4.Group Management
4.1Members of Group Management
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Year of birth |
Nationality |
Education |
Current function |
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Urs Riedener |
1965 |
Swiss |
Business Economist lic. oec. HSG Stanford Executive Program |
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
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Marc Heim |
1967 |
Swiss |
Business Economist lic. oec. HSG |
Deputy CEO, Executive Vice President Switzerland |
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Robin Barraclough |
1967 |
British/ Swiss |
Economist |
Executive Vice President Europe |
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Ricarda Demarmels |
1979 |
Swiss |
Business Economist lic. oec. HSG |
Chief Financial Officer |
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Kai Könecke |
1966 |
German |
Dipl.-Ing. Mechanical Engineering |
Chief Supply Chain Officer |
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Matthias Kunz |
1960 |
Swiss |
Certified Agronomics Engineer ETH MBA, Stanford Executive Program |
Executive Vice President Americas |
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Thomas Morf |
1974 |
Swiss |
Business Economist lic. oec. HSG |
Chief Marketing Officer |
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Natalie Rüedi |
1971 |
Swiss |
Certified Primary School Teacher EMBA, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
4.2Professional background and other activities and interests
Urs Riedener
CEO and Chairman of Group Management since 2008
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Professional background |
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2000 – 2008 |
Migros Cooperative (MGB), from 2002 Head of Marketing and Member of the Executive Board |
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1995 – 2000 |
Lindt & Sprüngli Group, both in Switzerland and abroad, various management positions, latterly National Sales Manager and Member of the Board of Management for Switzerland |
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1992 – 1995 |
Kraft Jacobs Suchard Group, various positions, latterly Group Brand Manager |
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Other mandates |
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since 2015 |
SMG (Swiss Management Association), Member of the Executive Committee |
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since 2014 |
Conzzeta AG, Member of the Board of Directors |
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since 2010 |
Promarca (Swiss branded goods association), Member of the Executive Committee |
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since 2007 |
Institute of Marketing at the University of St. Gallen, Member of the Executive Committee |
Marc Heim
Executive Vice President Switzerland and Deputy CEO since 2017, Member of Group Management since 2009
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Professional background |
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2014 – 2016 |
Emmi Group, Executive Vice President Europe |
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2009 – 2013 |
Emmi Group, Head of Sales |
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2004 – 2009 |
Halter Bonbons AG, Managing Director |
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1999 – 2004 |
Kambly AG, various management roles |
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1992 – 1999 |
Effems AG (now Mars Schweiz AG), various positions |
Robin Barraclough
Executive Vice President Europe since 2017, Member of Group Management since 2009
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Professional background |
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2014 – 2016 |
Emmi Group, Chief Marketing Officer |
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2009 – 2014 |
Emmi Group, Head of Marketing |
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2008 |
Kraft Foods, in charge of the coffee business in German-speaking Europe |
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1991 – 2007 |
Mars Incorporated, various managerial marketing roles at national and international level, latterly Senior Member of the Marketing Leadership Team at the European Masterfoods headquarters in Bremen (Germany) |
Ricarda Demarmels
CFO and Member of Group Management since 2019
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Professional background |
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2015 – 2018 |
ORIOR Group, Chief Financial Officer |
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2009 – 2014 |
Capvis Equity Partners, Investment Director |
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2005 – 2009 |
Oliver Wyman Financial Services, Project Manager |
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2002 – 2003 |
Swiss National Bank, Research Assistant |
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Other mandates |
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since 2018 |
Sensirion, Member of the Board of Directors and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee |
Kai Könecke
Chief Supply Chain Officer and Member of Group Management since 2017
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Professional background |
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2012 – 2016 |
Unilever Germany-Austria-Switzerland, Managing Director Supply Chain G-A-S |
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2011 – 2012 |
Amazon, General Manager, Fulfillment Center Rheinberg (Germany) |
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2006 – 2011 |
Mars (Effems) Germany, Plant Director of the facility in Viersen (Germany) |
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1993 – 2006 |
Mars (Effems) Germany, various roles in Supply Chain, including Head of Logistics Germany and Head of Development of Supply Chain Management Europe |
Matthias Kunz
Executive Vice President Americas since 2014, Member of Group Management since 2002
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Professional background |
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2009 – 2013 |
Emmi Group, Head of International Division |
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2002 – 2009 |
Emmi Group, Head of International Cheese Division |
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1999 – 2002 |
Swiss Dairy Food, Member of Group Management |
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1997 – 1999 |
Toni International AG, Managing Director |
Thomas Morf
Chief Marketing Officer and Member of Group Management since 2017
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Professional background |
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2012 – 2017 |
Danone Johannesburg, latterly Managing Director of the Mayo Dairy business unit |
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2010 – 2012 |
Danone Paris, Global Marketing Director Innovations |
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2007 – 2010 |
Danone Munich, various executive marketing roles |
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2000 – 2007 |
Procter & Gamble, Belgium, various executive marketing roles |
Natalie Rüedi
Chief Human Resources Officer since 2014, Member of Group Management since 2011
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Professional background |
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2009 – 2013 |
Emmi Group, Head of Human Resources, Member of extended Group Management until 2010 |
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2004 – 2009 |
Emmi Group, responsible for developing and heading up staff development |
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2000 – 2004 |
Emmi Group, Human Resources Specialist |
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1992 – 2000 |
Teacher and headmistress at a primary school |
Members of the extended Group Management
Othmar Dubach
Head of Cheese and Dairy Products Switzerland, Member of the Executive Board Switzerland and of the extended Group Management since 2014
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Professional background |
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1993 – 2013 |
Emmi Group, Head of the Cheese Division |
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1992 – 1993 |
Emmi Group, Head of Marketing |
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1983 – 1991 |
Central Switzerland Milk Association, various roles |
Markus Willimann
Head of Industrial Business Switzerland, Member of the Executive Board Switzerland and of the extended Group Management since 2014
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Professional background |
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since 2004 |
Emmi Group, Head of Industrial Business and agricultural policy |
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1998 – 2004 |
Emmi Group, Member of Group Management with responsibility for the Dairy Products Division |
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1990 – 1998 |
UFAG AG, Division Head, Member of the Executive Board |
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1987 – 1990 |
Jacobs Suchard AG, latterly Senior Project Manager Research & Development |
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1982 – 1987 |
Testing station, Schweizerische Brauereien, research assistant and doctoral student |
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Other mandates |
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since 2011 |
Advisory Committee for Agriculture and the Agriculture Research Council of the Swiss Confederation, Member |
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since 2009 |
Swiss Milk Sector Organisation (BOM), Vice President |
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since 2007 |
Federal Agriculture Research Council, Member |
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since 2004 |
Swiss Dairy Industry Association (VMI), Chairman |
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since 2004 |
Federation of Swiss Food Industries (fial), Member of the Board |
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since 1998 |
Swiss Butter Sector Organisation (BOB), Member |
4.3Permitted number of activities
The members of Group Management may hold a maximum of two mandates in listed and ten mandates in non-listed legal entities.
4.4Management contracts
No management contracts exist.