Co-operative Housing International elects new board

15 Nov 2017

On 14 November Co-operative Housing International (CHI) elected a new board at its General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting took place within the framework of the International Co-operative Alliance’s Global Conference and General Assembly.

Anders Lago from HSB in Sweden was elected President for a four-year term and Guido Schwarzendahl from GdW in Germany was re-elected Vice President for a four-year term.

Blase Lambert of CCH in the UK was also elected for a two-year term as Treasurer.

The other members of the board elected are:

- Linda Brockway, NAHC, USA

- Errum Sharif Bhaiji, Karachi Co-operative Housing Societies Union, Pakistan

- Mauricio De la Barra, CONAVICOOP, Chile

- Dr Bernd Rießland, Austrian Federation of Limited-Profit Housing Associations - Auditing Association, GBV, Austria

- Christian Bengtzelius, Riksbyggen, Sweden

- Hans Rupp, ABZ, Switzerland, for a two-year term 

With the election the secretariat of CHI now moves to HSB.

Photo: New board of Co-operative Housing International

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