The Management Board
BOARD MEMBERS
Dr Steffen Greubel
Chairman of the Management Board
Areas of responsibility
Corporate Communications, Corporate Office, Corporate Public Policy, Global Branding & Activation, Global Digital Business Lead, M&A | Legal & Compliance, Strategy | Investor Relations, Hospitality Digital, METRO MARKETS.
Profile
Dr Steffen Greubel has been Chairman of the Management Board of METRO AG since 1 May 2021 and has been appointed to that position until 30 April 2024. He was previously employed by the Würth Group from April 2014, initially as Executive Vice President and from 2019 as part of group management. Prior to that, Dr Steffen Greubel worked for the business consulting firm McKinsey & Company. The trained banker graduated from Witten/Herdecke University in 2000 and received his doctorate from the University of Magdeburg in 2006.
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 DIGITAL, METRO Insurance Broker, MIAG, METRO LOGISTICS, METRO PROPERTIES.
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. Together with Rafael Gasset, he was (interim) Co-Chairman from 1 January to 30 April 2021. 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). Christian 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. After graduating with an MBA degree from New York University, he worked at the financial investment firm Permira and at various banks.
Andrea Euenheim
Chief Human Resources Officer and Labour Director
Areas of responsibility
Corporate Responsibility, International HR Business Partner, Global HR Communications, Global HR Transformation and Compensation & Benefits, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Global Employer Branding, Talent Acquisition & Onboarding, Global HR Operations & Services, Global Talent Management, HR for Technology, 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 US, Andrea Euenheim was responsible for HR management at Amazon Europe since 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)
Areas of responsibility
Global Procurement (Business Transformation, Global Business & Supplier Management, Global Non-Food & Food Sourcing incl. Own Brand Management, Global Quality Assurance Management, Master Data, Offer Methods and Processes, Supply Chain Management), NX-Food, Retail Franchise, Trader Digital, METRO SOURCING International.
METRO national subsidiary responsibilities: Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Hungary, India, Japan1METRO Japan and METRO Myanmar: Country exit at the beginning of financial year 2021/22, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Myanmar1METRO Japan and METRO Myanmar: Country exit at the beginning of financial year 2021/22, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, 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. Together with Christian Baier, he was (interim) Co-Chairman from 1 January to 30 April 2021. From 22 June 2015 to 31 March 2020, he was Operating Partner with various national subsidiary responsibilities, since 2018 for Russia, Romania, Moldova and Poland. Before becoming Operating Partner, he was the Regional Operating Officer at METRO Cash & Carry overseeing the Eastern Europe region. Rafael Gasset previously held various positions at METRO national subsidiaries.
Eric
Poirier
Chief Operating Officer (Hospitality Cluster)
Areas of responsibility
Customer Experience, Food Service Distribution, Sales Force, SME Services, Store Excellence & Pricing, METRO ADVERTISING, METRO Financial Services.
METRO national subsidiary and organisational responsibilities: Austria, Belgium, Classic Fine Foods, Czech Republic, Germany (incl. Rungis Express), France (incl. Pro à Pro), Italy, Netherlands, Portugal (incl. Aviludo), Slovakia and Spain (incl. Davigel).
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. Previously, he was the Chief Executive Officer at MAKRO Poland and held various positions at METRO national subsidiaries.