Governance

Assembly of Delegates

The Assembly of Delegates met twice in the reporting year. In addition to its normal business, various specialist presentations and discussions were on the agenda.

At its ordinary meeting in spring, the Assembly of Delegates of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives dealt with its statutory business. In addition to approval of the annual financial statements and annual report, it decided on appropriation of the profit for the year and ratified the actions of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors. The Assembly of Delegates also appointed Fabrice Zumbrunnen as a member of the FMC Board of Directors from 01.01.2018., as part of his new role as Chief Executive Officer.

The autumn meeting on the topic of 'Women in leadership' was attended by Federal Councillor Simonetta Sommaruga, among other guests.

Composition & electoral procedure

In accordance with the statutes, the Assembly of Delegates comprises a total of 111 members. A hundred delegates are elected by the regional Cooperatives on the basis of a prescribed quota. Each Cooperative is allocated at least five seats, and the remaining seats are distributed based on the number of members in the past two calendar years preceding the election. In addition, each Cooperative designates an ad-hoc representative from its Board of Directors for each assembly meeting. The committee is led by an external, independent chair.

The number of delegate votes for each Cooperative is distributed as follows (elected delegates per Cooperative):

Regional cooperative Elected delegates
Migros Cooperative Aare (MCAA) 17
Migros Cooperative Eastern Switzerland (MCOS) 14
Migros Cooperative Zurich (MCZ) 12
Migros Cooperative Basel (MCBS) 9
Migros Cooperative Lucerne (MCLU) 9
Migros Cooperative Vaud (MCVD) 9
Migros Cooperative Neuchatel-Fribourg (MCNE-FR) 8
Migros Cooperative Geneva (MCGE) 8
Migros Cooperative Ticino (MCTI) 7
Migros Cooperative Valais (MCVS) 7

Working methods & powers

The Assembly of Delegates has an Office (Office of the Assembly of Delegates) and also operates the permanent working groups Migros Aid Fund and Annual Report of the Board of Directors, whose duties and organisation are regulated in the organisational rules of the Assembly of Delegates and in mandates. There is also a facility for setting up ad-hoc working groups for temporary assignments.

The principal powers of the Assembly of Delegates include defining and amending the statutes, electing and dismissing members of the Board of Directors, passing resolutions on defining and amending Migros' basic business policy, taking the decision to dissolve the FMC, approving the annual report and financial statements of the FMC, deciding on appropriation of the profit for the year, ratifying the actions of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board, and selecting and appointing the Board of Control.

Members of the Assembly of Delegates

The 100 delegates were elected by the bodies of the regional Cooperatives for the 2016 to 2020 term of office. With the representatives of the regional boards of directors of the ten Cooperatives and the President, they make up the 111-strong Assembly of Delegates.

