Governance

Remuneration Report

Migros has a clearly defined remuneration policy: the remuneration of Migros' management is based on predetermined salary bands. The FMC Board of Directors issues guidelines for the remuneration of the other organs.

The salary bands define minimum and maximum salaries for the various management levels. They are regularly reviewed and adjusted by the FMC Board of Directors and must be approved by the G. and A. Duttweiler Foundation. Mitreva Treuhand und Revision AG verifies that the salary bands are adhered to, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors is informed of the results in writing.

Migros' remuneration model is clear and simple. Salaries are based consistently on rates of pay in the market, and the rationale of social capital is taken into account when fixing them. Clear guidelines are set for working at Migros. Workplace quality is a conscious component of responsible management. The benchmark working conditions, such as minimum wages, regulations for annual leave and employee training entitlements, can be found here.

For the remuneration of the Migros organs, the Board of Directors issues guidelines that are regularly reviewed and adjusted. These also apply to the external members of the boards of directors of FMC subsidiary companies. Internal members do not receive any form of remuneration for such mandates. The remuneration of the FMC Board of Directors is approved by the G. and A. Duttweiler Foundation.

The bonus-free remuneration and salary system is one of Migros' core values.

The bonus-free remuneration and salary system is one of Migros' core values and is integral to the company's long-term development. The members of the Board of Directors and Executive Board do not receive any bonuses or profit-sharing for their duties at Migros. They are not entitled to any contractually regulated severance pay.

Fees paid to members of the Board of Directors

The members of the FMC Board of Directors (including the Chairman) received a total of CHF 1'153'850 in fees in 2017 (2016: CHF 1'133'300), including attendance fees for committee meetings and conferences. No other forms of remuneration are paid, including in particular pension fund contributions or expenses. The Chief Executive Officer and the managing directors of the regional Cooperatives did not receive any form of remuneration in their capacity as members of the FMC Board of Directors.

The detailed disclosure of the remuneration paid to members of the Board of Directors is shown below:

Remuneration paid to members of the Board of Directors

Flat-rate remuneration Attendance fee 4 Total remuneration 5
In CHF 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016
Andrea Broggini (Chairman)
Remuneration and Nominations Committee (Chairman), Evaluation Committee until 08.03.2016 and from 23.08.2017 (Chairman) 1
420'000 420'000 - - 420'000 420'000
Doris Aebi, Vice-Chairwoman
Remuneration and Nominations (member), ADH (strategic issues), Evaluation Committee until 08.03.2016 and from 23.08.2017 (member) 2
76'500 76'500 36'750 25'000 113'250 101'500
Roger Baillod
Audit Committee (Chairman)
60'000 60'000 21'900 21'900 81'900 81'900
Dominique Biedermann
Audit Committee (member)
60'000 60'000 9'900 9'900 69'900 69'900
Jean-René Germanier
Remuneration and Nominations
(member) 6
60'000 60'000 22'550 13'200 82'550 73'200
Paola Ghillani
Audit Committee (member), ADH (strategic issues)
60'000 60'000 20'900 20'900 80'900 80'900
Thomas Rudolph
Finance Committee (member) 7
60'000 60'000 7'150 8'250 67'150 68'250
Ursula Schoepfer
Finance Committee (Chairwoman)
60'000 60'000 19'150 20'250 79'150 80'250
Heinz Winzeler
Finance Committee (member)
60'000 60'000 7'150 8'250 67'150 68'250
Hans A. Wüthrich
Audit Committee (member)
60'000 60'000 9'900 8'250 69'900 68'250
Patrick Avanthay
(Employee Representative) 3
- - 11'000 12'100 11'000 12'100
Andrea Hilber Truttmann, since 09.04.2016
(Employee Representative) 3
- - 11'000 8'800 11'000 8'800
Total 3 976'500 976'500 177'350 156'800 1'153'850 1'133'300

1 The Chairman of the Board of Directors does not receive any attendance fees. The total remuneration includes annual expenses of CHF 20'000.
No pension fund contributions are paid.

2 The Deputy Chair receives flat-rate remuneration of CHF 16’500.

3 The employee representatives are paid CHF 1’100 for each meeting/conference.

4 Committee meetings are remunerated as follows:
Full-day meeting: CHF 2'750
Half-day meeting: CHF 1'650
Meeting before/after meetings of the Board of Directors: CHF 550
Allowance for chair of committee: 12'000 (fixed annual fee)
Evaluation committee (only for pending elections) per session: CHF 800

5 Plus overnight accommodation and board at the company’s own seminar centre during meetings of the Board of Directors.
No pension fund contributions are paid.

6 Plus remuneration for the seat on the board of Seba Aproz SA, amounting to CHF 10'000 per year.

7 Since 2000, Migros Culture Percentage has been making an annual contribution of CHF 400'000 to the Gottlieb Duttweiler Chair of International Retail Management at the University of St. Gallen's Institute of Retail Management. The Migros funds are used to finance postdoctoral positions. Thomas Rudolph is the Director of the Institute of Retail Management and the Gottlieb Duttweiler Chair at the University of St. Gallen as well as the holder of a University-funded chair.

Salaries of the Executive Board

The seven members of the FMC Executive Board (including the CEO) received a total of CHF 5.530 million in 2017 (2016: CHF 5.427 million). The highest single salary paid (Herbert Bolliger, Chief Executive Officer) was CHF 945'000 (2016: CHF 930'000). Two thirds of pension fund contributions are paid by the employer and one third by the employee.

Members of the Executive Board are provided with a company car. A lump-sum expenses allowance is included in the salaries above; no other benefits are paid. No variable forms of remuneration are paid. The seven members of the Executive Board do not receive any form of remuneration for business-related seats on management boards, supervisory boards or foundation councils. The remuneration for any approved mandates outside the Migros Group is paid to the employer.

Remuneration Report (pdf, 64.54 KB)