Change at the top of Armasuisse
After more than eight years at the helm, Armament Chief Martin Sonderegger will reach his normal retirement age at the end of August and leave Armasuisse. The position will be advertised by the DDPS in the next few days.
Martin Sonderegger has been Director of the Federal Office of Armaments Armasuisse since March 1, 2015. Sonderegger has held several posts within the department since 1987 and has been deputy head of government since 2009. According to a DDPS statement, he will reach his normal retirement age at the end of August 2023 and will leave the Federal Armaments Agency.
Seamless reoccupation planned
However, the key role for security in Switzerland is to be reoccupied seamlessly. In consultation with the outgoing head of armaments, the search for a successor is already underway. The position is to be advertised in the coming days.
A search committee is to be set up for the recruitment process. The commission consists of Toni Eder, Secretary General DDPS, Monica Duca Widmer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RUAG Holding Company, Hans Hess, former President of Swissmem, and Marc Siegenthaler, Head of DDPS Resources and Deputy Secretary General DDPS. The successor will be appointed by the Federal Council at the end of 2022.
Source: VBS