Delegates of Migros Aare

Delegates of Migros Aare

Walter Aeby

(1958), Lyss
Member of the Annual Report working group

Thomas Affentranger

(1961), Küttigen

Pia Christine Barbier

(1955), Huttwil

Adrian Bhend

(1953), Grossaffoltern

Peter Bill

(1954), Moosseedorf
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group

Christina Alexandra Borer

(1978), Grenchen

Hans Peter Bühlmann

(1955), Matten

Nicole de Weck

(1974), Faulensee

Beatrice Ernst

(1962), Mülligen

Anita Grütter

(1961), Bolligen

Rolf Hächler

(1954), Reinach AG

Rosemarie Hänggi-Kunz

(1957), Utzingen

Claudia Hess

(1979), Langenthal

Thomas Marbet

(1967), Olten
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates

Corinne Rothenbühler-Käsemann

(1964), Muri

Hans Peter Sutter

(1961), Krauchthal

Patrik Zeiter

(1970), Riken

Members of the regional administration

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Delegates of Migros Basel

Delegates of Migros Basel

Theres Canali

(1953), Basel

Marie-Theres Chatelain

(1957), Allschwil
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group

Pierre Frund

(1970), Delémont

Beatrice Fuchs-Wassermann

(1954), Basel

Monika Gut Eichner

(1977), Basel

Dora Gysin

(1963), Lausen

Michel Lardon

(1979), Pratteln

Dagmar Vergeat

(1955), Basel

Rudolf Werdenberg

(1959), Allschwil

Members of the regional administration

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Delegates of Migros Geneva

Delegates of Migros Geneva

Pierre Bickel

(1951), Geneva

Barbara Daldini

(1970), Geneva

Claire-Lyse Demierre

(1963), Cologny

Irmgard Flörchinger

(1954), Châteleine
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates

Corinne Hug-Cattin

(1967), Gland

Jeanine Kümmerling

(1958), Vessy

William Monnier

(1988), Veyrier

Ines Wolfisberg

(1967), Nyon
Chairwoman of the Migros Aid Fund working group

Members of the regional administration

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Delegates of Migros Lucerne

Delegates of Migros Lucerne

Nicole Baggenstoss-Ulrich

(1974), Brunnen

Daniel Brönnimann

(1959), Rotkreuz

Stefan Bürge

(1968), Baar

Helen Graber Lengwiler

(1961), Kriens

Karin Helfenstein

(1972), Schenkon
Chairwoman of the Annual Report working group

Elvira Käslin

(1970), Ennetbürgen

Katharina Luginbühl

(1955), Oberkirch
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group

Sibylle Studer

(1979), Buttisholz

Ursula Ulrich-Zgraggen

(1963), Altdorf

Members of the regional administration

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Delegates of Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg

Delegates of Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg

Florence Aubert

(1971), Le Locle

Bernhard Auderset

(1954), Villars-sur-Glâne

Laurence Barras

(1965), Farvagny

Daniel Bena

(1966), Colombier

Nathalie Caillet

(1968), La Chaux-de-Fonds

Pascal Guillet

(1963), La Chaux-de-Fonds

Vanessa Guizzetti Piccirilli

(1973), Fenin

Brigitte Vincent

(1959), Marly

Members of the regional administration

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Delegates of Eastern Switzerland

Delegates of Eastern Switzerland

Thomas Beerle

(1968), Eggersriet
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group

Rita Brühwiler-Emele

(1959), Sonnental

Olivier Christian Kappeler

(1964), Wiesendangen

Caroline Kressibucher

(1964), Berg

Maria Oehninger-Ott

(1959), Wil SG

Luzia Rast

(1982), Wetzikon

Ruth Schneckenburger

(1952), Thayngen

Peter Seitz

(1962), Rebstein

Patrik Seiz

(1975), Schönenberg
Member of the Annual Report working group

Monika Stauffacher

(1960), Buchs SG

Isabelle Tripod

(1972), Winterthur

Mirjam Vincenz-Cathomas

(1981), Domat/Ems

Bernhard Wittlinger

(1956), Konstanz (D)

