Bernard Maissen

Bernard Maissen

Bernard Maissen has been Director of the Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) since July 1, 2020. Before that, he headed the media department at OFCOM for a good two years as Vice Director.

The Rhaeto-Romanic Bernard Maissen studied German, history and journalism at the University of Freiburg and then worked in various functions as a journalist and editor-in-chief. Before moving to OFCOM, he was editor-in-chief and member of the management of the Swiss dispatch agency (sda) for 12 years.

He worked for several years on the board of the international agency network MINDS International, was a member of the program commission of the Swiss School of Journalism (MAZ) in Lucerne and was a member of the Swiss Federal Media Commission (EMEK) from 2013 until he joined OFCOM.

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    Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
  • Profession
    State Secretary | Director
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