Resignation in Switzerland (retirement) - Rudolf Matter: SRF is looking for new director
What ist SRF?
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Swiss broadcasting company, created on 1 January 2011, through the merger of radio company, Schweizer Radio DRS (SR DRS) and television company, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF). The new business unit of SRG SSR, became the largest electronic media house of German-speaking Switzerland.
Who is Rudolf Matter?
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After graduating from high school in Liestal, Matter studied history, journalism and philosophy (lic.phil.ph.) at the University of Zurich and at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in Palo Alto, California, where he completed the Stanford Executive Program (SEP).
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In 1974 he became local editor at the daily newspaper "National-Zeitung" in Basel.
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From 1976 he was responsible for the SRF news program Tagesschau.
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In 1992/1993 he worked for the corporate and strategy consultancy McKinsey & Company.
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In 1993 he became editor-in-chief and host of the TV program Cash-TV on SRF (Swiss Radio & Televison)
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In 1997 he was editorial director of the news channel n-tv in Germany. There he later became economics and programming director.
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In 2006 he took over the editorial office of Swiss Radio DRS. He was also head of the information department. Matter is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Technology and Production Center Switzerland (tpc), and member of the Board of Directors of Mediapulse, publisuisse and Telepool.
Souces:
https:// www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/medien/srf-sucht-neuen-direktor-ld.1368019
https:// de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Matter