Marcel Zurlinden

(1957), Winterthur

Members of the regional administration

6 10

Delegates of Migros Ticino

Delegates of Migros Ticino

Giuseppe Cassina

(1952), Cureggia

Walter Centurione

(1964), Muralto

Mario Colombo

(1948), Pregassona

Simona Corecco

(1972), Claro

Matteo Hoderas

(1964), Breganzona

Gabriella Malacrida

(1956), Mendrisio

Danilo Zanga

(1969), Muralto

Members of the regional administration

7 10

Delegates of Migros Vaud

Delegates of Migros Vaud

Frédéric Baudraz

(1968), Agiez
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates

François Berthoud

(1962), Bossonnens

Elisabeth Bétrix

(1961), Epalinges

Frédéric Burri

(1980), Corcelles-sur-Chavornay

Philippe Collet

(1962), Chamblon

Corinne Farquharson

(1969), Echallens

Nicole Félix

(1967), Savigny

Corinne Geiser

(1962), Blonay

Nicole Rimella

(1950), La Tour-de-Peilz

Members of the regional administration

8 10

Delegates of Migros Valais

Delegates of Migros Valais

Anthony Albrecht

(1985), St Gingolph

Annick Barman

(1963), St Maurice

Beat Furrer

(1963), Bürchen

Sylvie Lathion

(1963), Bieudron

Fanny Moret-Fante

(1964), Martigny

Yvonne Rebetez Imoberdorf

(1954), Brig
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group

Gilbert Zengaffinen

(1967), Sierre

Members of the regional administration

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Delegates of Migros Zurich

Delegates of Migros Zurich

Isabel Bader-Blöchliger

(1963), Meilen

Irene Bönheim

(1959), Horgen

Marlies Brenn-Stolz

(1958), Fällanden
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates

Markus Sharanius Etter

(1967), Rapperswil

Renata Georg Preiswerk

(1961), Fällanden

Jolanda Helfenstein

(1962), Eglisau

Albert Hengartner

(1952), Niederglatt
Member of the Annual Report working group

Mirko R. D. Lehnherr

(1972), Zurich
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group

Roger Studer

(1974), Dietikon

Yvonne Wassmer

(1973), Uster

Beat Wernli

(1964), Lostorf

Urs Zeier

(1964), Elsau

Members of the regional administration

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Office of the Assembly of Delegates

The Office of the Assembly of Delegates met six times in 2017. It prepares the agenda of the Assembly of Delegates and acts as a central interface between the Board of Directors and the Assembly of Delegates.

Ursula Nold

President of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2008)

Ursula Nold

(1969 CH)
President of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2008)
Lecturer, Executive MBA HSG

Professional experience/career path

  • 1989 – 1999 Teaching at various levels at Berne elementary schools, Trainee Teacher
  • 1996 – 1999 Head Teacher
  • 1999 – 2005 Head of Quality Management and Communication/Marketing INFORAMA
  • 2005 – present Lecturer at Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, Executive Staff and System Development Department

Posts within the Migros Group

  • 2000 – 2008 Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
  • 2004 – 2008 President of the Migros Aare Cooperative Council
  • 2008 – present President of the Assembly of Delegates of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)

Other mandates

WKS Bildung AG Berne (Board of Directors); Verein Wirtschafts- und Kaderschule KV (Supervisory Board); Nold Immobilien AG (co-founder and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors); Pestalozzi Foundation, Zurich (Board of Trustees); Fondation CH2048, Lucerne (Board of Trustees)

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Irmgard Flörchinger

Vice President of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2015)

Irmgard Flörchinger

(1954 D)
Vice President of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2015)
BA Arts Management, Diploma of Advanced Studies in Project Management and Diploma of Advanced Studies in Marketing Strategy, Communication and E-Business

Professional experience/career path

  • 1981 – 2000 Various product and service management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation, Geneva
  • 2000 – 2002 Services Business Operations Manager at Nortel Networks EMEA
  • 2002 – present Project and purchasing management roles at SITA, Geneva

Posts within the Migros Group

  • 2008 – present Member of the Migros Geneva Cooperative Council
  • 2012 – present Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
  • 2012 – 2016 Chairwoman of the Social Affairs Committee Migros Geneva
  • 2015 – present Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
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Frédéric Baudraz

Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2016)

Frédéric Baudraz

(1968 CH)
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2016)
Agronomist ETHZ

Professional experience/career path

  • 1993 – 1997 Technical Services Officer at Protector SA, Lucens
    Head of Poultry Feed Department
  • 1999 – 2003 Executive Member Poultry Production at Optigal SA
  • 2003 – 2010 Scientific researcher/consultant at the agricultural advisory centre Agridea, western Switzerland, and at the Aviforum Foundation
  • Since 2001 Self-employed farmer

Posts within the Migros Group

  • 2008 – present Member of the Migros Vaud Cooperative Council
  • 2012 – present Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
  • 2016 – present Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates

Other mandates

President of the interest group L&S (egg producer)

