The Helvetia Board of Directors will propose Doris Russi Schurter as the new chairwoman of the Board of Directors at the ordinary shareholders' meeting on 20 April 2018. Beat Fellmann, Dr. Thomas Schmuckli and Regula Wallimann are running as new members of the Board of Directors. Dr. Patrik Gisel will not stand for re-election. Doris Russi Schurter has been a member of  the Board of Directors of Helvetia Holding since 2008 and has served as ad  interim chairwoman since December 2017. She is currently also serving as  chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Patria Genossenschaft, but will resign from this role as at 23 March 2018. In addition, the Board of Directors will propose Beat Fellmann, Dr Thomas Schmuckli and Regula Wallimann to the Shareholders' Meeting as new members of the Board of Directors. Beat Fellmann serves as CFO and Head of the Corporate  Centre of Implenia. Dr.  Thomas Schmuckli serves as chairman of the board of directors of Bossard Holding and of Credit Suisse Funds AG plus he is a member of the boards of directors of Patria Genossenschaft and Hans Oetiker Holding. Regula Wallimann is a member of the boards of directors of Straumann and Swissgrid. Dr. Patrik Gisel, CEO of Raiffeisen, has informed the Board of Directors that he will no longer be available to the ordinary Shareholders' Meeting for re-election.