Organisation
Head Office in Zurich
The Head Office is responsible for carrying out the tasks assigned to the Arts Council.
Directorate
- Philippe Bischof
Director - Jérôme Benoit
Deputy Director / Head of Visual Arts & Design Sector / Delegate director of the Global Network & International Affairs sector - Sonja Bruder
Staff to the Directorate - Bettina Gasser Good
Assistant to the Directorate - Aurel Maurer
Staff to the Directorate - Nicole Rielle
Assistant to the Deputy Director
Innovation & Society Sector
- Fabienne Schellenberg
Head of Innovation & Society Sector - Lisa Pedicino
Innovation & Society Specialist - Johanna Codourey
Innovation & Society Specialist - Gianna Conrad
Innovation & Society Specialist (out of office, deputy Johanna Codourey / Jelena Delic) - Jelena Delic
Innovation & Society Specialist - Katharina Schneider-Roos
Innovation & Society Specialist
Visual arts & Design Sector
- Jérôme Benoit
Deputy Director / Head of Visual Arts & Design Sector / Delegate director of the Global Network & International Affairs sector - Eva Fischer
Staff Officer Artistic Sectors - Salome Schmassmann
Staff Officer Artistic Sectors - Ladina Taxer
Staff Officer Artistic Sectors
Design
- Cécile Vulliemin
Head of Design - Luca Cannellotto
Design Specialist (Game Design) - Marie Mayoly
Design Specialist - Oliver Miescher
Design Specialist (Game Design) - Helen Muggli
Design Specialist
Venice Projects
- Sandi Paucic
Project Leader Venice Biennials - Rachele Giudici Legittimo
Project Manager Venice Biennials & Palazzo Trevisan - Anita Magni
Assistant Venice Biennials - Jacqueline Wolf
Coordinator Palazzo Trevisan
Visual Arts
- Katharina Brandl
Head of Visual Arts - Ascanio Cecco
Visual Arts Specialist - Valentina D’Avenia
Visual Arts Specialist - Clarissa Fornara
Visual Arts Specialist - Aline Juchler
Visual Arts Specialist - Catherine Munger
Visual Arts Specialist - Imara Paternò Castello
Visual Arts Specialist - Laurent Rueff
Visual Arts Specialist - Julia Schmidt
Visual Arts Specialist
Performing arts, Music & Literature Sector
- Andreas Moos
Head of Performing Arts, Music & Literature Sector - Eva Fischer
Staff Officer Artistic Sectors - Salome Schmassmann
Staff Officer Artistic Sectors - Ladina Taxer
Staff Officer Artistic Sectors
Performing arts
- Felizitas Ammann
Head of Performing Arts - Yann Aubert
Performing Arts Specialist - Larissa Bizer
Performing Arts Specialist - Thibault Genton
Performing Arts Specialist - Sabine Jud
Performing Arts Specialist
Music
- Dominique Rovini
Head of Music - Jennifer Jans
Music Specialist - Marius Kaeser
Music Specialist - Yvonne Meyer
Music Specialist - Vera Mühlebach
Music Specialist - Tobias Rothfahl
Music Specialist - Anja Wernicke
Music Specialist
Literature
- Reina Gehrig
Head of Literature - Laure Aebi
Literature Specialist (German) - Jennifer Bigelow
Literature Specialist (German) - Barbara Cuffaro
Literature Specialist - Adrian Flückiger
Literature Specialist - Ana Gysi
Literature Specialist (Italian) - Aurélia Maillard Despont
Literature Specialist (French)
Global Network & International Affairs Sector
- Anna Arutyunova
Head of Global Network & International Affairs Sector
Anna Arutyunova is not a member of the Executive Committee between 1.11.23-30.6.25 to avoid potential conflicts of interest. - Thibaud Schmitt
Head Staff Office Global Network & International Affairs - Leonie Thalmann
Head Global Encounters and Initiatives - Sonja Bütikofer
Coordinator Staff Office Global Network & International Affairs - Sina Chiavi
Global Encounters and Initiatives Specialist - Martina Lughi
Global Encounters and Initiatives Specialist - Gabriela Mighali
Global Encounters and Initiatives Specialist - Raffael Scherrer
Global Encounters and Initiatives Specialist - Karin Whiting
Assistant Staff Office Global Network & International Affairs
Communications
- Ines Flammarion
Head of Communications Sector - Jolan Chappaz
Communications Specialist - Bojana Gajić
Communications Specialist - Anna Jost-Moser
Communications Specialist - Tania Luchena
Communications Specialist - Pascal Marchev
Communications Specialist (Webmaster) - Aline Ostergaard
Communications Specialist - Ursula Pfander
Communications Specialist (Media Relations)
Finance
- Silvio Rüegg
Head of Finance - Ruth Saxer
Accounting
Human Resources & Facility Management
- Marion Lautner
Head of Human Resources & Facility Management - Corinne Bircher
Payroll - Anja Gmür
Human Resources Specialist - Samantha Ismaili
Apprentice - Farhad Karimian
Facility Management - Patrizia Kettenbach
Human Resources Specialist - Romana Lavagnoli
Reception - Said Moufid
Facility Management - Barbara Parsons-Spörri
Reception
IT
- Dilan Celik
Head of IT - Rolf Büeler
Systems Engineer - Thomas Hüsser
IT Support - Renz Rimorin
Apprentice