Assembly of Delegates
The Assembly of Delegates met four times in 2020. The meetings were held in different forms due to Covid-19. In addition to the statutory business, other items on the agenda included elections and changes to governance.
Due to the exceptional situation, the 2020 spring meeting was postponed until June and held in two parts. At the meeting of the Assembly of Delegates on 6 June 2020, which was held virtually with electronic voting, the statutory business was approved and the members and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors were elected, along with the Board of Control. At the physical meeting on 27 June 2020, the Assembly of Delegates appointed its new President, Marianne Meyer.
At the constituent assembly on 5 September 2020, which was also held in person, the 40 new delegates from the ten regional Cooperatives were introduced to the working methods of the FMC Assembly of Delegates. The Assembly of Delegates also elected the members of the Office of the Assembly of Delegates and the two permanent working groups Migros Aid Fund and Annual Report of the Board of Directors.
The autumn meeting on 7 November 2020 was held online via live stream. By means of an electronic vote, changes to Migros' governance were approved, along with the related statutory and regulatory changes.
Composition & electoral procedure
In accordance with the statutes, the FMC 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 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) | 13 |
| Migros Cooperative Basel (MCBS) | 9 |
| Migros Cooperative Lucerne (MCLU) | 9 |
| Migros Cooperative Vaud (MCVD) | 8 |
| Migros Cooperative Neuchâtel-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 the 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 term of office 2020-2024. With the ten representatives of the regional boards of directors of the Cooperatives and the President, they make up the 111-strong Assembly of Delegates.
Delegates of Migros Aare
Thomas Affentranger
(1961), Küttigen
Peter Bill
(1954), Moosseedorf
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group
Christina Alexandra Borer
(1978), Jegenstorf
Nicole de Weck
(1974), Faulensee
Peter Diethelm
(1965), Staufen
Beatrice Ernst
(1962), Mülligen
Anja Fischer
(1976), Liebefeld
Anita Grütter
(1961), Bolligen
Rolf Hächler
(1954), Reinach AG
Claudia Hess
(1979), Langenthal
Nathalie Kohler
(1975), Oftringen
Christoph Lätt
(1990), Berne
Thomas Marbet
(1967), Olten
Monika Stutz
(1970), Belp
Veronica Tommasini
(1991), Wettingen
Tanja Zaugg
(1981), Berne
Patrik Zeiter
(1970), Riken
Delegates of Migros Basel
Theres Canali
(1953), Basel
Christiane Graf
(1959), Basel
Monika Gut Eichner
(1977), Basel
Dora Gysin
(1963), Lausen
Member of the Annual Report of the Board of Directors working group
Isabelle Heiz
(1963), Binningen
Michel Lardon
(1979), Pratteln
Karl Linder
(1964), Basel
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group
Dagmar Vergeat
(1955), Basel
Rudolf Werdenberg
(1959), Allschwil
Delegates of Migros Geneva
Caroline Baumgartner-Volluz
(1980), Gland
Barbara Daldini
(1970), Geneva
Susanne Darbellay
(1968), Geneva
Irmgard Flörchinger
(1954), Châteleine
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates and Vice President of the Assembly of Delegates
Corinne Hug-Cattin
(1967), Gland
William Monnier
(1988), Veyrier
Karin Roztocil
(1972), Veyrier
