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 Kuoni
Deputy Director General and Head of Division
International Relations
Thomas Schneider, Vice-Director General, and Jorge Cancio
Co-Heads of Service
Managerial Staff
Michael Stämpfli
Staff Manager
Communication
Silvia Canova and Caroline Sauser
Co-Heads of Service
Resources and organisation
Christine Fuchs
Head of Division
Media
Susanne Marxer
Vice-Director General and Head of Division
Telecom Services and Post
Matthias Hürlimann
Vice-Director General and Head of Division
Radio Monitoring and Equipment
Olivier Pauchard
Vice-Director General and Head of Division
The divisions with their sections
Resources and Organisation
Finance
Micaël Christen
Head of Section
Human Resources
Vacant
IT and Organisation
Sacha Stegmann
Head of Section
Logistics
Gabriela Räz
Head of Section
Media Services
Simona Schmid
Head of Section
Radio and Television Fee
Silvia von Siebenthal
Head of Section
Finance Media
Florian Montandon and Frank Tuschling
Co-Heads of Section
Legal Affairs Media
Carole Gerber
Head of Section
Post
Annette Scherrer
Head of Section
Networks and Services
Antonio Nania
Head of Section
Networks and Services Security
Jens Kaessner
Head of Section
Numbering and Addressing
Olivier Girard
Head of Section
Economics and Statistics
Christine Rohn
Head of Section
Legal Affairs Telecommunications
Stéphane Bondallaz
Head of Section
Radio Technology
Damien Scherrer
Head of Section
Electromagnetic Compatibility
Pascal Krähenbühl
Head of Section
Frequency Planning
René Tschannen
Head of Section
Frequency Assignment
Konrad Vonlanthen
Head of Section
Radio Licences
Beat Scheidegger
Head of Section
Radio Monitoring
René Vogt
Head of Section
Market Access and Cybersecurity
Lucio Cocciantelli
Head of Section
Surveillance and Legal Affairs
Isabel Elsener
Head of Section
Last modification 15.07.2025
