Johannes Hoehener becomes new Chairman of the Board of Directors of newhome
The newhome.ch AG has appointed Johannes Hoehener, a digital thought leader, to the top of the board of directors. The current president Jan Werkman will take over the role of vice president from him. With the castling at the top of the board of directors, the real estate portal is supporting its path towards a strong regional anchoring.
There is a change at the top of newhome.ch AG. Johannes Hoehener, a fintech and digital expert, will take over responsibility. He will be supported by the current Chairman of the Board of Directors, Jan Werkman, who will now serve as Vice Chairman. The change goes hand in hand with the targeted growth and expansion of newhome.
Technology expertise for future orientation
Johannes Hoehener, a digital mastermind with an excellent network in the financial centre, brings more than 25 years of technology expertise from the financial and telecom industry. Among other things, he held a management position at Swisscom for several years: From 2014 to the end of 2021, Hoehener led the influential fintech cluster at the telecoms company and most recently advised Swisscom in the areas of digital assets and trust services. He has been a member of the newhome Board of Directors since June 2021, most recently as Vice President.
Goal: regional, digital and networked
Dr. Roman Timm, CEO of newhome.ch AG: “With the change in the Board of Directors, we are strengthening the direction of regionalisation we have already taken and our intention to provide the best customer-centric service for real estate seekers and sellers.” In addition to the new top management, the Board of Directors of newhome.ch AG is composed of the following members: Jan Werkman (Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, independent), Dr. Christian Schmid (Member of the Board of Directors NNH Holding AG, President of the Executive Board SGKB), Stefan Studer (Member of the Board of Directors NNH Holding AG, Member of the Executive Board LUKB), Prof. Dr. Dr. Christian Wunderlin (Member of the Board of Directors Next Property AG), Robert Hauri (Member of the Board of Directors Next Property AG, CEO Intercity Group). The board thus has the relevant expertise and experience for the further development of the company.