Ines Wolfisberg
(1967), Nyon
Chairwoman of the Migros Aid Fund working group
Delegates of Migros Lucerne
Nicole Baggenstoss-Ulrich
(1974), Brunnen
Sybil Breitling Gubler
(1975), Buona
Daniel Brönnimann
(1959), Rotkreuz
Stefan Bürge
(1968), Baar
Helen Graber Lengwiler
(1961), Kriens
Karin Helfenstein
(1972), Schenkon
Chairwoman of the Annual Report of the Board of Directors working group
Katharina Luginbühl
(1955), Oberkirch
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group
Sibylle Studer
(1979), Buttisholz
Ursula Ulrich-Zgraggen
(1963), Altdorf
Delegates of Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
Bernhard Auderset
(1954), Villars-sur-Glâne
Laurence Barras
(1965), Farvagny
Nathalie Caillet
(1968), La Chaux-de-Fonds
Vanessa Guizzetti Piccirilli
(1973), Fenin
Jean-Marc Riedi
(1960), Neuchâtel
Sabine Spring
(1975), Courtaman
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group
Erika Stadler
(1969), Düdingen
Brigitte Vincent
(1959), Marly
Delegates of Migros Eastern Switzerland
Thomas Beerle
(1968), Eggersriet
Sharon Brühwiler-Emele
(1989), Uzwil
Nicole Donno
(1985), St. Gallen
Eduard Heller
(1960), Winterthur
Olivier Christian Kappeler
(1964), Wiesendangen
Helen Länzlinger
(1973), Oberbüren
Luzia Rast
(1982), Wetzikon
Patrik Seiz
(1975), Schönenberg
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
Monika Stauffacher
(1960), Buchs SG
Isabelle Tripod
(1972), Winterthur
Mirjam Vincenz-Cathomas
(1981), Domat/Ems
Esther Vogt-Dudli
(1959), Wil
Bernhard Wittlinger
(1956), Konstanz (DE)
Marcel Zurlinden
(1957), Winterthur
Delegates of Migros Ticino
Nadia Bregoli
(1961), Morbio Inferiore
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
Simona Corecco
(1972), Claro
Matteo Hoderas
(1964), Breganzona
Gabriella Malacrida
(1956), Mendrisio
Daniele Poggiali
(1984), Lugano
Alessandro Speziali
1983), Minusio
Danilo Zanga
(1969), Cugnasco
Delegates of Migros Vaud
François Berthoud
(1962), Bossonnens
Elisabeth Bétrix
(1961), Epalignes
Philippe Collet
(1962), Chamblon
Nicole Dumont-Martin
(1968), Epalinges
Melina Golay
(1963), Blonay
Eugenia Rauccio-Farinon
(1960), Epalinges
Delphine Soldati
(1982), Vullierens
Adrien Sovrano
(1994), Pully
Member of the Annual Report of the Board of Directors working group
Delegates of Migros Valais
Anthony Albrecht
(1985), St Gingolph
Roland Hugon
(1961), Martigny
Julien Kaeser
(1985), Grimentz
Jean-Daniel Monnier
(1969), Brig
Charlotte Pichel
(1971), Salgesch
Claudia Zen-Ruffinen
(1962), Leuk Stadt
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group
Mélanie Zuber
(1978), Sierre
Delegates of Migros Zurich
Isabel Bader-Blöchliger
(1963), Meilen
Freydun Michael Badri
(1971), Zurich
Marlies Brenn-Stolz
(1958), Feusisberg
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
Nives Geissbühler
(1960), Zurich
Renata Georg Preiswerk
(1961), Fällanden
Member of the Annual Report of the Board of Directors working group
Reto Grendene
(1968), Thalwil
Jolanda Helfenstein
(1962), Eglisau
Daniel Schindler
(1958), Glarus
Edith Spillmann
(1961), Bülach
Member of the Migros Aid Fund working group
Yvonne Wassmer
(1973), Uster
Beat Wernli
(1964), Lostorf
Hans-Peter Wyss
(1967), Dietlikon
Bettina Zehnder
(1967), Zollikon
Office of the Assembly of Delegates
The Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates met seven times in 2020. 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.
