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.

Executive Board

(as at: 31.12.2016)

Herbert Bolliger (1953 CH) FMC Chief
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
Joerg Zulauf (1958 CH) Vice Chairman
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
Dieter Berninghaus (1965 CH + D) Head of Commerce Department (VI) until 31.08.2016
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
Walter Huber (1957 CH) Head of Industry & Wholesaling Department (IV)
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
Andreas Münch (1957 CH) Head of Logistics & IT Department (III)
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
Hansueli Siber (1966 CH) Head of Marketing Department (II)
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
Beat Zahnd (1958 CH) Head of Commerce Department (VI) since 01.09.2016
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
Fabrice Zumbrunnen (1969 CH) Head of HR, Cultural and Social Affairs, Leisure Department (I)
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
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 member of the Executive Board.

Executive Board

Related management divisions and their heads
(as at: 31.12.2016)

Chief Executive Officer

Herbert Bolliger
Number of employees: 304

Annina Arpagaus, General Secretariat
Lorenz Bruegger, Migros Media
Cornelia Diethelm, Sustainability & Issue Management
Patrick Frauchiger, Migros Business Intelligence
Monica Glisenti, Corporate Communications
Jann Hatz, Corporate Development
Andrea Moser, Legal & Compliance
Martin Schläpfer, Economic Policy

Department I
HR, Cultural & Social Affairs, Leisure

Fabrice Zumbrunnen
Number of employees: 316

Hans-Rudolf Castell, Human Resources Management
Hedy Graber, Cultural and Social Affairs
Marlène Honegger, FMC Human Resources
Andrea Ming, Club Schools Coordination and Leisure

Department II
Marketing

Hansueli Siber
Number of employees: 1'144

Manfred Bötsch, Sustainability & Quality Management
Markus Gisiger, Specialist Markets
Roman Reichelt, Marketing Communication
Thomas Schmid, Frische
Alex Sieber, Near-/Non-Food
Lorence Weiss, Food

Department III
Logistics & IT

Andreas Münch
Number of employees: 809

Rainer Deutschmann, Logistics Transport
Martin Haas, Migros IT Services
Markus Neukom, Planning/Expansion
Peggy Schuhmann, SQTS (Swiss Quality Testing Services)
Aurelius Wespi, MES (Migros Engineering Solutions)

Department IV
Industry & Wholesaling

Walter Huber
Number of employees: 25

Noel Matos, Strat. Export Marketing

Department V
Finance

Joerg Zulauf
Number of employees: 82

Beat Arbenz, Corporate Finance
Matthias Kneubühl, FMC Accounting & Controlling
Beda Ledergerber, Treasury Migros Community
Bernd Messerer, Controlling Migros Community
Wolfgang Pfaffeneder, Accounting Migros Community

Department VI
Commerce

Beat Zahnd
Number of employees: 15

 

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