Barras heads cultural promotion in Valais
The Valais State Council has appointed Magali Barras as Head of the Cultural Promotion Section (SKF), succeeding Hélène Joye-Cagnard.
Magali Barras will take up her post on April 1, 2023, according to the canton's press release. Originally from Sion, Magali Barras, who graduated from the University of Lausanne with a degree in French, English and archaeology and has been working as a professional journalist since 2003, initially worked for the Edipresse Group before returning to Valais in 2008 to work in the editorial department of Canal9 | Kanal9.
As head of cultural affairs at the regional television station, Magali Barras has "excellent knowledge of the Valais cultural scene and a very broad network, which she has built up over the past few years by traveling through the canton for the cultural magazines L'agenda and Tandem, among others", the canton added.
