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Geneva, 27 June 2008. Maude Rivière will assume responsibility for Media Services at the air navigation service provider, skyguide on 1 July. As the new media spokeswoman, the 30-year old communications specialist is responsible for media work and external communications. Media Services is part of Corporate Communications.
Maude Rivière studied journalism and political sciences and art history at the University of Zurich and graduated in 2003. She gathered her professional experience as Communication Manager and media spokeswoman at Bayer (Schweiz) AG and Winterthur Insurance. Maude Rivière is the successor to Patrick Herr who left skyguide Media Services in May after seven years.
Skyguide's Media Services is the point of contact for all media enquiries in Switzerland and abroad and the initial contact for crisis communications. Media Services can be reached at any time on +41 22 417 40 08 or at presse@skyguide.ch.
A photograph of Maude Rivière can be found at: www.skyguide.ch/en/_img/maude_riviere_2008.jpg
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Skyguide is responsible for providing air navigation services within Swiss airspace and in the airspace of certain adjoining regions in neighbouring countries. The company guides the civil and military aircraft entrusted to its care - almost 3 400 flights a day or over 1.23 million a year - through some of the busiest and most complex airspace in Europe. Skyguide is a non-profit limited company which has its head office in Geneva. The majority of its shares are held by the Swiss Confederation. The company generates annual operating revenue of over CHF 369 million and employs some 1 400 people at 14 locations in Switzerland.
The media release in three languages can be downloaded from the following link: