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Our Organization

It was in 1974 that the Banque Populaire Suisse created Columna Genève, which was to become, twenty-four years later, La Collective de prévoyance – COPRÉ.

During these two and a half decades, the story of our Foundation was punctuated by the various takeovers in the banking and finance area: in 1993 Credit Suisse acquired the Banque Populaire Suisse, then the Winterthur Insurance Company.

In 1997, the Assembly of Delegates decided to pursue the adventure in an independent manner under the name La Collective de prévoyance – COPRÉ as from 1 January 1998. 

In 2024, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Foundation, we become COPRÉ.

Life stories.

With us it is your path and objectives that define our solutions, not the other way round. Our solution is your solution. It’s because we fully master provident schemes and their stakes that we can offer you tailor-made solutions. No fixed or pre-established benefit, everything is planned in function of your needs.

The strength that comes from being a collective.

COPRÉ belongs to its members. Affiliates that participate in this common dynamic. Besides, our Board of Trustees is composed of a team of men and women at the very heart of the subject and its preoccupations: our insured people. You.

A foundation.

COPRÉ is a foundation and benefits from the prerogatives of its status. With no shareholders, we have no remunerations to guarantee other than those of the persons we insure. And no other interests to serve but yours, in total independence, flexibility and transparency.

Expertise and commitment in the service of your pension.

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Our team

Who we are

Board of trustees

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Claude Roch

Claude Roch

Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Representative of the insured

A graduate in Commercial and Industrial Sciences, Business Management (distinction in finance) from the University of Geneva, Claude Roch has solid experience in the marketing of food products and the retail trade in Switzerland. He is a partner and director of a group of SMEs revolving around Synergestion SA (real estate, finance, HRM and consulting), Omniadis SA (import and distribution) and Fraîch’our (retail trade). Apart from his commercial expertise, his main areas of competence are the management and administration of companies, real estate and financial investments.

 

Claude Roch is also Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board of the Banque Raiffeisen d’Arve et Lac, in Geneva.

 

Born in 1961, Claude Roch lives in Meinier (GE). He is married and the father of two children.

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Kathlen Overeem

Kathlen Overeem

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Representative of the insured

Holding a Swiss Federal Diploma in Social Insurance and trained at the School of Business and Engineering (HEIG-Vaud), Kathlen Overeem has occupied various posts in the areas of finance and HR.


She is currently (since 2012) Head of Finance and HR for French-speaking Switzerland at GASSERCERAMIC, Morandi frères SA.

 

Born in 1983, Kathlen Overeem lives in Hauteville in the canton of Fribourg. She is married and mother of 4 children.

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Leila Hawa

Leila Hawa

Member of the Board of Trustees
President of the Investment Committee
Representative of the affiliated companies

Partner at the law firm Des Gouttes & Associés, Leila Hawa was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2002 and holds a Masters in Law from Columbia University in New York. Leila specialises in transactions (company and property acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments), company law (capital and debt structure, corporate governance) and commercial contract law. She has been a member of Copré’s Board of Trustees since 2021, and also sits on the Audit Committee.

 

Born in 1976, Leila Hawa is married and the mother of three children. She lives in Crans-près-Céligny, in the canton of Vaud.

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Daniel Hofstetter

Daniel Hofstetter

Member of the Board of Trustees
Member of the Audit Committee
Representative of the affiliated companies

A graduate of the Higher School for Economics and Administration (ESCEA) of Lucerne, Daniel Hofstetter has had a very varied career in finance and financial management (banks, industry, public transport), occupying a number of responsible positions with the Société de Banque Suisse, Schindler Elevators SA and the Swiss Federal Railways.

 

Currently CFO at Fribourg Public Transport Holding (TPF) SA, he heads up the Finance and Purchasing Department and also works as manager of occupational pension insurance.

 

Born in 1959, Daniel Hofstetter is married and lives in Villars-sur-Glâne.

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Mario Izzo

Mario Izzo

Member of the Board of Trustees
President of the Investment Committee
Representative of the insured

Mario Izzo has extensive experience in traditional private management, acquired mainly at Kessler Gestion SA in Geneva, where he currently works, and during various professional stays in the USA. He also has solid knowledge of company management, especially in the fiduciary sectors, taxation, professional insurance, legal matters, accounting and human resources. He speaks several languages. In parallel Mario Izzo is a lecturer at the Advanced School of Banking and Finance (ESNF) in Lausanne.

 

Born in 1970, Mario Izzo lives in Belmont-sur-Lausanne/VD. He is married, and the father of two children.

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Damien Lachenal

Damien Lachenal

Member of the Board of Trustees
Member of the Audit Committee
Representative of the affiliated companies

Damien Lachenal is the holder of a Master of Science (University of Joseph Fourier, Grenoble), a Master’s degree in Microelectronics (ENSERG Grenoble) and a PhD degree in complex systems, non-equilibrium phenomena, micro and nano electronics (University of Aix-Marseille).

