57. Boards of METRO AG and mandates of their members
Members of the Supervisory Board
(As of: 23 November 2021)
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
CEO of JBS Holding GmbH
Independent shareholder representative
a) Big Dutchman AG (Chairman)
b) Bankiva B.V., Wezep, Netherlands – Supervisory Board (Chairman)
Barentz International B.V., Hoofddorp, Netherlands – Supervisory Board (Chairman), since 12 December 2020
Lonza Group AG1, Basle, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Xaver Schiller (Vice Chairman)
Chairman of the Group Works Council of METRO AG
Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO Deutschland GmbH
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2 (Vice Chairman)
b) None
Marco Arcelli
CEO of EP Global Commerce a.s. (EPGC), Prague, Czech Republic
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) None
Stefanie Blaser
Chairwoman of the General Works Council of METRO PROPERTIES GmbH & Co. KG Saarbrücken
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Herbert Bolliger, until 19 February 2021
Self-employed business consultant
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) Amann Wine Group Holding SA, Zug, Switzerland – Board of Directors
BNP Paribas (Suisse) AG1, Geneva, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Eldora Holding SA, Rolle, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Menu and More AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors, since 30 October 2020
MTH Retail Group Holding GmbH, Vienna, Austria – Supervisory Board
Office World Holding AG, Bolligen, Switzerland – Board of Directors (Vice President), until 20 April 2021
Gwyn Burr
Member of the Board of Directors of Hammerson plc, London, United Kingdom
Independent shareholder representative
a) None
b) Hammerson plc1, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors
Ingleby Farms and Forests ApS, Køge, Denmark – Board of Directors
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V.1, Amsterdam, Netherlands – Supervisory Board
Made.com Group plc, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors, since 7 May 2021
Taylor Wimpey plc1, London, United Kingdom – Board of Directors
a) Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
b) Memberships in comparable German and international supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
1 Listed company.
2 Intra-group mandate.
Thomas Dommel
Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH
Employee representative
a) METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH2 (Vice Chairman)
b) None
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst
President of the German Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP)
Independent shareholder representative
a) TUI AG1
Vonovia SE1 (stellv. Vorsitzender)
b) None
Michael Heider
Vice Chairman of the General Works Council of METRO Deutschland GmbH
Chairman of the Works Council of the METRO wholesale store Schwelm
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
b) None
Udo Höfer
General Manager of the METRO Deutschland GmbH store Krefeld
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Peter Küpfer, until 19 February 2021
Self-employed business consultant
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) AHRA AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
AHRB AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
ARH Resort Holding AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
Breda Consulting AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
Cambiata Ltd, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Board of Directors
Cambiata Schweiz AG, Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Lake Zurich Fund Exempt Company, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Board of Directors
SERAVI AG, Zollikon, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Supra Holding AG, Zug, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Rosalinde Lax
Administrative Assistant, METRO Deutschland GmbH
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
b) None
Dr Fredy Raas
Managing Director of Beisheim Holding GmbH, Baar, Switzerland
Independent shareholder representative
a) CECONOMY AG1
b) ARISCO Holding AG, Baar, Switzerland – Board of Directors, until 21 June 2021
HUWA Finanz- und Beteiligungs AG, Au, Switzerland – Board of Directors (President)
Roman Šilha, since 19 February 2021
Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, EP Global Commerce a.s., Prague, Czech Republic,
and VESA Equity Investment S.à.r.l., Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) None
Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt
Self-employed business consultant
Independent shareholder representative
a) None
b) Elisa Corporation1, Helsinki, Finland, Board of Directors
Tritax EuroBox plc1, London, United Kingdom, Board of Directors
a) Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
b) Memberships in comparable German and international supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
