Masshardt takes over the management of the energy foundation
The Board of Trustees of the Swiss Energy Foundation (SES) has appointed Nadine Masshardt as its new President. The Bernese SP National Councilor succeeds Beat Jans. Jans is stepping down from the SES due to his election as President of the Basel Government.
Beat Jans had headed the Swiss Energy Foundation, founded in 1976, since the end of 2015, SES informed in a press release . Now the long-standing SP National Council has been elected President of the Canton of Basel-Stadt. In order to avoid conflicts of interest, Jans is therefore stepping down as President of the Board of Trustees of the SES, explains the SES.
The Board of Trustees has elected Nadine Masshardt to succeed Jans. The Bernese SP National Councilor will take up her new post after her maternity leave in mid-February, explains the SES. In the communication, the President-elect is described as "a competent energy and environmental expert as well as a highly respected and committed full-blooded politician". In addition, she is certified as having “valuable experience from the NGO world” from her involvement in the WWF Berne section.
The Swiss Energy Foundation is committed to promoting a humane and environmentally friendly energy supply in Switzerland. Among other things, the SES advocates the rapid phase-out of fossil and nuclear energy and the rapid and considerate expansion of renewable energies. Under the leadership of Nadine Masshardt, the SES is "ideally equipped for the energy policy challenges of the coming years", says the press release.