 

He is the Director and Head of R&D at Meyer Burger Research in Hauterive/NE.

 

Damien Lachenal was born in 1979, marital life and has two children.

Investment committee

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Leila Hawa

Leila Hawa

Member of the Board of Trustees
President of the Investment Committee
Representative of the affiliated companies
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Mario Izzo

Mario Izzo

Member of the Board of Trustees
President of the Investment Committee
Representative of the insured
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Jean-Bernard Georges

Jean-Bernard Georges

Chief Investment Officer
Member of the Investment Committee
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Pascal Kuchen

Pascal Kuchen

Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Investment Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
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Audit committee

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Daniel Hofstetter

Daniel Hofstetter

Member of the Board of Trustees
Member of the Audit Committee
Representative of the affiliated companies
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Damien Lachenal

Damien Lachenal

Member of the Board of Trustees
Member of the Audit Committee
Representative of the affiliated companies
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Pascal Kuchen

Pascal Kuchen

Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Investment Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
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Stefanie Ajilian

Stefanie Ajilian

Deputy CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Member of the Audit Committee
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Executive committee

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Pascal Kuchen

Pascal Kuchen

Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Investment Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
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Stefanie Ajilian

Stefanie Ajilian

Deputy CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Member of the Audit Committee
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Jean-Bernard Georges

Jean-Bernard Georges

Chief Investment Officer
Member of the Investment Committee
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Loic-Perroud

Loïc Perroud

Chief Sales Officer
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General staff department

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Pascal Kuchen

Pascal Kuchen

Chief Executive Officer
Member of the Investment Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
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Patricia Delvecchio

Patricia Delvecchio

Assistant to the Executive Board
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
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Myriam Forster

Myriam Forster

Human Resources Manager
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Daniele Widmer

Danièle Widmer

Administrative assistant
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Communication department

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Laura Kinnear (Benmayor)

Laura Kinnear (Benmayor)

Communication officer
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Pension department

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Stefanie Ajilian

Stefanie Ajilian

Deputy CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Member of the Audit Committee
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Isabel Aegler

Isabel Aegler

Pension department manager
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Manuela Krebs

Manuela Krebs

Pension department manager
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Herve-Moine

Hervé Moine

Technical Specialist
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Aline Andres

Aline Andres

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Laurent-Andres

Laurent Andres

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Julie Baeriswyl

Julie Baeriswyl (Zillweger)

Employee
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Laura Bocquet

Laura Bocquet

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Imene Bounazou

Imène Bounazou

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Chloé Cottagnoud

Chloé Cottagnoud

Employee
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Rachel Demiri

Rachel Demiri (Witschi)

Employee
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Sandrine Mulet

Sandrine Mulet (Genoud)

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Stephanie Keller

Stéphanie Keller

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Anouchka Kunzli

Anouchka Künzli

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Paola Negro Frer

Paola Negro Frer

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Thierry Nussbaum

Thierry Nussbaum

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Thierry Pinard

Thierry Pinard

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Béatrice Stocker

Béatrice Stocker

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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Hervé Tshiyoyo

Hervé Tshiyoyo

Employee
Dpt Pension fund support
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IT department

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Stefanie Ajilian

Stefanie Ajilian

Deputy CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Member of the Audit Committee
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Jean-Luc Schafer

Jean-Luc Schafer

IT Support and Development Manager
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Adonis Perez

Adonis Perez

Assistant Programmer XPlan
Dpt IT
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Accounting department

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Stefanie Ajilian

Stefanie Ajilian

Deputy CEO
Chief Operating Officer
Member of the Audit Committee
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Eliana Simoes

Eliana Martin (Simoes)

Finance and accounting manager
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Nicole Bürki

Nicole Bürki

Employee
Dpt Accounting
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Catherine Gendre

Catherine Gendre

Employee
Dpt Accounting
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Garry Michaca

Garry Michaca

Employee
Dpt Accounting
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Commercial department

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Loic-Perroud

Loïc Perroud

Chief Sales Officer
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Urs Hunziker

Urs Hunziker

Sales manager for German-speaking Switzerland
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Joelle Nussbaum

Joëlle Nussbaum (Mathys)

Employee
Dpt Sales
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Virginia Roy

Virginia Roy

Employee
Dpt Sales
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Yasmine Rar

Yasmine Rar

Employee
Dpt Sales
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Investments department

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Jean-Bernard Georges

Jean-Bernard Georges

Chief Investment Officer
Member of the Investment Committee
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Laeticia Rebetez

Laeticia Rebetez

CIO Assistant
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The Foundation

Our Foundation

COPRÉ belongs to you. Collaborative, independent, solid, and flexible, for you and with you.