December 14, 2020
Emmi's board of directors proposes new nominees for election
Emmi AG's board of directors is proposing Dominik Bürgy and Thomas Grüter to succeed Christian Arnold and Niklaus Meier, who are not standing for the Swiss milk processor's next election of the board.
The board firmly believes that the two candidates, with their proven expertise in the areas of finance and law as well as agriculture, will ideally complement Emmi's nine-member board.
Emmi has grown into an international group with a presence in 15 countries and more than 8,000 employees worldwide. The continuing strong ties to Switzerland are also reflected in the composition of the board, which has a good diversity of market, financial and agricultural experts and broad international experience.
Board members Arnold, who has been a member of the government of the Canton of Uri, Switzerland, since 2020, and Meier, chairman of the audit committee, will no longer stand for election at the 2021 general meeting. With Grüter and Bürgy, two highly qualified successors are standing for election to the board.
As a trained master farmer and board member of Emmi's main shareholder ZMP (Central Switzerland Milk Producers' Cooperative) as well as an active politician, Grüter brings extensive knowledge of Swiss agriculture and agricultural policy to the table. Lawyer and qualified tax expert Bürgy has many years of experience in management consulting, with a focus on the areas of legal, tax and financial.
The election is scheduled to take place at the next general meeting on April 15, 2021.
Arnold and Meier have both been members of Emmi's board of directors since 2012. At that time, Emmi generated sales of less than CHF3 billion (US$3.4 billion), operated just four production facilities abroad and employed less than half as many people as today.
The two departing members of the board have supported Emmi during a key phase and have made a significant contribution to the prosperous growth and success of the company through their expertise and commitment.
- Emmi
