Composition Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives comprises 23 members who were elected for the 2016 to 2020 term of office.

The Board of Directors is composed of ten external, independent members and 13 internal members. The external, independent persons are the Chairman and the nine members from the business sector. Since they are employed by Migros, the Chief Executive Officer, the ten representatives of the ten regional Cooperatives (normally the managing directors) and the two employee representatives are regarded as internal members.

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External members (independent)
Andrea Broggini (Chairman), 1956 E+N (P), EG (P) 2004 2020
Doris Aebi (Vice Chairwoman), 1965 E+N, EG, ADH* 1 2003 2020
Roger Baillod, 1958 A (S) 2008 2020
Dominique Biedermann, 1958 A 2012 2020
Jean-René Germanier, 1958 E+N 2008 2020
Paola Ghillani, 1963 A, ADH* 1 2008 2020
Thomas Rudolph, 1962 F 2003 2020
Ursula Schoepfer, 1956 F (S) 2004 2020
Heinz Winzeler, 1951 F 2003 2020
Hans A. Wüthrich, 1956 A 2012 2020
Internal members
Beat Zahnd (Vice Chairman until 31.08.2016), 1958 ADH, EG, E+N ext. 2005 31.08.2016
Stefano Patrignani (Vice Chairman since 01.09.2016), 1963a ADH, E+N ext. 2013 2020
Max Alter, 1961 ADH 2005 2020
Patrick Avanthay, 1967 2009 2020
Jörg Blunschi, 1961 ADH 2010 2020
Herbert Bolliger, 1953 ADH (P), E+N ext. 1997 2017
Peter Diethelm, 1965 ADH 2015 2020
Philippe Echenard, 1963 ADH 2014 2020
Anton Gäumann, 1960 ADH 03.10.2016 2020
Lorenzo Emma, 1957 ADH / F 2004 2020
Andrea Hilber Truttmann, 1975 09.04.2016 2020
Marcelle Junod, 1953 ADH 2012 2017
Felix Meyer, 1959 ADH 2012 2020
Marc Schaefer, 1961 ADH / F 2007 2016

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Committees

  • A = Audit
  • E+N = Remuneration and Nominations
  • E+N ext. = Remuneration and Nominations extended (for nomination tasks)
  • EG = Evaluation Committee
  • F = Finance
  • ADH = Retail Committee (divided into operational and strategic issues)
  • (P) = Steering Committee
Chairman
Andrea Broggini (1956 CH) Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2012
Member since 2004, elected until 2020
Committees: Remuneration and Nominations (Chairman), Evaluation Committee until 08.03.2016 (Chairman)

Dr. iur., LL.M. (University of Harvard)
Lawyer

Major mandates

Leerink Holdings (Board of Directors), LLC Boston (Board of Directors); Kieger AG, Zurich (Chairman)

Professional experience/career path

  • Until 1992 Various roles in the field of law and the financial sector in Switzerland and abroad
  • 1992 – present Lawyer; active on boards of directors of banks and insurance companies in Switzerland and Italy, and of manufacturing companies in Italy, Switzerland and Germany
External, independent members
Doris Aebi (1965 CH, Vice Chairwoman) Member since 2003, elected until 2020
Committees: Remuneration and Nominations, Evaluation Committee (until 08.03.2016), ADH (strategic issues)

Dr. phil. University of Zurich
Executive co-proprietor of aebi + kuehni AG, Executive Search, Zurich

Major mandates

aebi + kuehni AG, Zurich (Vice Chairman); University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (Member of the Board); University of St Gallen (Member of the Executive Committee of the Institute of Business Ethics and Member of the Foundation for the Promotion of the Master in Law and Economics Degree Programme)

Professional experience/career path

  • Until 1994 Scientific roles at the universities of Zurich and Berne
  • 1994 – 1998 UBS Union Bank of Switzerland, Zurich, project manager for the Executive Board
  • 1998 – 2000 Credit Suisse, Zurich, Head of Allfinanz (collaboration between Credit Suisse and Winterthur on the Swiss market), Member of the Executive Board
  • 2000 – 2004 Dr. Bjørn Johansson Associates AG, Zurich, Executive Search, Director
  • 2004 – present aebi+kuehni AG, Zurich, executive co-proprietor of this specialist in individually tailored, international direct recruitment of senior level specialist and management staff and directors
Roger Baillod (1958 CH) Member since 2008, elected until 2020
Committee: Audit (Chairman)

