Jann Head of Lucerne Cultural Promotion
The Head of the Department of Higher Education and Culture has appointed Martin Jann as the new Head of Cultural Promotion of the Canton of Lucerne. He will succeed Nathalie Unternährer, who is taking up a new professional challenge in Basel.
Born in 1965, Martin Jann studied law at the University of Bern. He has acquired extensive knowledge in cultural, political and financial areas through several additional studies, including strategic communication, urban identity and design as well as spatial development at ETH Zurich.
Jann was Managing Director of the Swiss Booksellers and Publishers Association for nine years. He then worked at ETH Zurich in the Department of Architecture, and from 2010 to 2013 he was Managing Director of the International Building Exhibition IBA Basel 2020. He also managed various projects in the fields of design, theater and exhibitions.
Martin Jann will take up his position as the new Head of Cultural Promotion on September 1, 2014. Nathalie Unternährer is moving the center of her life and work to Basel for family reasons.
