The Management Board
Olaf Koch
Chairman of the Management Board
Areas of responsibility
Corporate Communications and Public Policy, Investor Relations and Corporate M&A, Corporate Legal Affairs & Compliance, Corporate Office, Corporate Strategy, HoReCa Digital, Real
Profile
Olaf Koch was appointed Chief Executive Officer of METRO AG on 2 March 2017 for a term ending on 1 March 2022. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the former METRO AG (now: CECONOMY AG) from 1 January 2012 to 12 July 2017 and Chief Financial Officer of the same company from 14 September 2009 until the end of 2011. He was previously employed at the financial investor Permira. Following his graduation in business administration, Mr Koch started his career at Daimler-Benz AG in 1994. He was a board member of Mercedes Car Group from 2002 to 2007.
Christian Baier
Chief Financial Officer
Areas of responsibility
Corporate Accounting, Corporate Controlling & Finance, Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Tax, Corporate Treasury, METRO PROPERTIES, METRO LOGISTICS, MIAG, METRO Insurance Broker
Profile
Christian Baier was appointed member of the Management Board of METRO AG on 11 November 2016 for a term ending on 30 September 2020. He was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of METRO Cash & Carry from 1 July 2015 to 1 March 2017 and previously held the position of Group Director Strategy, Business Innovation and M&A at the former METRO AG. Mr Baier is 41 years of age and joined METRO Cash & Carry Germany as a member of the Management Board / Head of Finance and Administration – C+C Schaper – in the year 2011. He holds a BA in business administration and an MBA from New York University and was previously employed at the finance investor Permira and a number of banks.
Pieter C. Boone
Chief Operating Officer
Areas of responsibility
METRO Cash & Carry (MCC) Operating Board, Operations, Expansion & Investment MCC, Food Service Distribution MCC, Global Food & Non-Food Sourcing, Global Business & Supplier Management, Marketing MCC, Quality Assurance MCC, Supply Chain / Logistics, Trader Franchise MCC, METRO ADVERTISING, METRO SOURCING International, Classic Fine Foods, Pro à Pro, Rungis Express
Profile
Pieter C. Boone was appointed member of the Management Board of METRO AG on 2 March 2017 for a term ending on 30 September 2020. He was a member of the Management Board of the former METRO AG (now: CECONOMY AG) from 1 July 2015 to 12 July 2017. Mr Boone is 50 years of age and joined METRO Cash & Carry Russia in the year 2011 as the company’s Operations Director. He assumed the position of Managing Director at that company in March 2012. Mr Boone previously held management positions in Peru, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia for the Dutch trading company SHV Holdings.
Heiko Hutmacher
Chief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director
Areas of responsibility
Human Resources (HR Campus, Compensation & HR Processes, Global Talent Management & Recruitment, HR Operations & Leadership, Labour Relations Germany & Labour Law), Corporate Responsibility, Global Business Services, Group Internal Audit, Information & Technology, METRO SERVICES, METRO SYSTEMS
Profile
Heiko Hutmacher assumed his position on the Management Board on 2 March 2017 and was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer of METRO AG on 31 August 2017 for a term ending on 30 September 2020. He was a member of the Management Board of the former METRO AG (now: CECONOMY AG) from 1 October 2011 to 12 July 2017 and held the position of Chief Human Resources Officer. From April 2012 to June 2015, the 60-year-old headed the Human Resources Department at METRO Cash & Carry. Mr Hutmacher holds a degree in business administration. His experience in human resources spans over 30 years, including posts at IBM and Akzo Nobel.
Since financial year 2015/16, the Trader cluster comprises the METRO Cash & Carry countries Moldova, Poland, Romania and Ukraine. The HoReCa, Multispecialist and Trader clusters replace the previous reporting regions of Germany, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia.