Who we are

Board Member

The Foundation Board defines the strategy and supervises the operational activities of the Foundation. The members of the Foundation Board perform their services on a voluntary basis.

Martin Wipfli

Chairman

Benzli Opprecht

Board Member

Noëlle Opprecht

Board Member

Caroline Bärtschi

Board Member

Markus Kramer

Board Member

David Schneider

Board Member

Beat Zürcher

Board Member

Management

Willi Helbling

CEO

Daniel Matter

Design & Education

Matthias Staudenmann

Finance & IT

Country Directors & Berne Office

Caroline Flück

Fundraising & event manager

Adrian Borter

Country Director Nicaragua

René Luchsinger

Country Director Mongolia

Alice Nkulikiyinka

Country Director Rwanda

Alicia Campana

Fundraising & event assistant

Paul Urusov

Executive Expert Kyrgyzstan

Thomas Lauwiner

Country Director Kyrgyzstan

Marc summer

CRM & IT

Rita Gander

HR Switzerland

Paul Gemperle

Editing & Communication

Daniel Matter

Country Director Georgia

Relevant vested interests of the members of the board

Noëlle Opprecht is also a trustee of the Titus Foundation, which has a similar purpose to the BPN Foundation.

Martin Wipfli is on the board of BPN's Mongolia branch.

We are not aware of any other relevant vested interests of the members of the Board of Trustees.

BPN AG

BPN AG (founded in 1999) had no activities in 2023. Titus CA (Kyrgyzstan) is a subsidiary of BPN AG

Subsidiaries of the BPN Foundation

The following companies are subsidiaries of the BPN Foundation and are consolidated in the financial statements. All local BPN companies are audited in the respective countries:
Georgia
  • BPN Georgia Ltd.
 
Kyrgyzstan
  • BPN Academy Ltd.
  • BPN CA Leasing Ltd.
 
Mongolia
  • BPN Foundation CH Branch
  • Titus Mongolia AIGmbH
 
Nicaragua
  • Foundation BPN
 
Rwanda
  • BPN Rwanda


From the financial statements of BPN countries only the liquid assets and loans to entrepreneurs are consolidated. Other assets such as furniture and vehicles are not included in the Swiss balance sheet and are recorded as program expenses.