Composition of Management
The seven-member Executive Board oversees the operational management of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives and is responsible for directing the management divisions.
(as at: 31.12.2016)
Executive Officer
Member since 2005
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); Federation of Migros Cooperatives (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
Head of Finance (V)
Member since 2000
Lawyer lic. iur. University of Zurich, MBA
Major mandates
Ex Libris AG (Vice Chairman); Hotelplan Holding AG (Vice Chairman); Interio AG (Vice Chairman); Liegenschaften-Betrieb AG (Vice Chairman); Magazine zum Globus AG (Vice Chairman); Migros Bank AG (Vice Chairman); Migros Beteiligungen AG (Vice Chairman); OWiba AG (Vice Chairman); Eurocentres Stiftung Sprach- und Bildungszentren (Board of Directors); Migros Pension Fund (Chairman)
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 until 31.08.2016
Dr. rer. pol. University of Cologne
Major mandates (until 31.08.2016)
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 (Chairman); m-way AG; OWiba AG (Chairman)
Professional experience/career path
- 1991 – 1999 Various roles at Metro AG
- 1999 – 2004 Various roles 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 – 31.08.2016 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 of the Advisory Board); Jowa AG (Chairman); Lüchinger + Schmid AG (Board of Directors); Mérat + Cie AG (Vice Chairman); Mibelle AG (Chairman); Mibelle Ltd (Board of Directors).; Micarna AG (Chairman); Midor AG (Chairman); Mifa AG Frenkendorf (Chairman); Mifroma SA (Chairman); Migrol AG (Board of Directors); migrolino (Board of Directors); Riseria Taverne SA (Board of Directors); Rudolf Schär AG (Board of Directors); Saviva AG (Chairman); SweetWorks Inc. (Board of Directors); tegut… Holding GmbH (Advisory Board); external mandate: Auto AG Group (Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
- Until 1999 Various roles Alfa-Laval, Motor-Columbus and Beiersdorf
- 2000 – 2003 Head of CH Market and CEO Emmi Interfrais AG, Emmi Group
- 2004 – 2007 CEO Emmi Group
- 2008 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Industry & 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 (Board of Directors); Migros-Verteilbetrieb Neuendorf AG (Chairman); Migros Verteilzentrum Suhr AG (Chairman); Saviva AG (Vice Chairman); external mandates: EHI Retail Institute (Board of Directors); Gruppe Grosser Stromkunden (GGS) (Chairman); Advisory Board ETH juniors (member)
Professional experience/career path
- 1985 – 1989 Project Planning and Sales Engineer, Head of Engineering Department BBC/ABB
- 1989 – 1994 Head of Business Unit Ascom
- 1994 – 1999 Managing Director Digitron AG, Member of the Board Swisslog
- 2000 – 2002 Managing Director Sulzer Infra Gebäudetechnik, Sulzer / Axima
- 2002 – 2004 CEO Feintool
- 2004 Self-employed business consultant
- 2005 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Logistics Department
Member since 2014
Degree in Purchasing Management University of St Gallen, Degree in Business Administration KLZ Zurich
Major mandates
Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG (Board of Directors); Chocolat Frey AG (Board of Directors); Delica AG (Board of Directors); Estavayer Lait SA (Board of Directors); Jowa AG (Board of Directors); LeShop SA (Vice Chairman); Micarna AG (Board of Directors); Midor AG (Board of Directors); Mifroma SA (Board of Directors); Migros-Verteilbetrieb Neuendorf AG (Vice Chairman); Migros Verteilzentrum Suhr AG (Vice Chairman); Riseria Taverna SA (Board of Directors)
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 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 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 01.09.2016
Secondary school teacher (Phil I) University of Bern
Major mandates (since 01.09.2016)
Denner AG (Vice Chairman); Ex Libris AG (Chairman); Gries Deco Holding GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board); Interio AG (Chairman); LeShop SA (Chairman); Magazine zum Globus AG (Chairman); Migrol AG (Chairman); migrolino (Chairman); OWiba AG (Chairman); m-way AG; Depot CH AG (Chairman); Galaxus AG (Chairman); Park "Im Grünen" Gurten (Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
- 1988 – 1991 Secondary school teacher (Phil I) Meikirch
- 1991 – 1997 Various roles at 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
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); Park "Im Grünen" Gurten (Chairman); Eurocentres Stiftung Sprach- und Bildungszentren (Chairman); Foundation "Im Grüenen" Münchenstein (Chairman); Foundation "Im Grüene" Rüschlikon (Chairman)
Professional experience/career path
- 1993 – 1994 Store Manager Coop
- 1994 – 1996 Sales Manager Obtech Medical AG
- 1996 – 2000 Various sales roles 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 HR, Cultural and Social Affairs, Leisure Department
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 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 |
Rainer Deutschmann, Logistics Transport |
Department IV Walter Huber |
Noel Matos, Strat. Export Marketing |
Department V Joerg Zulauf |
Beat Arbenz, Corporate Finance |
Department VI Beat Zahnd |