Because no Zurich resident wanted to become chairman of the board of directors of the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung" anymore, the French-speaking top manager Etienne Jornod took on this task. He has to clean up and make up for what was neglected over the last thirty years: maintaining the reputation of the former Zurich world newspaper.
After Ulrich Bremi, the legendary Zolliker portugal rcs data who is now silent, Franz Steinegger from Uri accompanied the NZZ into decline as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Just as the Swiss FDP lost touch with developments under his leadership, the same happened to the FDP's flagship newspaper, the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung". The rescue attempt with the talented St. Gallen banker Konrad Hummler failed because Franz Steinegger also ordered Hummler to resign.
Etienne Jornod inherited a board of directors that had demonstrated its lack of leadership for years. Albert ("Polo") Stäheli, a Zurich native who made a name for himself as a saver but not as a developer of the publishing house, was brought back as CEO.