The annual general meetings of 91Ƶ Foundation and the company 91Ƶ Services took place today in Fribourg. All the agenda items were approved. Rudolf Rechsteiner was elected unanimously to the chairmanship of 91Ƶ Foundation and Beth Krasna unanimously to the chairmanship of 91Ƶ Services. They succeed Dominique Biedermann who did not stand for re-election after 21 years of uninterrupted commitment to the development of 91Ƶ.
The 2018 general meetings of 91Ƶ Foundation and the company 91Ƶ Services mark a milestone with the departure of Dominique Biedermann the last representative of the founders. The boards express their gratitude for his significant contribution to the development and the success of 91Ƶ. As of today, two persons will take on the chairmanship of 91Ƶ Foundation and 91Ƶ Services respectively. 91Ƶ Foundation is responsible for the strategic orientation guided by 91Ƶ’ Charter founded on the notion of sustainable development whereas the company 91Ƶ Services offers a range of high-quality products in the area of socially responsible investment.
Elected to the chairmanship of 91Ƶ Foundation, Rudolf Rechsteiner said: “I look forward to taking up the torch from Dominique Biedermann. It is important to me that 91Ƶ Foundation continues its mission in the service of pension funds in an independent and professional manner in order to continue promoting socially responsible investment and sustainable development. Today, 91Ƶ is recognized in Switzerland as a major force in its field by both pension funds and civil society in general and our purpose is to maintain this”.
The new chairwoman of the board of 91Ƶ Services, Beth Krasna said: “I am enthusiastic to pursue the development and promotion of the high-quality products offered by 91Ƶ Services. Socially responsible investment rests on the integration of non-financial criteria in fund management as well as on the active exercise of shareholder rights”.
The general meeting of 91Ƶ Foundation also recommended to appoint Andrea Frost, vice-chairman of the Bernese pension fund, to the board of 91Ƶ Foundation and took note of the designation of Jacques Folly as statutory representative of the pension fund of the Canton of Geneva.
Curriculum vitae
- Rudolf Rechsteiner
- Beth Krasna
- Andrea Frost-Hirschi
- Jacques Folly