The Management Board
Vorstands- mitglieder
Olaf Koch
Chairman of the Management Board
Areas of responsibility
Corporate Communications, Corporate Public Policy, M&A | Legal & Compliance, Corporate Office, Strategy | Investor Relations, Corporate Responsibility, Global Branding & Activation, Master Data, Hospitality Digital, METRO MARKETS, METRO-NOM, NX-Food.
Profile
Olaf Koch was appointed Chief Executive Officer of METRO AG on 2 March 2017 for a term ending on 1 March 2022. Olaf Koch will leave the company early at the end of 2020 at his own request. From 14 September 2009 until the end of 2011 he was a member of the Management Board (Chief Financial Officer) of the former METRO AG (now: CECONOMY AG), and from 1 January 2012 to 12 July 2017 he was the Chief Executive Officer of the company. 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 & Controlling, Corporate Risk Management, Corporate Tax, Corporate Treasury, Global Business Services, Group Internal Audit, 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. His current appointment as a member of the Management Board runs until 30 September 2025. 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 (now: CECONOMY AG). Mr Baier joined METRO Cash & Carry Germany (now METRO Germany) as a member of the Management Board/Head of Finance and Administration – C+C Schaper – in 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.
Andrea Euenheim
Chief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director
Since 1 November 2019
Areas of responsibility
International HR Business Partner, Global HR Operations & Services (incl. Campus HR), Global Talent Management (incl. House of Learning), Global Employer Branding, Talent Acquisition & Onboarding, Global Compensation & Benefits, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Global Labour Relations, METRO Campus Services.
Profile
Andrea Euenheim was appointed member of the Management Board and Labour Director of METRO AG on 1 November 2019 for a term ending on 31 October 2022. Prior to that, she worked at Amazon in Seattle, USA, from October 2015, initially as HR Director of Global Consumer Products and since the end of 2017 as HR Director of Global Expansion, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Before moving to the USA, Andrea Euenheim was responsible for personnel management at Amazon Europe from 2007, primarily overseeing Germany, Italy, Spain and France. From 2001 to 2007, she worked for General Electric, where her last position was Head of Human Resources for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at GE Commercial Finance, Fleet Services. Andrea Euenheim completed her master’s degree in linguistics, sociology, psychology and business administration at the University of Passau.
Rafael Gasset
Chief Operating Officer (Convenience Cluster)
Since 1 April 2020
Areas of responsibility
Retail Franchise, Trader Digital, Global Procurement, METRO SOURCING International.
METRO national subsidiary responsibilities: Bulgaria, China, India, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Myanmar, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary.
Profile
Rafael Gasset was appointed member of the Management Board of METRO AG on 1 April 2020 for a term ending on 31 March 2023. From 22 June 2015 to 31 March 2020, he was Operating Partner with various national subsidiary responsibilities, most recently for Russia, Romania, Moldova and Poland. Rafael Gasset previously held various positions at METRO national subsidiaries. Before becoming an Operating Partner, he was Regional Operating Officer at METRO Cash & Carry overseeing the Eastern Europe region.
Eric Poirier
Chief Operating Officer (Hospitality Cluster)
Since 1 April 2020
Areas of responsibility
Digitalisation, Store Excellence & Pricing, Customer Experience, Food Service Distribution, Sales Force, Common Value Creation, SME Services, METRO GastroFinanz, METRO ADVERTISING.
METRO national subsidiary and organisational responsibilities: Belgium, Germany (incl. Rungis Express), France (incl. Pro à Pro), Italy, Japan, Croatia, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Classic Fine Foods.
Profile
Eric Poirier was appointed member of the Management Board of METRO AG on 1 April 2020 for a term ending on 31 March 2023. From 1 July 2018 to 31 March 2020, he held the position of Operating Partner with responsibility for subsidiaries in France including Pro à Pro, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Eric Poirier previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer at MAKRO Poland and various positions at METRO national subsidiaries.