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 Board of Directors of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC) 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: HRM, Communication and Commitment Migros Group; Marketing; Operations; Migros Industrie; Finance; Commerce.
Composition of management
The seven-member Executive Board oversees the operational management of the FMC and is responsible for directing the management divisions.
Executive Board
Version 31.12.2021
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 Management 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 (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
Deputy CEO FMC since 01.01.2022
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); Delica AG (Board of Directors); Estavayer Lait SA (Board of Directors); Jowa AG (Board of Directors); migrolino AG (Board of Directors); Migros Online AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Mibelle AG (Board of Directors); Micarna SA (Board of Directors); Mifa AG Frenkendorf (Board of Directors); Mifroma AG (Board of Directors); Migros Verteilbetrieb AG (Vice Chairman 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 – 31.12.2021
Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Marketing Department
01.01.2022 – present
Deputy CEO FMC and Head of Marketing Department
Deputy CEO FMC until 31.12.2021
Head of Finance Department (V) until 31.12.2021
Member since 2000
RA lic. iur. University of Zurich, MBA
Major mandates until 31.12.2021
Ex Libris AG (Vice Chairman Board of Directors); Hotelplan Management 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 – 31.12.2021
Deputy CEO FMC and Head of Finance Department
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 AG (Chairman Board of Directors); digitalswitzerland initiative (Executive Team)
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, lastly as Junior Partner of the Business Technology Office (BTO)
2013 – 2019
Various roles at Swiss Re, lastly as Managing Director, Head of Group Digital & Information Service
2019 – present
Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Operations Department
Head of Commerce Department (VI)
Member since 01.03.2021
Lic. oec. Business Administration (HSG, University of St. Gallen)
Major mandates
Denner AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Ex Libris AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Migrol AG (Chairman Board of Directors); migrolino (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Digital Solutions AG (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Online AG (Vice Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Verteilbetrieb AG (Board of Directors); Digitec Galaxus AG (Chairman Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
2003 – 2010
Various roles at McKinsey & Company, Zurich and Dubai, lastly as Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, Zurich
2010 – 2019
Various roles at Valora Group, lastly as Managing Director Valora Food Service Switzerland, Muttenz
2019 – 2021
Head of Digital Division FMC
01.03.2021 – present
Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Commerce Department
Head of HRM, Communication and Commitment (I)
Member since 2018
Lic. phil. I, Psychologist
Major mandates
MiSENSO AG (Chairwoman Board of Directors); Miduca AG (Chairwoman Board of Directors); Migros Pension Fund (Board of Trustees); Fondation Pré Vert du Signal de Bougy (Board of Trustees); Ferrovia Monte Generoso SA (Chairwoman Board of Directors); "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 HRM, Communication and Commitment Migros Group
Head of Migros Industrie 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 Minérales SA (Chairman Board of Directors); Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel 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 SA (Chairman Board of Directors); Mifa AG Frenkendorf (Chairman Board of Directors); Mifroma SA (Chairman Board of Directors); Migros Logistique Lémanique SA (Board of Directors); M-Industrie AG (Chairman Board of Directors); SweetWorks Inc. (Board of Directors); external mandates: Atlante Srl, Bologna IT (Board of Directors)
Professional experience/career path
Until 2003
Various roles at British American Tobacco Switzerland SA
2003 – 2006
Various roles at Gillette Europe, lastly as Business Manager Body Care
2006 – 2012
Various roles at Procter & Gamble Europe, lastly as Marketing Director Pringles
2012 – 2019
Various roles at Kellogg Europe, lastly as Vice President & General Manager Northern Europe
2019 – present
Various roles at Kellogg Europe, lastly as Vice President & General Manager Northern Europe
Head of Finance Department (V) since 01.01.2022
Member since 01.01.2022
Mag.rer.soc.oec. University of Innsbruck, Austria
Major mandates since 01.01.2022
Ex Libris AG (Vice Chairwoman Board of Directors); Hotelplan Management AG (Vice Chairwoman Board of Directors); Migros Bank AG (Vice Chairwoman Board of Directors); Migros Beteiligungen AG (Vice Chairwoman Board of Directors); Migros Digital Solutions AG (Board of Directors); Migros Pension Fund (Chairwoman Board of Trustees)
Professional experience/career path
2001 – 2004
(Senior) Assistant at Ernst & Young AG, Berne
2004 – 2010
Various roles at Hilti Corporation, Schaan, Liechtenstein, lastly as Head of Group Consolidation & Accounting
2010 – 2013
Director Finance Operations at Hilti North America, Tulsa, USA
2013 – 2019
CFO Hilti Germany and Central Europe at Hilti Deutschland AG, Kaufering, Germany
2019 – 2021
Head of Corporate Audit and Risk Management at Hilti Corporation, Schaan, Liechtenstein
01.01.2022 – present
Member of the FMC Executive Board, Head of Finance Department
Members who retired in 2021
Head of Commerce Department (VI) until 28.02.2021
Member until 28.02.2021
Secondary school teacher (Phil I) University of Bern
FMC Management Divisions
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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. |
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Executive Board |
Related management divisions and their heads (as at: 31.12.2021) |
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Chief Executive Officer Fabrice Zumbrunnen Number of employees: 256 |
Annina Arpagaus, General Secretariat Andrea Moser, Legal & Compliance Markus Neukom, Economic Policy Peggy Schuhmann, Swiss Quality Testing Services (SQTS) |
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Department I HRM, Communication and Commitment Migros Group Sarah Kreienbühl Number of employees: 470 |
Hedy Graber, Social Affairs & Culture Martin Nellen, Communications & Media Reto Parolini, Human Resources Management Migros Group HRM Sabina Cadalbert, Coordination Club Schools / Leisure (ad interim) Christine Wiederkehr-Luther, Sustainability Migros Group |
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Department II Marketing Matthias Wunderlin Number of employees: 709 |
Grégory Décaillet, Food Nadine Hess, Marketing Communication Thomas Paroubek, Sustainability & Quality Management Lorence Weiss, Fresh Produce Ruth Vögtlin, Near-/Non-Food |
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Department III Operations Rainer Baumann Number of employees: 1'100 |
Rainer Deutschmann, Security & Traffic Kim Shutler, Logistics Transport Fabio Torrisi, Analytics Martin Wechsler, Group IT Aurelius Wespi, Migros Engineering Solutions (MES) |
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Department IV Migros Industrie Armando Santacesaria Number of employees: 15 |
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Department V Finance Jörg Zulauf (until 31.12.2021) Number of employees: 149 |
Beat Arbenz, Corporate Finance Matthias Kneubühl, FMC Accounting & Controlling Beda Ledergerber, Treasury Migros Community Bernd Messerer, Controlling Migros Community (until 31.12.2021) Wolfgang Pfaffeneder, Accounting Migros Community Peter Strebel, Real Estate |
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Department VI Commerce Michel Gruber Number of employees: 13 |
Vacant, Migros Digital Retail |