Fabian Streiff becomes Head of the Office for Economic Affairs – Hans Rupp Head of the Office for Employment

The Office of Economic Affairs and Employment will be transferred into two independent organisational units as of 1 January 2024. The Government Council has now chosen the heads of the two new offices. Hans Rupp will be head of the Office of Labour, Dr Fabian Streiff head of the Office of Economy.

In the coming years, the economic challenges will continue to increase. Competition among locations is intensifying, while the world of work is changing rapidly. The digital transformation, more flexible and location-independent working models, as well as the labour shortage pose major challenges for companies, the labour market and the entire economy. In order to be prepared for these in the best possible way, the existing economic and labour market policy competences in the currently broadly structured Office of Economic Affairs and Labour (AWA) will be strengthened organisationally. Therefore, at the request of the Department of Economic Affairs, the Government Council decided last year to transfer the AWA into two independent offices as of 1 January 2024: an Office for Economic Affairs (AWI) and an Office for Labour (AFA).

The AWI will be responsible for location promotion, economic policy, work permits, working conditions, housing promotion and national economic supply. The AFA will be responsible for the labour market, unemployment insurance and the unemployment fund.

Hans Rupp with many years of operational and strategic leadership
Hans Rupp will be the new head of the Labour Office. After studying at the University of Zurich, the 57-year-old gained professional experience in various organisations and companies. Most recently he was managing director of building and housing cooperatives and in the real estate sector. In addition to these operational tasks, Hans Rupp has held various mandates in the area of strategic management. He has many years of experience in operational and strategic management. Among other degrees, Hans Rupp holds an Executive MBA from the University of Zurich.

Fabian Streiff: From Head of Location Promotion to Head of the Office of Economic Affairs
Dr. Fabian Streiff will be Head of the Office of Economic Affairs. After completing his studies in geography and economics at the University of Zurich, the 39-year-old first worked as a consultant in the fields of strategy development, sustainability issues and economic promotion before earning his doctorate in economic geography and regional development at the University of Bern. He then headed up location promotion in Basel-Stadt before becoming Director of Healthcare Innovation / DayOne at BaselArea.swiss. Since December 2020, Dr Fabian Streiff has been head of location promotion for the Canton of Zurich at the Office of Economic Affairs and Employment.

Dr Fabian Streiff and Hans Rupp will take up their posts on 1 January 2024.

Source: zh.ch