Composition Management
The seven-member Executive Board oversees the operational management of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives and is responsible for directing the management divisions.
Executive Board

Chief Executive Officer
Member since 2005
Lic. oec. University of Zurich
Major Mandates
Galaxus AG; Hotelplan Holding AG (Chairman); Interio AG; Magazine zum Globus AG; FMC; Migros Bank AG (Chairman); Migros Beteiligungen AG (Chairman); Park "Im Grünen" Gurten (Board of Directors); Foundation "Im Grüene", Rüschlikon (Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
- To 1987 Various functions at Bayer (Schweiz) AG, FMC and PCW Group
- 1987 – 1994 Head of Finance/IT Migros Berne, Member of the Board of Directors
- 1994 – 1997 Head of IT Migros Group
- 1997 – 2005 Managing Director Migros Aare
- 2005 – present Chief Executive Officer FMC

Head of Finance (V)
Member since 2000
Lawyer lic. iur. University of Zurich, MBA
Major Mandates
Ex Libris AG; Hotelplan Holding AG; Interio AG; Liegenschaften-Betrieb AG; Magazine zum Globus AG; Migros Bank AG; Migros Beteiligungen AG; OWiba AG; TKL Tiefkühllager AG; Eurocentres Stiftung Sprach- und Bildungszentren (Board of Directors); Migros Pension Fund (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
- 1989 – 1990 Corporate Finance, Roche Basel
- 1990 – 1993 Head of Finance & Administration, Roche Korea
- 1993 – 1995 Head of Finance & Law, Roche Germany
- 1996 – 2000 Head of Vitamin World Service, Roche
- 2000 – present Deputy CEO FMC and Head of Finance Department

Member since 2008
Dr. rer. pol. University of Cologne
Major Mandates
Denner AG; Depot CH AG (Chairman); Ex Libris AG (Chairman); Galaxus AG (Chairman); Gries Deco Holding GmbH (Chairman of the Advisory Board); Hotelplan Holding AG; Interio AG (Chairman); LeShop SA (Chairman); Magazine zum Globus AG (Chairman); Migrol AG (Chairman); migrolino AG (Chairman); m-way AG; OWiba AG (Chairman)
Professional experience/career path
- 1991 – 1999 Various functions at Metro AG
- 1999 – 2004 Various functions at REWE Group (incl. CEO)
- 2004 – 2006 Member of the Board of Directors Denner AG / Rast Holding AG
- 2007 Chairman of the Board of Directors Denner AG / Member of the Board of Directors Rast Holding AG
- 2008 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Commerce Department

Member since 2008
Mach. engineer FH, MBA
Major Mandates
Aproz Sources Minerales SA (Chairman); Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG (Chairman); Chocolat Frey AG (Chairman); Delica AG (Chairman); Estavayer Lait SA (Chairman); Gastina GmbH (Vice Chairman Advisory Board); Jowa AG (Chairman); Lüchinger + Schmid Holding AG; Mérat + Cie AG (Vice Chairman); Mibelle AG (Chairman); Mibelle Ltd.; Micarna AG (Chairman); Midor AG (Chairman); Mifa AG Frenkendorf (Chairman); Mifroma SA (Chairman); Migrol AG;migrolino AG; Riseria Taverne SA; Rudolf Schär AG; Saviva AG (Chairman); SweetWorks Inc.; tegut… Holding GmbH (Advisory Board); external mandate: Auto AG Group
Professional experience/career path
- To 1999 Various functions at Alfa-Laval, Motor-Columbus and Beiersdorf
- 2000 – 2003 Emmi Group: Head of CH Market and CEO Emmi Interfrais AG
- 2004 – 2007 Emmi Group: CEO
- 2008 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Industry and Wholesaling

