Florence SCHMIDT
Project and Donor Manager
+41 79 431 64 46 / florence@cansearch.ch 

Florence holds a master’s degree in international relations from the IUHEID in Geneva. She began her career in banking with BNP Paribas trade finance. She then moved into the business press and qualified as a PR journalist. She spent more than 12 years working for the major French-language titles (Femina, Bilan, L’Hebdo) and also worked in broadcasting for Télé Vaud-Fribourg. After that, Florence worked in various communications roles, notably for Suisse Tourisme in Zurich, public relations agencies in Lausanne and agencies specialising in finance and real estate in Geneva. To complete her training, she obtained a DAS in digital communications from the University of Geneva and a diploma in community management. Florence is married with three children.