Hasler replaces Beglé at Swiss Post

Peter Hasler has been appointed chairman of Swiss Post after Claude Beglé resigned last night. The decision to appoint Hasler was announced by Switzerland’s Federal Cabinet, less than 24 hours after Beglé’s departure.

Hasler was formerly the head of the Swiss Employers Union.

Speaking to the Swiss press, Hasler said he planned to focus first on calming the situation at the company.

Beglé’s resignation follows the departures of board member Rolf Hug, chief executive Michel Kunz and director Wolfgang Werlé, who have all left the company within the last six weeks.

In a statement on Tuesday evening, Beglé said long-running and rancorous debates over strategy, personal attacks and public defamation had contributed to his decision to quit.