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The Executive Board
This is how we operate
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The Executive Board is responsible for the operational management of the Federation of Migros Cooperatives. It consists of the President and the heads of the six departments.
An overview of our Executive Board
Matthias Wunderlin (Vice Chair)
Rainer Baumann (Member)
Michel Gruber (Member)
Andrea Krapf (Member)
Isabelle Zimmermann (Member)
Get to know our Executive Board better
We are Migros
What inspires you to do more?
We ask the questions and the Executive Board provides the answers.
We are Migros
Mario Irminger, President of the Executive Board, keeps an eye on the big picture: “I’m inspired by the diversity of the Migros Group as well as the solidarity and customer focus that I feel among our employees every day.”
We are Migros
Matthias Wunderlin, Member of the FMC Executive Board and Head of the Migros Industrie Department, is focussed on iced tea, Blévita and Risoletto: “A Migros without its own brands is unthinkable.”
We are Migros
Rainer Baumann, Member of the FMC Executive Board and Head of the Operations Department, is responsible for all the things that customers don’t see: “Our logistics and IT staff ensure that the shelves in the shops are always well-stocked.”
We are Migros
Michel Gruber, Member of the FMC Executive Board and Head of the Retail Department, puts Migros subsidiaries such as Denner, Digitec Galaxus and Ex Libris firmly on the road to success.
We are Migros
Andrea Krapf, Member of the FMC Executive Board and Head of the Department of HRM and Commitment in the Migros Group: “Migros is perceived as credible, committed and responsible. It is important to preserve this reputation and at the same time define our objectives for the future.”
We are Migros
Isabelle Zimmermann, Member of the FMC Executive Board and Head of the Finance Department, keeps an eye on the figures: “The prerequisite for our investments in the Swiss economy and society is Migros’ healthy financial foundation. Only in this way can we live up to expectations.”
We are Migros
And how do we inspire you?
Feedback, praise and criticism are important to us. On our community platform Migipedia, you can share your thoughts on anything and everything Migros related.
What we stand for
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Find out everything about our values and how we apply them every day to enhance our customers’ quality of life.
We are happy to provide answers
Nothing stands still at Migros. Discover new details from everyday life at Migros in our stories.
All StoriesMigros rebuilding
“Migros is not a museum”
Why is Migros rebuilding? And what does the Migros of the future look like? Mario Irminger, President of the Executive Board, gives his view.
Balloon adventure
“When you’re in a balloon, nothing else matters”
Stefan Wälchli has spent more than 3,000 hours in the air. The passionate balloon pilot flies the familiar Handy bottle – and now also an organic strawberry.
Interview Rémy Müller
Why are Migros tissues cheaper than others, Rémy Müller?
Tissues, chocolate, mozzarella: Migros is promoting its own brands in a new campaign – by showing how much more expensive the originals are. Head of Marketing Rémy Müller explains why Migros is much cheaper than some people think.
Store manager
Everyday life as a store manager
Brendalee Salazar Piretti is store manager at Lutry La Conversion in Canton Vaud. Whether it’s product displays, managing her team or dealing with unexpected situations, her days are always busy.
Dental care
2,500 years of dental hygiene
From chewed branches and bone powder to today’s nylon toothbrushes. The long history of dental care.
A store manager’s everyday life
“I often feel like a football coach”
Yves Brunner manages the Migros supermarket in Affoltern am Albis. He gives us an insight into leading an 80-strong team and tells us what his typical working day involves.
Migros Magazine
A look behind the scenes of the Migros Magazine relaunch
Migros Magazine has had a new look since 26 February. “Migros Magazine is as much a part of the start of the week as a big shopping trip is of the weekend,” says Sabine Eva Wittwer in an interview. She managed the relaunch.
Supermarket
What goes on at Migros before the stores open their doors for you?
Migros has over 650 supermarkets in Switzerland. Every morning, a large team of staff gets the stores ready while the customers are still asleep. We visited the Marin Centre store in Neuchâtel early one morning to see what the staff were up to.
Working in the Migros Group
A change of career at 61: Jürg Steiner's path from manager to mentor
Jürg Steiner has worked at Delica AG for 28 years, most recently as the head of production and dispatching for a team of 47 people. Now, at the age of 61, he has switched down a gear and moved into a less strenuous role.
Working in the Migros Group
How Nithujan went from being a business economist to an IT specialist
Nithujan Prathapan, 31, from Rotkreuz in the Canton of Zug, studied Business Economics at the University of St. Gallen. Now, he’s undertaking further training at Migros to become an IT specialist. What motivates him, and what he finds challenging about this process.
Double interview on organic products
«Organic is more expensive, but it's not making anyone rich»
Some organic products cost more than their conventionally-produced counterparts. In this interview, the Managing Director of Bio Suisse and the Head of Marketing at Migros explain why that is – and why organic still needs to become cheaper.
Migros Group
All of it is Migros
Migros has a chapel, a funicular railway, an observatory and even a fire brigade. Did you know?