Philippe Trinchan, currently Head of the Press and Information Service of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), will take over as Head of the Fribourg Office for Culture from October 1, 2013.
Trinchan will hold the office from October 1 to November 30, 2013 with a 50% workload and full-time from December 1, 2013.
Born in Fribourg in 1965, Trinchan studied history and geography in his home town and information and communication sciences in Poitiers and Bordeaux. In 2001, he took over as head of the Communication Division of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
He is a member of the board of the International Festival of Sacred Music of Fribourg, vice-president of the Fribourg theater group Claire, board member of the French-speaking history association of the canton of Fribourg and member of the foundation board of the Castle of Gruyères.
