Location promotion of the Canton of Zurich gets dual leadership
As of 1 January 2024, the Canton of Zurich's location promotion department will be co-managed by Samuel Mösle and Markus Müller. Their predecessor Fabian Streiff will become the new head of the Office of Economic Affairs.
The Canton of Zurich is reorganising the Economy and Labour Division as of 1 January 2024. In future, location promotion will be managed by a co-head. According to a press release, Samuel Mösle and Markus Müller will form this dual leadership. The current head of location promotion, Fabian Streiff, will become head of the new Office of Economic Affairs. According to thecantonal press release, the current Office of Economic Affairs and Labour will be transformed into two independent organisational units in 2024: an Office of Economic Affairs (AWI) and an Office of Labour (AFA). Hans Rupp becomes head of the Labour Office.
According to the press release, 52-year-old Markus Müller gained professional experience in process and product development after completing his studies and subsequent dissertation in materials science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. He was Manager Advanced Materials and Technologies in the medical industry. Since 2021, Müller has been a high-tech project manager in the location promotion team and a part-time lecturer at the OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule in Rapperswil-Jona SG. Regarding the second co-head, Samuel Mösle, the press release states that the 36-year-old completed his Master’s degree in economics at the University of Zurich and worked at a Swiss economic research and consulting institute after graduating. At the beginning of 2016, he worked as a project manager for the Canton of St.Gallen’s location promotion organisation in the area of business relocation and tourism. Since 2019, Samuel Mösle has held the positions of team leader for location development and tourism as well as deputy head of location promotion in the Canton of St.Gallen. His work focuses on projects and tasks in the area of economic policy, such as site development, start-up and innovation promotion as well as regional and intercantonal cooperation.