Peter E. Bodmer Becomes New Chairman at Helvetica and Marc Giraudon Takes over the sole CEO Role

Helvetica Property / Key word(s): Funds/Restructure of Company Peter E. Bodmer Becomes New Chairman at Helvetica and Marc Giraudon Takes over the sole CEO Role 19-March-2024 / 06:30 CET/CEST Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR, 19 March 2024  Press release (PDF) Peter E. Bodmer (JPG) Marc Giraudon (JPG)

Zurich, 19 March 2024 – Helvetica Property Investors AG (Helvetica) is set to implement leadership changes at the beginning of the second quarter, slightly ahead of the initial schedule. Peter E. Bodmer becomes the new Chairman and Marc Giraudon takes on the role of sole CEO as of 2nd April 2024. 

The Board of Directors of Helvetica has confirmed Marc Giraudon (55) as will become sole Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following a detailed and thorough introduction to his new role. The hand-over was originally planned for 1st July 2024 and has been accomplished sooner than expected. The transition phase to take over the executive management from founder and former Co-CEO, Hans R. Holdener, was very efficient, facilitating a faster handover of operational responsibility to Marc Giraudon. Hans R. Holdener will hand over his executive and operational functions in Helvetica after a successful and distinguished seventeen-year term, and will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors in the holding company, Helvetica Property Group AG.

After a decade at the helm as Chairman, Hans Ueli Keller will transition to Vice Chairman, and Peter E. Bodmer is set to step into the role of new Chairman. This change will be effective from early May 2024, after the General Assembly. Peter has many years of proven and wide-ranging experience in the areas of finance and real estate. For more than 25 years, he held management positions in the mechanical engineering, real estate and construction industries.