Business Administration University of Applied Sciences & certified public accountant
CFO Bucher Industries AG (until 31.12.2016)

Major mandates

BKW AG, Berne (Board of Directors); Rieter Holding AG, Winterthur (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1984 – 1993 Ernst & Young, accountant and auditor
  • 1993 – 1995 Galvaswiss Galvanising, Head of Finance and Administration, Member of the Board of Directors
  • 1995 – 1996 Benninger AG Uzwil, Head of Central Services, Member of the Board of Directors
  • 1996 – 31.12.2016 Bucher Industries, CFO, Member of the Executive Committee
Dominique Biedermann (1958 CH) Member since 2012, elected until 2020
Committee: Audit

PhD in economics from the University of Geneva
Director of the Ethos Foundation and Chairman of Ethos Services AG, Geneva

Major mandates

Expert Corporate Governance Services London (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1989 – 1991 Economist at the Secrétariat général du Département de la Prévoyance Sociale et de la Santé Publique du Canton de Genève
  • 1991 – 1998 Deputy Director, from 1994 Director, Caisse de Prévoyance du Personnel Enseignant de l'Instruction Publique et des Fonctionnaires de l'Administration du Canton de Genève (CIA)
  • 1998 – 2015 Director of the Ethos Foundation and Ethos Services AG, Geneva
  • 2015 – present Director of the Ethos Foundation and Chairman of Ethos Services AG, Geneva
Jean-René Germanier (1958 CH) Member since 2008, elected until 2020
Committee: Remuneration and Nominations

Ing. HES oenology
Managing Director of Jean-René Germanier SA

Major mandates

Aproz Sources Minérales SA, Nendaz (Board of Directors); Veuthey & Co Martigny AG (Board of Directors); Jean-René Germanier Vins, Vétroz (Chairman); CSC Impresa Costruzioni SA, Lugano (Board of Directors); Urbain Germanier SA Vins, Vétroz (Chairman)

Professional experience/career path

  • 2003 – 2015 National Councillor, 2010/2011 President of the National Council
  • 1983 – present Managing Director Jean-René Germanier SA
Paola Ghillani (1963 CH + I) Member since 2008, elected until 2020
Committees: Audit, ADH (strategic issues)

Pharmacist University of Lausanne
Owner of Paola Ghillani & Friends Ltd.

Major mandates

Romande Energie Holding SA, Morges (Board of Directors); Transitec SA, Lausanne (Board of Directors); International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva (member); TwentyGreen Holding AG, Root (Board of Directors); Fondation Aquatis, Lausanne (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • Until 1999 Marketing and management roles at multinational companies
  • 1999 – 2005 CEO Max Havelaar Foundation (Switzerland); Chairman of International Fairtrade Labelling Organizations
  • 2005 – present Owner of Paola Ghillani & Friends AG
Thomas Rudolph (1962 CH + D) Member since 2003, elected until 2020
Committee: Finance

PhD in economics from the University of St Gallen
Director of the Research Centre for Commercial Management and of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Chair at the University of St Gallen

Major mandates

Otto's AG, Sursee (Board of Directors); Mc Optik (Schweiz) AG, Basel (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1995 – 2000 Assistant professor at the University of St Gallen (HSG), visiting professor in the US (Utah and Florida) and elected professor for Marketing and Commerce at HSG
  • 2000 – 2008 Director of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Chair for International Commercial Management, visiting professor in Barcelona and New Zealand, formation of the Retail Lab
  • 2009 – present Director of the Research Centre for Commercial Management at the University of St Gallen and of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Chair
Ursula Schoepfer (1956 CH) Member since 2004, elected until 2020
Committee: Finance (Chairwoman)

Lic. rer. pol., MBA INSEAD Fontainebleau/F
Managing Director Dispopharm Services GmbH

