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 MBA 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 |
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 |
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), Head of Marketing and Member of the Executive Board since 2002 |
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1995 – 2000 |
Lindt & Sprungli 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 |
Bystronic 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, Managing the coffee business in the German-speaking parts of 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 June 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 Switzerland, 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, Chairwoman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Independent Directors' 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 (D-A-CH) |
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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 |
As part of its long-term succession planning, the Board of Directors in autumn 2020 named Jonas Leu as successor to Matthias Kunz, who is to gradually step back from Group Management at his own request. After a one-year induction period, Jonas Leu assumed operational responsibility on 1 January 2022 as Executive Vice President Americas, while Matthias Kunz will take care of strategic projects as a member of extended Group Management.
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 |
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Other mandates |
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since 2020 |
Opes Group, Member of the Board of Directors |
Members of the extended Group Management
(as at balance sheet date)
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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since 1993 |
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 |
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. In practice, the limits permitted by the Articles of Association are far from fully exhausted.
4.4Management contracts
No management contracts exist.