Barbara Aeschlimann is the new president of Perikom
On March 30, 2022, the General Assembly of Perikom, the professional association for human resources management and internal communication, elected Barbara Aeschlimann as its new president. She replaces Cyril Meier, who has chaired the association since 2019.
The General Assembly of Perikom. Fachverein für Personalmanagement und Interne Kommunikation unanimously elected Barbara Aeschlimann as its new president. She replaces Cyril Meier, who is leaving the board. Thore Lingel, Farner Consulting AG, was also newly elected to the board. In gratitude for Cyril Meier's great services to Perikom - since its foundation in 2011 - the board appointed Cyril Meier as honorary member by acclamation.
The new president has been a member of the board since 2014 and executive director of the Zurich Society for Human Resource Management since 2018. Barbara Aeschlimann has been on the board of Perikom for three years. For more than 25 years, she held HR leadership positions in various industries, including serving as the head of HR at EY Switzerland for more than 10 years. Barbara Aeschlimann holds a doctorate in linguistics.
Barbara Aeschlimann says of her new task: "Good, goal-oriented HR work thrives on equally good communication that specifically addresses the target audience. Against this background, I appreciate that Perikom takes a close look at this central interface in the company and thus sharpens the mutual understanding of HR and internal communication".
Perikom's activities essentially comprise regular events for communications and HR experts, the development of continuing education courses, the initiation and monitoring of research and studies on the topic of internal communications, and an annual Swiss HR/Internal Communications Conference. The next one will be held on May 19, 2022, on the topic of "Daring a more humane working world".
Source and further information: Pericom