Member since 2005
Elec. engineer ETH Zurich
Major Mandates
Betriebsgesellschaft Zentrum Glatt AG (Chairman); Gries Deco Holding GmbH (Advisory Board); Liegenschaften-Betrieb AG (Chairman); migrolino AG; Migros-Verteilbetrieb Neuendorf AG (Chairman); Migros Verteilzentrum Suhr AG (Chairman); Saviva AG; external mandates: EHI Retail Institute; Gruppe Grosser Stromkunden (GGS) (Chairman); Advisory Board ETH juniors
Professional experience/career path
- 1985 – 1989 BBC/ABB Project Planning and Sales Engineer, Head of Engineering Department
- 1989 – 1994 ASCOM Head of Business Unit
- 1994 – 1999 SWISSLOG Managing Director of DIGITRON AG, Member of the Board of SWISSLOG
- 2000 – 2002 SULZER/AXIMA Managing Director of Sulzer Infra building technology
- 2002 – 2004 FEINTOOL CEO
- 2004 Self-employed business consultant
- 2005 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Logistics and IT Department

Member since
Bachelor in Purchasing Management University of St Gallen, Bachelor in Business Administration KLZ Zurich
Major Mandates
Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG; Chocolat Frey AG; Delica AG; Estavayer Lait SA; Jowa AG; LeShop SA; Micarna AG; Midor AG; Mifroma SA; Migros-Verteilbetrieb Neuendorf AG; Migros Verteilzentrum Suhr AG; Riseria Taverna SA
Professional experience/career path
- 1988 – 1989 Planner, VB Food International AG
- 1989 – 1993 Product Manager Meat, Denner AG
- 1993 – 1998 Product Manager Meat/Fresh Produce, from 1996 Head of Hardware and Home Textiles at EPA AG, Zurich
- 1998 – 2001 CEO and Delegate of the Board of Directors, workfasion.com AG
- 2002 – 2005 CEO VB Food International AG Dübendorf
- 2005 – 2006 Founder/Proprietor of one21 AG / Ltd. Zurich & Sao Paulo
- 2006 – 2010 Member of the Board of Directors Ernst Sutter AG and Managing Director Suttero GmbH, Constance & Hamburg
- 2010 – 2013 Head of Fresh Division FMC
- 2014 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Marketing Department

Member since 2012
Lic. oec. Neuchâtel University, postgraduate course in statistics, Neuchâtel University
Major Mandates
Medbase AG (Chairman); Migros Vita AG (Chairman), Gries Deco Holding GmbH (Advisory Board); Migros Pension Fund (Board of Directors); Fondation Signal de Bougy (Board of Directors); Ferrovia Monte Genoroso (Chairman of the Board of Directors); Park "Im Grünen" Gurten (Chairman of the Board of Directors); Eurocentres Stiftung Sprach- und Bildungszentren (Chairman of the Board of Directors); Foundation "Im Grüenen" Münchenstein (Chairman of the Board of Directors); Foundation "Im Grüene" Rüschlikon (Chairman of the Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
- 1993 – 1994 Store Manager Coop
- 1994 – 1996 Sales Manager Obtech Medical AG
- 1996 – 2000 Various sales functions Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
- 2001 – 2005 Head of Marketing & Logistics, Deputy Director Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
- 2005 – 2012 Managing Director Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
- 2012 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Human Resources, Cultural and Social Affairs, Leisure Department
FMC Management Divisions
The Federation of Migros Cooperatives is organised into six departments. A total of 29 management divisions are assigned to these and to the Chief Executive Officer. Each one is managed by a different member of the Executive Board.
Executive Board |
Related Management Divisions and their Heads |
Chief Executive Officer Herbert Bolliger |
Annina Arpagaus, General Secretariat |
Department I Fabrice Zumbrunnen |
Hans-Rudolf Castell, Human Resources Management |
Department II Hansueli Siber |
Manfred Bötsch, Sustainability & Quality Management |
Department III Andreas Münch |
Martin Haas, Migros IT Services |
Department IV Walter Huber |
Noel Matos, Strat. Export Marketing |
Department V Joerg Zulauf |
Beat Arbenz, Corporate Finance |
Department VI Dieter Berninghaus |
|