Marianne Meyer
President of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2020)
Marianne Meyer
(1967 CH)
President of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2020)
Executive MBA Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, specialisation: general management and leadership (postgraduate course)
Professional experience/career path
- 2005 – 2008 Head of Food Marketing and Sales, Mifa AG, Frenkendorf
- 2008 – 2011 Head of International Sales, Mibelle Cosmetics AG, Buchs
- 2012 – 2016 Head of Marketing and Sales International Personal and Home Care, Mibelle Group, Mifa AG, member of the Executive Board, Frenkendorf
- 2017 – 2020 Head of Marketing and Sales, Hänseler AG, Swiss Pharma, member of the Executive Board, Herisau
Posts within the Migros Group
- 2000 – 2008 Member of the Migros Zurich Cooperative Council
- 2008 – 2016 Member of the Migros Aare Cooperative Council
- 2004 – 2008 / 2012 – 2016 Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
- 2020 – present President of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
Other mandates
- 1998 – present Swiss Marketing: marketing expert for the federal professional examination for marketing specialists with federal diploma
- 2019 – present Examination board for exam component PT6 presentation/technical discussion with sales specialists
Irmgard Flörchinger
Vice President of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2015)
Irmgard Flörchinger
(1954 DE)
Vice President 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 – 2018 Project and purchasing management roles at SITA, Geneva
- 2018 – present Hiking Coordinator Swiss Alpine Club (Geneva section) and Schweizer Wanderwege (canton of Geneva)
Posts within the Migros Group
- 2008 – present Member of the Migros Geneva Cooperative Council
- 2012 – 2016 Chairwoman of the Social Affairs Committee Migros Geneva
- 2012 – present Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC) and Member of the Migros Geneva Cooperative Council
- 2015 – present Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
- 2019 – 2020 President ad interim of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
Other mandates
None
Nadia Bregoli
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2020)
Nadia Bregoli
(1961 CH/I)
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2020)
Master's in Political Science from the University of Milan; MA Management of Retail Businesses at Bocconi University, Milan; HEM executive programme in higher education management
Professional experience/career path
- 2007 – 2010 Marketing lecturer and module director for BA Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland SUPSI, Manno TI
- 1998 – 2010 EMBA Course Director, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland SUPSI, Manno TI
- 2010 – present Member of the Governing Council and Director of Continuing Education at University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland SUPSI, Manno TI
Posts within the Migros Group
- 2016 – present Member of the Migros Ticino Cooperative Council
- 2019 – present Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
- 2020 – present Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
Other mandates
- 2016 – present Member of the HEM Higher Education Management foundation committee, Basel
- 2018 – present Member of the SWITCH foundation council
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, entrepreneur
Professional experience/career path
- Until 1988 Banking training, various positions, including bank branch manager, Migros 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; self-employed
- 2019 – present Owner of BRS.ATELIER GmbH
Posts within the Migros Group
- 2012 – present Member of the Migros Zurich Cooperative Council
- 2012 – 2019 Vice Chairwoman of the Cultural and Social Affairs Committee Migros Zurich, Chairwoman since 2020
- 2012 – present Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
- 2016 – present Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
Other mandates
None
Patrik Seiz
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2020)
Patrik Seiz
(1975 DE)
Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates (since 2020)
Swiss Federal Diploma in Accounting and Controlling
Professional experience/career path
- 2005 – 2009 Head of Accounting Benninger AG, Uzwil
- 2009 – 2011 Head of Accounting Burckhardt Compression AG, Winterthur
- 2011 – 2014 Head of Finance and Accounting, Head of Purchasing, Order Handling/Preparation and IT, member of the Executive Board of Schekolin AG, Gamprin-Bendern FL
- 2014 – 2019 Head of Finance and IT (CFO), member of the Executive Board of F. Hunziker + Co AG, Dietikon
- 2020 – present Head of Finance and HR (CFO), member of the Executive Board of Schlegel Group, Goldach
Posts within the Migros Group
- 2012 – present Member of the Migros Eastern Switzerland Cooperative Council
- 2016 – present Delegate of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
- 2020 – present Member of the Office of the FMC Assembly of Delegates
Other mandates
None
Migros Aid Fund working group
The Migros Aid Fund working group held four meetings in the reporting year to advise on applications and allocate funding contributions.
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
- 2018 – present Hotel management at own company
Annual Report of the Board of Directors working group
The Annual Report of the Board of Directors working group held two meetings to discuss the Annual Report of the Board of Directors and financial statements 2019, and delivered an opinion to the Assembly of Delegates.
Karin Helfenstein
Chairwoman of the Annual Report of the Board of Directors working group (since 2016)
Karin Helfenstein
(1972 CH)
Chairwoman of the Annual Report of the Board of Directors working group (since 2016)
Lic. rer. pol. / Swiss Federal Diploma in Public Relations
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 & Communication at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Business
- 2017 – present Head of Corporate Communications/Marketing at hostettler group (Sursee), member of the Group Executive Board