Major mandates

Children of Sikkim Foundation (COSF), Morschach (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1982 – 1985 Continental Illinois Bank, Chicago, client business
  • 1986 – 1987 Union Bank of Switzerland, Basel, various roles
  • 1988 – 1991 Period abroad in Congo, Société Zaïro-Suisse des Produits Chimiques, Kinshasa (CIBA-GEIGY AG)
  • 1992 – present Formation and expansion of the Dispopharm Group, Basel (pharma distribution and promotion in Europe, Africa, Middle East)
  • 1997 – present Burla Management Basel – strategic consulting focus on life sciences – participation in mandate
  • 2004 – present Formation and expansion of Medial D&P Ltd, Basel pharma marketing and distribution in CIS and Asia
Heinz Winzeler (1951 CH) Member since 2003, elected until
2020 Committee: Finance

Lic. oec. HSG
business owner

Major mandates

Von Graffenried & Partner AG, Zurich; Shockfish SA; Sigma Holding AG; Trivon AG

Professional experience/career path

  • 1979 Graduated from University of St Gallen (lic.oec. HSG)
  • 1980 – 1985 UBS AG (formerly SBG) Corporate Finance
  • 1985 – 1995 Bank J. Vontobel & Co. AG (Head of Capital Markets and M&A)
  • 1995 – present Shareholder and partner Von Graffenried & Partner AG, Zurich
Hans A. Wüthrich (1956 CH) Member since 2012, elected until 2020
Committee: Audit

PhD in economics
Professor of International Management at Universität der Bundeswehr München

Major mandates

Academic advisory board Münchner Bildungsforums Munich; experts' forum ED Energiedienst Holding AG Laufenburg; editorial board Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation, Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag Stuttgart; Education and Business Council (member) of the Benedictine monastery Disentis

Professional experience/career path

  • 1984 – 1988 Management consultant at ATAG Ernst & Young, Basel and Zurich
  • 1988 – present Academic advisor of the management consultancy B&RSW AG Zurich
  • 1993 – present Professor of International Management at Universität der Bundeswehr München
Internal members
Max Alter (1961 CH) Managing Director Migros Valais
Member since 2005, elected until 2020
Committee: Migros Cooperative Retailing

Federal Diploma Marketing Manager, EMBA Business School Lausanne

Major mandates

Migros Verteilzentrum Suhr AG (Board of Directors); Fondation Signal de Bougy (Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Chairman)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1977 – 1980 Sales apprenticeship Migros Valais
  • 1981 – 1983 Migros Zurich
  • 1984 – 2000 Various roles in Marketing and Sales Migros Valais
  • 2000 – 2005 Member of the Board of Directors Migros Valais
  • 2005 – present Managing Director Migros Valais
Patrick Avanthay (1967 CH) Baker and confectioner
Member (employee representative) since 2009, elected until 2020

Head of In-Store Bakeries Valais, Jowa AG

Major mandates

None

Professional experience/career path

  • Until 2006 Various roles at Migros Cooperative Valais
  • 2006 – 2010 Head of In-Store Bakeries in Marketing Department Migros Cooperative Valais
  • 2011 – 2013 Head of In-Store Bakeries, Branch Production Department, Jowa AG
  • 2013 – present Head of In-Store Bakeries Valais, Jowa AG
Jörg Blunschi (1961 CH) Managing Director Migros Zurich
Member since 2010, elected until 2020
Committee: Migros Cooperative Retailing

Federal Diploma Marketing Manager, Bachelor of Business Administration HWV

Major mandates

Activ Fitness AG (Chairman); LFS AG (Board of Directors); Ospena AG (Chairman); Foundation "Im Grüene", Rüschlikon (Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors); tegut… holding (Chairman of the Advisory Board)

Professional experience/career path

  • Until 1993 Various roles in marketing, sales, gastronomy and management consultancy
  • 1993 – 1997 Senior Product Manager/Key Account Manager Doetsch Grether AG Basel
  • 1997 – 2009 Member of the Management Migros Basel and Migros Deutschland
  • 2010 – present Managing Director Migros Zurich
Herbert Bolliger (1953 CH) FMC Chief Executive Officer
Member since 1997, elected until 2017
Committees: Migros Retail (Chairman), Remuneration and Nominations (extended)

Lic. oec. University of Zurich

Major mandates

Denner AG (Board of Directors); Galaxus AG (Board of Directors); Hotelplan Holding AG (Chairman); Interio AG (Board of Directors); Magazine zum Globus AG (Board of Directors); 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

  • Until 1987 Various roles 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
Peter Diethelm (1965 CH) Managing Director Migros Eastern Switzerland
Member since 2015, elected until 2020
Committee: Migros Cooperative Retailing

