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In October, Christian Trinkl was promoted to editor-in-chief of the Lower Austrian district newspapers and took over the editorial management of a total of 29 local newspaper editions of the Lower Austrian district newspapers. In this position he succeeds Oswald Hicker, who leaves the company at his own request and on the best terms.
AUSTRIA LOWER. “We are delighted that at Christian Trinkl we are able to fill the editor-in-chief of the Lower Austrian district newspapers with a well-rounded professional in local journalism who also knows not only the country but also the company very well. Christian Trinkl has already demonstrated his high level of technical ability and great commitment to the company over the years and is the ideal choice of editor-in-chief for us. Together with former CEO Ewald Schnell, he will constantly continue the success story of district newspapers in the Lower Austrian market, ”explain RMA board members Georg Doppelhofer and Gerhard Fontan on the occasion of Trinkl’s appointment as editor at boss.
10 years at the top
“We would like to thank Oswald Hicker for his hard work over the last ten years. He made a decisive contribution to the successful expansion of district newspapers in Lower Austria and established our products very well on the market. We respect his decision to change his career and wish him all the best in his future plans, ”say RMA board members.
“It was ten great years in which I was allowed to ‘hack’ with a strong team, where everyone really helped. I would like to thank all the employees and my very well positioned editorial team for the great years. The whole team has surpassed me in these years I am now looking forward to a new challenge, “Oswald Hicker looks back. As of October, the sole CEO will be Ewald Schnell, who has already held this position.
Christian Trinkl on his new job as editor-in-chief: “I am looking forward to accompanying the lives of all Lower Austrians in the future with an extremely strong team behind them, and making them a little better. No one knows our country as well as our editors in the districts. Together we will set the tone and help shape life in Lower Austria. ”
To person
Christian Trinkl (40) started in 2006 as an editorial assistant for the local St. Pölten and Lilienfeld editions, before Melk became “his district” in 2007. In 2011 he was the first editorial coordinator to take over editorial control of Mostviertel and in 2014 he was voted “Local Journalist of the Year” by the industry magazine “Der Österreichische Journalist”. In 2018, Christian Trinkl was promoted to Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Lower Austria District Gazette. He is also an active coach for RMA’s in-house academy. His appointment as editor-in-chief is the constant continuation of his successful career with the company.
