The Editorial Team of “Swiss Review”
Publisher
Rudolf Wyder (OSA Director)
As Director of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, Rudolf Wyder is the publisher of “Swiss Review”. He says: “Information is part of the core business of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad. “Swiss Review” is and will remain our flagship. Thanks to federal government support, the magazine is sent to all Swiss households abroad.” Dr. phil. Rudolf Wyder has been OSA Director since 1987.
Editorial Team
Heinz Eckert (Editor-in-chief)
A long-serving member of the main editorial team of the “Basler Zeitung”, Heinz Eckert was for many years responsible for the “Basler Magazin”, the former weekend supplement of the “Basler Zeitung”. Born in Lucerne, he was previously editor of the “Luzerner Neuste Nachrichten”. He has been editor-in-chief of “Swiss Review” since October 2004.
Viviane Aerni (Editorial Assistant)
Viviane Aerni has been editorial assistant at “Swiss Review” since 2007. Her pivotal role involves contact with readers, the central and regional editorial teams, the committee, graphic designers, translators and proofreaders. She is also responsible for advertising and management of the website.
René Lenzin (Editor)
René Lenzin was editor-in-chief of “Swiss Review” from August 1992 to the end of 1998 before becoming parliamentary correspondent for the “St. Galler Tagblatt”. He is now Ticino correspondent for the Zurich-based “Tages-Anzeiger” and reports on federal politics for “Swiss Review”. René Lenzin has always had a strong interest in the Swiss abroad. He has also written a dissertation on emigration to Ghana after the Second World War.
Jean-François Lichtenstern (Editor of “Notes from Parliament”)
Having joined the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in 1974, Jean-François Lichtenstern got to know the Swiss abroad well in a career abroad that saw him posted to some twelve locations. In addition to a spell in Hong Kong, his career took him from Europe to the Americas. He was the Swiss Consul General in San Francisco before taking up the position of head of the Service for the Swiss Abroad in the FDFA’s Political Affairs Division VI in August 2009.
Rolf Ribi (Editor)
As the first editor of the “Gazzetta Svizzera”, Rolf Ribi lived in Rome from 1966 to 1970, where he taught at the business school run by the Swiss School there. He remained responsible for the “Gazzetta Svizzera” for many years after his return to Switzerland. He has been business editor at various newspapers and at Swiss Television, and was editor-in-chief of “Brückenbauer” for many years.
Alain Wey (Editor)
Alain Wey is editor of “Swiss Review” for French-speaking Switzerland. Originally from Biel, he now lives in the Canton of Fribourg and after his degree in sociology at Neuchâtel worked mainly as a journalist and web publisher for "Cooperation", the French edition of the "Coop-Zeitung".
Regional Editorial Team
Layout
Franz Herzog (Graphic Designer)
Before establishing himself as a freelance magazine graphic designer in Zurich, Franz Herzog was responsible for the layout of the highly regarded cultural magazine “DU” for many years. These days, his responsibilities include the visual presentation of “Swiss Review”.
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