Engineering diploma, dairy industry

Major mandates

Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1995 – 2007 Various roles at the Federation of Migros Cooperatives, Zurich
  • 2008 – 2014 Head of Supermarkets, Migros Eastern Switzerland
  • 2015 – present Managing Director Migros Eastern Switzerland
Philippe Echenard (1963 CH) Managing Director Migros Geneva
Member since 2014, elected until 2020
Committee: Migros Cooperative Retailing

Diploma in Hotel and Restaurant Management (EHL Lausanne), Stanford Executive Program

Major mandates

Centre Balexert SA (Chairman); Migros France SA (Vice Chairman); M-Loisirs (Board of Directors); S.R.M. (Société des Restaurants Migros) Sarl (Board of Directors); Fondation Signal de Bougy (Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors); Fondation Camille Binzegger (Chairman)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1990 – 2001 Various roles at McDonald's
  • 2001 – 2009 CEO SV (Schweiz) AG Dübendorf
  • 2010 – 2012 CEO SV Group AG Dübendorf
  • 2014 – present Managing Director Migros Geneva
Lorenzo Emma (1957 CH) Managing Director Migros Ticino
Member since 2004, elected until 2020
Committees: Migros Cooperative Retailing, Finance

Dipl. Ing. ETH Zurich, MBA IMD Lausanne

Major mandates

Activ Fitness Ticino SA (Chairman); Fondazione La Fonte (Chairman); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1982 – 1985 Management consultant, Hayek Engineering AG, Zurich
  • 1987 – 1988 Controller, Technocorp Holding AG (Swatch Group); Biel
  • 1988 – 1990 Head Business Development, Schmidt Agence AG (Valora Group); Basel
  • 1990 – 1992 Head Finance, Admin. and IT, Selecta AG (Valora Group); Murten
  • 1992 – 1996 Deputy Head Corporate Planning and M&A, Sulzer Management AG, Winterthur
  • 1996 – 2002 Executive Vice President, Head Coating Services, Sulzer Metco Holding AG, Winterthur
  • 2002 – present Managing Director Migros Ticino
Anton Gäumann (1960 CH) Managing Director Migros Aare
Member since 03.10.2016, elected until 2020
Committee: Migros Retail since 01.09.2016

Federal Diploma Marketing Manager

Major mandates

cha chà AG (Chairman); Culinart Gastro AG (Chairman); FlowerPower Fitness und Wellness AG (Chairman); Golf Limpachtal Betriebs- und Verwaltungs-AG (Board of Directors); Public Golf Bucheggberg AG (Board of Directors); Shopping-Center Brünnen AG (Chairman); VOI AG (Chairman); Denner AG (Board of Directors); BEEF2go (Board of Directors); LFS AG (Chairman); BOOTCAMPER.CH AG (Chairman)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1986 – 1998 Various roles at Migros Berne
  • 1998 – 2009 Various roles at Migros Aare
  • 2010 – 31.08.2016 Head of Shopping Centres & Real Estate, Migros Aare
  • 2015 – 31.08.2016 Deputy Managing Director Migros Aare
  • 01.09.2016 – present Managing Director Migros Aare
Andrea Hilber Truttmann (1975 CH) Head of Support Marketing Communication
Member (employee representative) since 09.04.2016, elected until 2020

lic. oec. publ. University of Zurich

Major mandates

None

Professional experience/career path

  • 1998 – 2007 Various roles in Marketing, Kraft Foods Schweiz AG, Switzerland, Zurich
  • 2007 – 2010 Engagement Manager, Prophet GmbH, Zurich
  • 2010 – present Head of Support Marketing Communication, Federation of Migros Cooperatives, Zurich
Marcelle Junod (1953 CH) Managing Director Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
Member since 2012, elected until 2017
Committee: Migros Cooperative Retailing

Lic. phil. University of Trieste

Major mandates

Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors); Avry Centre (Board of Directors); Marin Centre SA (Chairman); Fondation Signal de Bougy (Board of Directors); Liegenschaften-Betrieb AG (Board of Directors); Strega SA (Chairman); Au Léopold SA (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1975 – 1985 Various teaching roles
  • 1985 – 1995 Various roles at Migros Berne
  • 1996 – 1999 Head of HR & Cultural Affairs Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
  • 2000 – 2002 Head of Sales Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
  • 2003 – 2004 Head of Cultural Affairs, Leisure and Eurocentres Migros Vaud
  • 2005 – 2012 Head of Expansion & Cultural Affairs, Deputy Managing Director Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
  • 2012 – present Managing Director Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
Felix Meyer (1959 CH) Managing Director Migros Lucerne
Member since 2012, elected until 2020
Committee: Migros Cooperative Retailing

