Organisation chart

Take a look behind the scenes and meet the people who drive our office. Our organisational chart provides an overview of our organisational structure and the respective responsibilities. See the faces and names behind the individual organisational units.

Senior management

Director General

Bernard Maissen, head of the Media Division at OFCOM since 2018, took up his new post as Director General of the Federal Office of Communications on 1 July 2020.

Bernard Maissen, born in 1961, studied German, History and Journalism at the University of Fribourg, going on to work in various positions as a journalist and senior editor. Before moving to OFCOM in 2018, he was editor-in-chief and a member of the executive board at the Swiss Telegraphic Agency (Schweizerische Depeschenagentur sda). Moreover, Mr Maissen studied management, sat on the programme committee for the Swiss School of Journalism (MAZ) in Lucerne, and from 2013 until joining OFCOM was a member of the Federal Media Commission (FMEC).

Licences and Frequency Management

René Dönni

René Dönni Kuoni
Deputy Director General and Head of Division

International Relations

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Thomas Schneider, Vice-Director General, and Jorge Cancio
Co-Heads of Service

Managerial Staff

Michael Stämpfli

Michael Stämpfli
Staff Manager

Communication

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Silvia Canova and Caroline Sauser
Co-Heads of Service

Resources and organisation

Christine Fuchs

Christine Fuchs
Head of Division

Media

Susanne Marxer

Susanne Marxer
Vice-Director General and Head of Division

Telecom Services and Post

Matthias Hürlimann

Matthias Hürlimann
Vice-Director General and Head of Division

Radio Monitoring and Equipment

Olivier Pauchard

Olivier Pauchard
Vice-Director General and Head of Division

The divisions with their sections

Specialist staff
Last modification 15.07.2025

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