Management
The management is responsible for the operational leadership of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives. It consists of the CEO, the members of the Executive Board and the heads of the management divisions.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed by the FMC Board of Directors and confirmed as a member of the Board of Directors by the FMC Assembly of Delegates. The CEO has the right to give directions and has overall responsibility for the operational management of the FMC. The remaining members are responsible for the six departments: HR, Communication, Culture, Leisure; Marketing; Operations (formerly: Logistics & IT); Migros-Industry; Finance; Commerce.
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: 31.12.2020)
Fabrice Zumbrunnen
(1969 CH)
Chief Executive Officer FMC
Member since 2012
Fabrice Zumbrunnen
(1969 CH)
Chief Executive Officer FMC
Member since 2012
Lic. oec. University of Neuchâtel; postgraduate course in statistics, University of Neuchâtel
Major mandates
Denner AG (Board of Directors); Digitec Galaxus AG (Board of Directors); Hotelplan Holding AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Medbase AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Bank AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Beteiligungen AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Digital Solutions AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Vita AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Adele Duttweiler Prize Foundation (Board of Trustees); "Im Grüene" Foundation, Rüschlikon (Vice Chairman Board of Trustees)
Professional experience/career path
- 1993 – 1994 Store Manager, Coop
- 1994 – 1996 Sales Manager, Obtech Medical AG
- 1996 – 2000 Various sales roles at Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
- 2001 – 2005 Head of Marketing & Logistics, Deputy Director Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
- 2005 – 2012 Managing Director Migros Neuchâtel-Fribourg
- 2012 – 2017 Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Human Resources, Cultural & Social Affairs, Leisure Department
- 2018 – present Chief Executive Officer FMC
Jörg Zulauf
(1958 CH)
Deputy CEO FMC
Head of Finance Department (V)
Member since 2000
Jörg Zulauf
(1958 CH)
Deputy CEO FMC
Head of Finance Department (V)
Member since 2000
RA lic. iur. University of Zurich, MBA
Major mandates
Ex Libris AG (Vice Chairman Board of Directors); Hotelplan Holding AG (Vice Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Bank AG (Vice Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Beteiligungen AG (Vice Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Digital Solutions AG (Board of Directors); Migros Pension Fund (Chairman Board of Trustees)
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
Rainer Baumann
(1979 CH)
Head of Operations Department (III)
Member since 2019
Rainer Baumann
(1979 CH)
Head of Operations Department (III)
Member since 2019
Doctor of Sciences ETH Zurich
Major mandates
Migrol AG (Board of Directors); Migrolino AG (Board of Directors); Migros Digital Solutions AG (Board of Directors); Migros-Verteilbetrieb Neuendorf AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Verteilzentrum Suhr AG (Chairman Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
- Until 2007 Owner of IT start-up hyperCANT
- 2007 – 2009 Leader of Global Data Networks on the United Security Providers management team
- 2009 – 2013 Various roles at McKinsey & Company, Zurich, most recently as Junior Partner of the Business Technology Office (BTO)
- 2013 – 2019 Various roles at Swiss Re, most recently as Managing Director, Head of Group Digital & Information Service
- 2019 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Operations Department
Sarah Kreienbühl
(1970 CH + F)
Head of HR, Communication, Culture, Leisure Department (I)
Member since 2018
Sarah Kreienbühl
(1970 CH + F)
Head of HR, Communication, Culture, Leisure Department (I)
Member since 2018
Lic. phil. I, Psychologist
Major mandates
Migros Digital Solutions AG (Board of Directors); Migros Pension Fund (Board of Trustees); Fondation Pré Vert du Signal de Bougy (Board of Trustees); Ferrovia Monte Generoso (Chairwoman Board of Trustees); "Gurten-Park im Grünen" Foundation (Chairwoman Board of Trustees); "Im Grünen" Foundation Münchenstein (Chairwoman Board of Trustees); "Im Grüene" Foundation Rüschlikon (Chairwoman Board of Trustees); external mandate: Swiss Management Association (Executive Board)
Professional experience/career path
- 1992 – 1997 Psychologist for the selection of pilots at Swissair Schweizerische Luftverkehr AG
- 1998 – 2001 Consultant at Amrop International, Zurich
- 2001 – 2004 Head of Global Human Resources Management and member of the Executive Board at Tecan Group Ltd., Männedorf
- 2004 – 2017 Group Vice President Corporate HRM & Communications and member of the Executive Board at Sonova AG
- 2018 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of HR, Communication, Culture, Leisure Department
Armando Santacesaria
(1971 CH + I)
Head of Migros-Industry Department (IV)
Member since 2019
Armando Santacesaria
(1971 CH + I)
Head of Migros-Industry Department (IV)
Member since 2019
Master's from the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS); doctorate in Business Administration from Bocconi University, Milan
Major mandates
