Ignaz Staub to follow Arthur Liener as ombudsman

Medienmitteilung 

Zurich, 7 December 2009 - Arthur Liener, ombudsman of Tamedia since 1999, has decided to hand over his job in the spring of 2010. The Board of Directors of Tamedia had first chosen the physicist and former Swiss Army chief of staff for the newly created function in 1998. The independent ombuds office is mandated to deal with complaints related to editorial content.
Longtime Tages-Anzeiger editor Ignaz Staub will be the new ombudsman. The 60-year old began his career in journalism as a sports reporter for Swiss public radio and television, before joining Tages-Anzeiger in 1987 after positions at Weltwoche and Schweizer Illustrierte. In his more than 20-years of work for Tages-Anzeiger the accomplished writer has headed the foreign affairs desk and served as correspondent reporting from the Middle East and the United States.

The Board of Directors and the Management Board of Tamedia thank Arthur Liener for many years of dedicated and successful work and wish Ignaz Staub all the best in his new job.