Since February 2018 Rita Baldegger has been Corporate Communications Officer at Stäubli International AG headquartered in Pfäffikon/Switzerland. Stäubli is a global mechatronics solution provider with three dedicated activities: Connectors, Robotics and Textile, operating in 29 countries, with agents in 50 countries on four continents. As CCO she is responsible for internal and external communications as well as branding throughout the Group. Before joining Stäubli, Rita Baldegger worked as CCO at RUAG, an international technology and defence company owned by the Swiss Confederation. A qualified sinologist with supplementary training as a horse-assisted coach, she previously worked as a foreign correspondent in Beijing as well as Head of Communication at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs and Head of Communication of SBB's Infrastructure division, in Berne/Switzerland.