over as head of AT Verlag from Urs Hunziker, who, together with his team, has built the publishing house into one of Switzerland’s leading non-fiction publishers.
Urs Hunziker, Head of AT Verlag, is retiring at the end of 2020 after 33 years with the book publisher. The 64-year-old studied natural sciences in Zurich and Bern and joined the publishing industry as a career changer after completing his studies. As publishing director, he shaped the program and internal and external image of AT Verlag for many years, according to the press release.
Urs Hunziker will be succeeded by Urs Hofmann, who has many years of experience in a managerial role in the book publishing industry. The 48-year-old will join AT Verlag on October 1, 2020. The time until Urs Hunziker's departure at the end of the year will be used for the handover.
Urs Hofmann has been Head of Publishing at NZZ Libro, the former book publisher of the New Zurich Newspaper under the umbrella of the Schwabe publishing group in Basel. Hofmann completed a commercial apprenticeship, studied history and law and gained his doctorate at the University of Basel. He previously worked as a scientific editor at the publishing house Hier & Jetzt in Baden.