Aproz Sources Minerales SA (Chairman Board of Directors); Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Chocolat Frey AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Delica AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Estavayer Lait SA (Chairman Board of Directors); Jowa AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Mibelle AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Micarna AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Midor AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Mifa AG Frenkendorf (Chairman Board of Directors); Mifroma SA (Chairman Board of Directors); migrolino (Board of Directors); Migros Digital Solutions AG (Board of Directors); Migros Logistique Lémanique SA (Board of Directors); M-Industrie AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Saviva AG (Chairman Board of Directors); SweetWorks Inc. (Board of Directors); external mandates: Atlante Srl, Bologna IT (Board of Directors); SUMAS Sustainability Management School, Gland (Advisory Board)
Professional experience/career path
- Until 2003 Various roles at British American Tobacco Switzerland SA
- 2003 – 2006 Various roles at Gillette Europe, most recently as Business Manager Body Care
- 2006 – 2012 Various roles at Procter & Gamble Europe, most recently as Marketing Director Pringles
- 2012 – 2019 Various roles at Kellogg Europe, most recently as Vice President & General Manager Northern Europe
- 2019 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Industry & Wholesaling Department
Matthias Wunderlin
(1973 CH)
Head of Marketing Department (II)
Member since 2019
Matthias Wunderlin
(1973 CH)
Head of Marketing Department (II)
Member since 2019
Lic. oec. University of Zurich
Major mandates
Aproz Sources Minérales SA (Board of Directors); 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); Migros Online AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Mibelle AG (Board of Directors); Micarna AG (Board of Directors); Midor AG (Board of Directors); Mifa AG Frenkendorf (Board of Directors); Mifroma SA (Board of Directors); Migros Digital Solutions AG (Board of Directors); Migros-Verteilbetrieb Neuendorf AG (Vice Chairman); Migros Verteilzentrum Suhr AG (Vice Chairman); Riseria Taverne SA (Board of Directors); Saviva AG (Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
- 2000 – 2007 Management consultant at McKinsey & Company
- 2007 – 2013 Division manager at Micasa and Do It + Garden
- 2013 – 2016 Chief Sales Officer and member of the Executive Board at Charles Vögele, Pfäffikon SZ
- 2016 – 2018 Head of International Distribution & Channel Management and member of the Executive Board at Scott Sports, Givisiez
- 2018 Head of Retail Digital Division FMC
- 2019 – present Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Marketing Department
Beat Zahnd
(1958 CH)
Head of Commerce Department (VI)
Member since 2016
Beat Zahnd
(1958 CH)
Head of Commerce Department (VI)
Member since 2016
Secondary school teacher (Phil I) University of Bern
Major mandates
Denner AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Ex Libris AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Online AG (Vice Chairman); Migrol AG (Chairman Board of Directors); migrolino (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Digital Solutions AG (Board of Directors); Migros Verteilzentrum Suhr AG (Board of Directors); Digitec Galaxus AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Gurten-Park im Grünen (Board of Trustees)
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 – 2016 Managing Director Migros Aare
- 2016 – 28.02.2021 Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Commerce Department
FMC Management Divisions
The Federation of Migros Cooperatives is organised into six departments. A total of 26 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: 31.12.2020) |
|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer Fabrice Zumbrunnen Number of employees: 90 |
Annina Arpagaus, General Secretariat Andrea Moser, Legal & Compliance Markus Neukom, Economic Policy Peggy Schuhmann, Swiss Quality Testing Services (SQTS) |
| Department I HR, Communication, Culture, Leisure Sarah Kreienbühl Number of employees: 436 |
Hedy Graber, Cultural and Social Affairs Martin Nellen, Communications & Media Reto Parolini, Human Resources Management vacant, Club Schools Coordination & Leisure Christine Wiederkehr-Luther, Sustainability Division Migros Group |
| Department II Marketing Matthias Wunderlin Number of employees: 1'1171 |
Grégory Décaillet, Food Nadine Hess, Marketing Communication Thomas Paroubek, Sustainability & Quality Management Patrick Supan, Marketing Services MGB (until 31.12.2020) Lorence Weiss, Fresh Produce Ruth Vögtlin, Near-/Non-Food |
| Department III Operations Rainer Baumann Number of employees: 843 |
Rainer Deutschmann, Logistics Transport (until 31.12.2020) Fabio Torrisi, Analytics Martin Wechsler, Group IT Aurelius Wespi, Migros Engineering Solutions (MES) |
| Department IV Migros-Industry Armando Santacesaria Number of employees: 29 |
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| Department V Finance Jörg Zulauf Number of employees: 92 |
Beat Arbenz, Corporate Finance Matthias Kneubühl, FMC Accounting & Controlling Beda Ledergerber, Treasury Migros Community Bernd Messerer, Controlling Migros Community Wolfgang Pfaffeneder, Accounting Migros Community Peter Strebel, Real Estate |
| Department VI Commerce Beat Zahnd Number of employees: 11 |
Michel Gruber, Migros Digital Retail (until 28.02.2021) |