Lic. phil. II University of Berne

Major mandates

Migros-Verteilbetrieb Neuendorf AG (Board of Directors); One Training Center AG (Vice Chairman); Migros Pension Fund (Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1987 – 1989 Trainer/Project Manager Ascom Hasler AG Berne
  • 1989 – 1993 Head of Training and Personnel Affairs Migros Berne
  • 1998 – 2001 Head of Club Schools/Leisure Centres Migros Aare
  • 2002 – 2005 Head of Supermarket South/Gastro Migros Aare
  • 2005 – 2012 Head of Directorate of Sales/Marketing Supermarket/Gastronomy Migros Aare
  • 2012 – present Managing Director Migros Lucerne
Stefano Patrignani (1963 CH + I, Vice Chairman) Managing Director Migros Basel
Member since 2013, elected until 2020, Vice Chairman since 01.09.2016
Committees: Migros Retail, Remuneration and Nominations (extended) since 01.09.2016

Lic. oec. HSG

Major mandates

Magazine zum Globus AG (Board of Directors); Semiba AG (Chairman); Migros Pension Fund (Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors); Park "Im Grünen" Foundation Münchenstein (Board of Directors/Managing Director); Verein Basler Detailhandel (Chairman); Swiss National Bank (Chairman Regional Economic Council Northwestern Switzerland)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1988 – 1993 Various roles at Unilever Schweiz AG, Zurich
  • 1993 – 1997 Various roles and member of the Board of Directors Lindt & Sprüngli (Schweiz) AG, Kilchberg
  • 1997 – 2001 CEO Barilla Switzerland, Zug & Germany, Cologne
  • 2001 – 2004 CEO Excom AG, Wädenswil
  • 2004 – 2012 Member of the Board of Directors Manor AG, Basel
  • 2013 – present Managing Director Migros Basel
Marc Schaefer (1961 CH) Managing Director Migros Vaud
Member since 2007, elected until 2020
Committees: Migros Cooperative Retailing; Finance

Federal Diploma expert in Finance and Controlling

Major mandates

Activ Fitness AG (Board of Directors); Kornhof Sàrl (Chairman); Micarna AG (Board of Directors); Fondation Signal de Bougy (Chairman); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • Until 1988 Retail, sales, purchasing, importing Head und Tyrolia and Schaefer Sport SA
  • 1989 – 1996 Accounting, control, production management in the rail industry
  • 1997 – 2000 Accounting Migros Vaud
  • 2000 – 2007 Head of Finance Migros Vaud (Member of the Board of Directors)
  • 2007 – present Managing Director Migros Vaud
Beat Zahnd (1958 CH, Vice Chairman until 31.08.2016) Managing Director Migros Aare until 31.08.2016, Member of the FMC Executive Board since 01.09.2016
Member since 2005, elected until 2016; Vice Chairman until 31.08.2016
Committees: Migros Retail until 31.08.2016, Remuneration and Nominations (extended) until 31.08.2016

Secondary school teacher (Phil I) University of Bern

Major mandates (until 31.08.2016)

Gäu Park AG (Chairman); Neue Brünnen AG (Chairman); Shopping Center Brünnen AG (Chairman); Flower Power AG (Chairman); ChaCha AG (Chairman); LFS Life Food System AG (Chairman); Denner AG; VOI AG (Chairman); Park "Im Grünen" Gurten (Board of Directors); Migros Pension Fund (Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors); Bernhard Luginbühl Foundation (Board of Directors)

Professional experience/career path

  • 1988 – 1991 Secondary school teacher (Phil I) Meikirch
  • 1991 – 1997 Various roles Migros Berne
  • 1997 – 2001 Head of Sales Region Migros Aare
  • 2001 – 2004 Head of Supermarkets North Migros Aare
  • 2005 – 31.08.2016 Managing Director Migros Aare
  • 01.09.2016 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Commerce Department

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