We are Migros
The delegates
How we’re set up
The Assembly of Delegates is the highest governing body within Migros. Its delegates generally meet twice a year to vote on important bills. We’ll show you how our Assembly of Delegates is set up and what its tasks are.
Composition and electoral procedure
In accordance with the statues, the FMC Assembly of Delegates comprises 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, with the remaining seats being distributed based on the number of members in the two calendar years preceding the elections. In addition, each Cooperative designates an ad hoc representative from its Board of Directors for each assembly meeting. The committee is chaired by an external, independent president.
The number of delegate votes for each Cooperative – as of 31 December 2023 – is distributed as follows (elected delegates per Cooperative):
Working methods and powers
The Assembly of Delegates (AoD) has an Office (Office of the Assembly of Delegates) and also operates two 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 AoD and in mandates. There is also a facility for setting up ad hoc working groups for temporary assignments.
The principal powers of the AoD 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 Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC)
Approving the Annual Report and annual 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
Selecting and appointing the Board of Control
Approval of Migros accounting (Group accounting)
Members of the Assembly of Delegates
In total, our Assembly of Delegates consists of one hundred elected delegates. These were elected by the bodies of the regional cooperatives for a four-year term of office. Together with the ten representatives of the regional administrations of the cooperatives and the President, they form the 111-member Assembly of Delegates.
Members 2020 to 2024:
Delegates for the Migros Aare Cooperative
Thomas Affentranger , Peter Bill, Rolf Bracher, Veronica Buser, Nicole de Weck, Peter Diethelm, Beatrice Ernst, Anja Fischer, Anita Grütter, Rolf Hächler, Claudia Hess , Nathalie Kohler, Christoph Lätt, Thomas Marbet , Monika Stutz, Tanja Zaugg , Patrik Zeiter
Delegates for the Migros Basel Cooperative
Monika Guth Eichner, Christiane Graf, Dora Gysin, Isabelle Heiz , Michel Lardon , Karl Linder, Dagmar Vergeat , Rudolf Werdenberg, vacant
Delegates for the Migros Geneva Cooperative
Caroline Baumgartner-Volluz, Corinne Hug-Cattin , Barbara Daldini, Susanne Darbellay, Irmgard Flörchinger, William Monnier , Karin Roztocil , Ines Wolfisberg
Delegates for the Migros Lucerne Cooperative
Nicole Baggenstos-Ulrich, Sybil Breitling Gubler, Daniel Brönnimann, Stefan Bürge, Helen Graber Lengwiler, Karin Helfenstein , Katharina Luginbühl , Sibylle Studer , Ursula Ulrich-Zgraggen
Delegates for the Migros Neuenburg-Freiburg Cooperative
Bernhard Auderset, Laurence Barras, Nathalie Caillet, Vanessa Guizzetti Piccirilli, Jean-Marc Riedi , Sabine Spring , Erika Stadler , Brigitte Vincent
Delegates for the Migros Eastern Switzerland Cooperative
Thomas Beerle, Sharon Brühwiler, Nicole Donno, Eduard Heller, Olivier Christian Kappeler, Helen Länzlinger, Patrik Seiz, Monika Stauffacher , Isabelle Tripod , Mirjam Vincenz-Cathomas , Esther Vogt-Dudli , Peter von Gunten, Bernhard Wittlinger , Marcel Zurlinden
Delegates for the Migros Ticino Cooperative
Nadia Bregoli, Cristina Coduri Mossi, Sandro Glaus, Matteo Hoderas , Gabriella Malacrida, Daniele Poggiali , Simona Vezzoli
Delegates for the Migros Vaud Cooperative
François Berthoud, Elisabeth Bétrix, Philippe Collet, Nicole Dumont-Martin, Laura Locatelli , Eugenia Rauccio-Farinon , Delphine Soldati , Adrien Sovrano
Delegates for the Migros Valais Cooperative
Anthony Albrecht, Roland Hugon, Julien Kaeser, Jean-Daniel Monnier , Charlotte Pichel , Claudia Zen-Ruffinen , Mélanie Zuber
Delegates for the Migros Zurich Cooperative
Isabel Bader-Blöchliger, Freydun Michal Badri, Marlies Brenn-Stolz, Nives Geissbühler, Reto Grendene, Jolanda Helfenstein, Renata Georg Preiswerk, Evelyne Schaller , Daniel Schindler , Edith Spillmann , Yvonne Wassmer , Beat Wernli, Hans-Peter Wyss
Office of the Assembly of Delegates
The Office of the Assembly of Delegates prepares the agenda of the Assembly of Delegates and acts as the central interface between the Board of Directors and the Assembly of Delegates.
Marianne Meyer – President of the FMC AoD
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
2021 – 2022: CMO and CSO Private Customers, Forster Swiss Home Ltd, Swiss Steel Kitchens, Member of the Executive Board, Arbon
2023 – present Head Custom Made Snacks, Member of the CMS Board, HACO AG, Gümligen
Irmgard Flörchinger – Member of the Office of the AoD, Migros Geneva Cooperative
2000: BA in Arts Management, Diploma of Advanced Studies in Project Management and Diploma of Advanced Studies in Marketing Strategy, Communication and E-Business
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: Various project and purchasing management roles at SITA, Geneva
2018 to present: Hiking guide at Swiss Alpine Club (Geneva section) and Schweizer Wanderwege/Swiss Hiking Trails (canton of Geneva), President of Genève Rando and Webmaster
Marlies Brenn-Stolz – Member of the Office of the AoD, Migros Geneva Cooperative
Entrepreneur
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 to present: Various positions in large corporations and public administration, including products and design
2019 to present: Entrepreneur, BRS.ATELIER GmbH
Nadia Bregoli – Member of the Office of the AoD, Migros Ticino Cooperative
Master’s in Political Science from University of Milan; MA Retail Business Management, University of Bocconi and IFOR Postgraduate Training Institute for Commerce
1986 – 1998: Marketing manager and consultant in the areas of international commerce, retail, services and public administration
1998 – 2010: EMBA Course Director and marketing lecturer, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Manno, Ticino
2010 to present: Member of the Governing Council and Director of Continuing Education at University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Manno, Ticino
Patrik Seiz – Member of the Office of the AoD, Migros Eastern Switzerland Cooperative
Advanced Federal Diploma in Accounting and Controlling
2011–2014: Head of Finance and Accounting, Head of Purchasing, Order Handling/Preparation and IT, Member of the Executive Board Schekolin AG, Gamprin-Bendern, Liechtenstein
2014–2019: Head of Finance and IT (CFO), Member of the Executive Board F. Hunziker + Co AG, Dietikon
2020 – 2023: Head of Finance and HR (CFO), Member of the Executive Board Schlegel Group, Goldach
08.2023 - present CFO (Head of Finance, HR and IT) Giovanelli Fruchtimport AG und Gerelli AG, 8500 Frauenfeld
Working groups of Assembly of Delegates
Migros Aid Fund
Ines Wolfisberg (President) – Migros Geneva Cooperative
Peter Bill – Migros Aare Cooperative
Karl Linder – Migros Basel Cooperative
Katharina Luginbühl – Migros Lucerne Cooperative
Edith Spillmann – Migros Zurich Cooperative
Sabine Spring – Migros Neuenburg-Freiburg Cooperative
Claudia Zen-Ruffinen – Migros Valais CooperativeAnnual Report of the Board of Directors
Karin Helfenstein (President) – Migros Lucerne Cooperative
Renata Georg Preiswerk – Migros Zurich Cooperative
Dora Gysin – Migros Basel Cooperative
Adrien Sovrano – Migros Vaud Cooperative
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