Laurence Desbordes becomes Editor-in-Chief of TV8

Laurence Desbordes takes on the same role at the program guide as her predecessor Edouard Lin and continues to report to Stéphane Benoît-Godet, Editor-in-Chief of the organizationally related L'illustré.

"The appointment of Laurence Desbordes as Editor-in-Chief reflects the work she has done over the past year and does justice to her merit during this challenging period," said Alexander Theobald, CEO of Ringier Axel Springer Switzerland. "She has led the editorial team from TV8 in terms of journalism, business and people. I warmly congratulate Laurence Desbordes on this success and wish her all the best for her future work as Editor-in-Chief."

Laurence Desbordes is lifestyle and culture director of L'illustré and at the beginning of June last year additionally took over the editorial management of the closely associated TV8. Before that, she was a radio journalist at RTS and from 2004 to 2014 Editor-in-Chief of the fashion and lifestyle magazine Edelweisswhich belonged to Ringier at the time.

The French-speaking Switzerland portfolio of Ringier Axel Springer Switzerland consists of L'illustré, the business portal PME, GaultMillau, TV8 and from this week new CôtéNature as the western Swiss counterpart to the Swiss CountryLove. The titles are marketed by Ringier Advertising in Lausanne.