• Over 10 years of agency experience
• Director of Communication Diploma (Swiss PR Institute / SAWI)
• Graduated in political sciences from the University of Lausanne

François Huguenet is specialized in institutional communication and public relations, mainly for professional associations and the public sector.
 
In recent years, François Huguenet developed an expertise in the field of Swiss health policy and worked on different projects for medical associations in the French speaking part of Switzerland. He has a solid knowledge of the Swiss political scene and its issues. From 2005 to 2011, he was also a member of the City council of Lausanne.
 
In 1997, François Huguenet received a certificate of political studies from the Institute of Political Studies of Bordeaux and, a year later, graduated in political sciences from the University of Lausanne. From the age of 16 to the end of his studies, he was a regular free-lance editor for different regional publications. Later, he worked for two years in Bern, for the “Année politique suisse“. In this capacity, he wrote the chapter on Swiss Politics for the “Année francophone Internationale“ several years in a row.

In 2000, he joined the communication agency Bütikofer & Company as consultant. He then took part as associate to the opening of the Lausanne branch of the Rochat & Partners agency that became PLEON C-Matrix for Western Switzerland. Since June 2011 he is one of the 3 partners of FTC Communication.

François Huguenet is also co-founder and former president of the Almuni’s Association of political science of the University of Lausanne and, in this position, launched the first « political café » in French-speaking Switzerland. He holds a Diploma of Director of Communication from the Swiss PR Institute.