Aargau Board of Trustees under new management
The Presidium of the Aargau Board of Trustees and the Head of the Culture Division in the Department of Education, Culture and Sport have appointed Peter Erismann as the new Managing Director of the Aargau Board of Trustees.
The 53-year-old Peter Erismann has made a name for himself nationally as an exhibition manager and curator at the Swiss National Library / Swiss Literary Archives and for the Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel as a cultural manager, project manager, curator and editor. He has also been involved in the sponsorship of the Kunstmuseum cinema in Bern for ten years.
The trained bookseller completed the Master's program in Cultural Management at the University of Basel between 2003 and 2005, graduating with an MAS in Arts Management. Erismann will take over the management of the Aargau Board of Trustees on September 1, 2015.
In this role, according to the canton's press release, he will manage the office from a technical, organizational and personnel perspective and advise the members of the Board of Trustees on technical issues. This also includes the preparation and implementation of the Board of Trustees' decisions, budget responsibility and the organization and coordination of the application process.
