Personnel decisions – The Federal Statistical Office appoints four new executives

Neuchâtel, 24.10.2014 - (FSO) - The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) has appointed four new executives. Catherine Duttweiler is Head of Communication and member of the executive board and will take up her new position on 1 December 2014. The other three executives are Marco D'Angelo, Livio Lugano and Florian Montandon. The appointments are the consequence of two retirements, an internal change and a departure.

Catherine Duttweiler, the new Head of Communication has been working for more than 25 years in the field of journalism/communication. She is currently self-employed as a communications consultant and author. Catherine Duttweiler replaces Division Head Ulrich Sieber, who after 25 years in positions of responsibility at the interface between the federal administration and the general public, is retiring at the end of November.

New Division Head for "Health and Social Affairs"
Marco D'Angelo will – also from 1 December – manage the "Health and Social Affairs" Division as a member of the executive board. Since 1 September 2009, Marco D'Angelo has been Head of the "Health" Section.

New Head for "Economy" Division.
On 1 February 2015, Livio Lugano will assume his appointment as Head of the "Economy" Division and will also be member of the executive board. He will be taking over from the long-serving Head of Division and Vice Director Ernst Matti, who is retiring at the end of October after 27 years at the FSO. Livio Lugano is coming to the FSO from the Swiss National Bank  where as Vice Director he was Head of the "Surveys" Unit and was in charge of an area also of importance to the FSO, the eSurvey (statistical surveys on an online platform).

New Head of "Finance and Controlling" Section
From 1 January 2015, Florian Montandon will be the new Head of the "Finance and Controlling" Section of the FSO. He will be a member of the extended executive board. Florian Montandon has been working for the Federal Office of Communications since 2003. He will also be deputy head of the "International Affairs, Director General’s Office and Resources" Division, where he will be responsible for "Resources".


Address for enquiries

Ulrich Sieber, FSO, Division Communication and dissemination, +41 58 46 36062, ulrich.sieber@bfs.admin.ch


Publisher

Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch

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