Board of Control
Based on the proposal of the Board of Directors, the Assembly of Delegates elects an independent auditing company as the external Board of Control. The Board of Control is appointed for a term of office of two years, and may be reappointed.
PricewaterhouseCoopers AG has been confirmed as both FMC Board of Control and group auditor until 30 June 2014. The company has been auditing the annual financial statements of the FMC and the Migros Group accounts since 1 July 2000 (previously Swiss Trust Company – Coopers & Lybrand AG). The Chief Auditor, Rodolfo Gerber, Certified Public Accountant, took up his post in the 2013 financial year.
Certain audits of the Migros Group accounts are carried out by Mitreva Treuhand und Revision AG, working in close cooperation with PricewaterhouseCoopers AG.
Auditing and other fees
For services across the group related to the auditing of the annual financial statements, and for other services in the areas of company evaluations, tax consultancy, accounting and due diligence audits, PricewaterhouseCoopers AG and Mitreva Treuhand und Revision AG invoiced the following:
| in CHF 1'000 | Auditing services | Other services | Total | |||
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers AG | ||||||
| Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund, Magazine zum Globus AG, Denner AG, Migros Beteiligungen AG, Liegenschaften-Betrieb AG, Le Shop S.A., Hotelplan-Gruppe, Migros Bank, Gries Deco Gruppe, Depot CH AG, Mibelle Ltd., Jowa AG, Saviva AG, tegut..., Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG, Micarna-Gruppe, Ex Libris AG, Migrol AG, Migros Cooperative Eastern Switzerland, Migros Pension Fund, Investment Foundation and group accounts Migros Community | 3'054 | 2'566 | 850 | 362 | 3'904 | 2'928 |
| Mitreva Treuhand und Revision AG | ||||||
| Other Group companies | 4'513 | 4'031 | 307 | 200 | 4'820 | 4'231 |