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Marlies Brenn-Stolz

Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2016)

Marlies Brenn-Stolz

(1958 CH)
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2016)
Business administrator

Professional experience/career path

  • Until 1988 Banking training, various positions, including bank branch manager, Culture Percentage and PR Migros Zurich
  • 1988 – 1995 Self-employed with own dental practice, business administration qualification
  • 1996 – present Various positions in large corporations and public administration, including products and design

Posts within the Migros Group

  • 2012 – present Member of the Migros Zurich Cooperative Council
  • 2012 – present Member of the Cultural and Social Affairs Committee Migros Zurich
  • 2012 – present Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
  • 2016 – present Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
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Thomas Marbet

Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2015)

Thomas Marbet

(1967 CH)
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2015)
Lic.rer.pol.

Professional experience/career path

  • 1998 – 2003 Head of the General Secretariat at CSS Insurance
  • 2003 – 2004 Managing Director at Tarmed Suisse
  • 2004 – 2010 Head of Supervision Financial Intermediaries at Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA
  • 2010 – present Analysis and prevention at Swiss National Bank (SNB)

Posts within the Migros Group

  • 2012 – present Member of the Migros Aare Cooperative Council, Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
  • 2012 – 2015 Member of the Board of Directors' Annual Report working group
  • 2015 – present Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates

Other mandates

Construction director and deputy mayor Olten; Solothurn cantonal council; Städtische Betriebe Olten and Aare-Energie AG; Zweckverband Abwasserregion Olten and Sportpark, Olten AG

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Migros Aid Fund working group

The Migros Aid Fund working group held four meetings in the year under review to advise on applications and apply for subsidies.

Ines Wolfisberg

Chairwoman of the Migros Aid Fund (since 2016)

Ines Wolfisberg

(1967 CH)
Chairwoman of the Migros Aid Fund (since 2016)
Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne: Diplôme d'études supérieures en hôtellerie et restauration 1992

Professional experience/career path

  • 1992 – 1998 Management and executive positions in various hotel operations in event management in South America and Russia
  • 1999 – 2007 Development of after-school childcare with the Red Cross in Nyon, various training and development courses
  • From 2007 Supply teacher at various primary schools and at École de Transition in Vaud
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Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group

Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group

  • Ines Wolfisberg, Chairwoman (MC Geneva)
  • Peter Bill (MC Aare)
  • Marie-Theres Chatelain (MC Basel)
  • Katharina Luginbühl (MC Lucerne)
  • Thomas Beerle (MC Eastern Switzerland)
  • Yvonne Rebetez Imoberdorf (MC Valais)
  • Mirko R. D. Lehnherr (MC Zurich)
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Board of Directors' Annual Report working group

The Board of Directors' Annual Report working group held two meetings to discuss the Annual Report and financial statements 2016, and delivered an opinion to the Assembly of Delegates.

Karin Helfenstein

Chairwoman of the FMC Annual Report working group (since 2016)

Karin Helfenstein

(1972 CH)
Chairwoman of the FMC Annual Report working group (since 2016)
Lic. rer. pol. / eidg. dipl. PR consultant

Professional experience/career path

  • 1997 – 2016 Head of Corporate Communications at Migros Cooperative Lucerne (Dierikon), Andermatt Swiss Alps AG (Altdorf), Emmi Schweiz AG (Lucerne) and Pistor Holding Genossenschaft (Rothenburg)
  • 2016 – 2017 Head of Marketing and Communication at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Business
  • 2017 – present Head of Corporate Communications/Marketing hostettler group (Sursee), member of the Group Executive Board
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Members of the Board of Directors' Annual Report working group

Members of the Board of Directors' Annual Report working group

  • Karin Helfenstein (MC Lucerne)
  • Walter Aeby (MC Aare)
  • Patrik Seiz (MC Eastern Switzerland)
  • Albert Hengartner (MC Zurich)
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Assembly of Delegates (pdf, 6.30 MB)