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Basel, November 9, 2021. Jean-Pierre Valenghi, former Co-CEO of newhome.ch, is to become the new Head of Real Estate at the Baloise Group. From January 2022, he will be responsible for the entire real estate business, with around CHF 9 billion in assets under management.

“Baloise is one of the biggest institutional property owners in Switzerland. The real estate business of Baloise Asset Management AG has more than 60 employees who manage a portfolio comprising over 570 properties and 38,000 rental units. Given the strategic importance of the real estate business for the acquisition of external customer assets in the period to 2025, I am delighted to welcome Jean-Pierre Valenghi to Baloise. Following his success in building up newhome.ch into Switzerland’s third-largest real estate portal, he will now apply his proven real estate management and business development skills to the evolution of Baloise,” says a delighted Matthias Henny, Chief Investment Officer of the Baloise Group.

Jean-Pierre Valenghi (Switzerland, 44) is a proven real estate strategy expert. He studied electrical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, and management and economics at Zurich University. After joining the family business of Valenghi AG, where he worked for 14 years, Jean-Pierre Valenghi moved to PwC Switzerland. He worked there until 2013, holding several real estate functions, the last one being Head of Real Estate Consulting. Since 2013, he has been in the role of Co-CEO, until July 2021, before that CEO and CFO of newhome.ch and was responsible for setting up and developing the company into Switzerland’s third-largest real estate portal.

Jean-Pierre Valenghi is married with two children and lives in Zurich with his husband.

Subject to the approval of FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, Jean-Pierre Valenghi will take up his new role on 1 January 2022.
 
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About Helvetia Baloise Helvetia Baloise is Switzerland’s largest multi-line insurer and one of Europe’s leading insurance groups. Every day, more than 22,000 employees work hard to support around 13 million customers with insurance, pension, and financial solutions. These customers range from individuals and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through to international customer groups, which also benefit from areas such as specialty insurance and reinsurance. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Helvetia Baloise operates in eight European markets and in global specialty markets, combining its strong Swiss roots with a clear international focus. Helvetia Baloise creates safety and security and opens up opportunities, both today and in the future. Through profitable growth and business operations that are geared to long-term stability, we create tailored solutions for our customers, provide an attractive and reliable investment for our shareholders, promote strong partnerships and offer rewarding career prospects for our employees. Helvetia Baloise Holding Ltd shares (HBAN) are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
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