1 Listed company.
2 Intra-group mandate.
Dr Liliana Solomon
Group Chief Financial Officer of Awaze Limited, London, United Kingdom
Independent shareholder representative
a) None
b) Trustly Group AB, Stockholm, Sweden – Supervisory Board, since 18 December 2020
Unit4 N.V., Utrecht, Netherlands – Supervisory Board, until 30 June 2021
Alexandra Soto
Group Executive Director, Managing Director and Global Chief Operating Officer of Lazard Financial Advisory, Lazard & Co., Limited, London, United Kingdom
Independent shareholder representative
a) None
b) Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA1, Brussels, Belgium – Board of Directors, since 30 July 2021
Stefan Tieben, since 19 February 2021
Auditor and tax consultant
Partner at RLT Ruhrmann Tieben & Partner mbB Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Steuerberatungsgesellschaft
as well as member of the Management Board of the RLT Group
Shareholder representative
a) None
b) Breda Consulting AG, Breda/Zurich, Switzerland – Board of Directors
Manuela Wetzko
IT coordinator for region 5 at METRO Deutschland GmbH
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
b) None
Angelika Will
Honorary Judge at the Federal Labour Court
Secretary of the Regional Association Board North Rhine-Westphalia of DHV – Die Berufsgewerkschaft e. V. (federal specialist group on trade and logistics)
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
Manfred Wirsch
Trade union secretary of ver.di – Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft e. V.
Employee representative
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
b) None
Silke Zimmer
Trade union secretary of ver.di – Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft e. V.
Employee representative
a) None
b) None
a) Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
b) Memberships in comparable German and international supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
1 Listed company.
2 Intra-group mandate.
Permanent Supervisory Board committees and their composition
(As of: 23 November 2021)
Presidential Committee
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
Xaver Schiller (Vice Chairman)
Thomas Dommel
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst
Roman Šilha
Manuela Wetzko
Audit Committee
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst (Chairman)
Xaver Schiller (Vice Chairman)
Marco Arcelli
Stefanie Blaser
Michael Heider
Dr Fredy Raas
Nomination Committee
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
Gwyn Burr
Roman Šilha
Mediation Committee pursuant to § 27 Section 3 of the German Co-determination Act
Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman)
Xaver Schiller (Vice Chairman)
Thomas Dommel
Prof. Dr Edgar Ernst
Members of the Management Board
(As of: 23 November 2021)
Dr Steffen Greubel (Chairman), since 1 May 2021
a) None
b) None
Olaf Koch (Chairman), until 31 December 2020
a) METRO-NOM GmbH2 (Chairman), until 31 December 2020
b) Hospitality Digital GmbH2 – Advisory Board (Chairman), until 31 December 2020
Christian Baier (Chief Financial Officer; Co-Chairman [ad interim] 1 January to 30 April 2021)
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2, until 31 January 2021
METRO Re AG2 – Supervisory Board (Chairman)
b) Hospitality Digital GmbH2 – Advisory Board, until 28 July 2021
METRO Cash & Carry International Holding GmbH2, Vösendorf, Austria – Supervisory Board (Chairman)
Metro Holding France S.A.2, Vitry-sur-Seine, France – Board of Directors
Andrea Euenheim (Chief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director)
a) METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH2
METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH2
METRO-NOM GmbH2, until 29 January 2021
b) None
Rafael Gasset (Chief Operating Officer – Convenience Cluster; Co-Chairman [ad interim] 1 January to 30 April 2021)
a) None
b) METRO Logistics Polska sp. z o.o.2, Warsaw, Poland – Supervisory Board
Makro Cash and Carry Polska S.A.2, Warsaw, Poland – Supervisory Board
WM Holding (HK) Limited, Hong Kong, China – Board of Directors
Eric Poirier (Chief Operating Officer – Hospitality Cluster)
a) None
b) Hospitality Digital GmbH2 – Advisory Board, until 28 July 2021
Makro Cash and Carry Polska S.A.2, Warsaw, Poland – Supervisory Board
METRO FSD France S.A.S.2, Montauban, France – Board of Directors (Chairman), until 30 September 2020
Metro Holding France S.A.2, Vitry-sur-Seine, France – Board of Directors (Chairman)
a) Memberships in other statutory supervisory boards within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 1st alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
b) Memberships in comparable German and international supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises within the meaning of § 125 Section 1 Sentence 5, 2nd alt. of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG).
1 Listed company.
2 Intra-group mandate.