The Management Board of METRO AG

Eric Riegger

Chairman of the Management Board

*1975 | Nationality: US, German

Areas of responsibility

Corporate Accounting
Corporate Communications
Corporate Office
Corporate Responsibility & Public Policy
M & A | Legal & Compliance
Corporate Controlling
Corporate Tax
Corporate Treasury & Insurance
Global Indirect Procurement
Global Solution Center
Strategy & Transformation

METRO Digital
METRO Properties
METRO RE AG
MIAG

Profile

Since 1 February 2024 Eric Riegger is Chief Financial Officer and, in addition Chairman of the Management Board of METRO AG since 1 October 2026. He is appointed until 31 December 2030.

Prior to his change to METRO Eric Riegger was Vice President Finance & Administration at ALDI Süd USA since 2019. Before he was Senior Consultant at Arthur Andersen and after that as of 2002 he held several management positions at Lidl, last as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Lidl USA. He completed his studies at the Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg as Bachelor of Science, Business & Information Technology as well as his studies at the Open University Great Britain as Master of Business Administration.

Guillaume Deruyter

Chief Customer & Merchandise Officer

*1970 | French

Areas of responsibility

Customer & Sales
E2E Supply Chain Management
Food Service Distribution (incl. Aviludo, Caterite, Classic Fine Foods, GVS Group, Johan i Hallen & Bergfalk (JHB), Pro à Pro Frankreich, Pro a Pro Spanien, R Express)
Global Procurement 
Global Quality Assurance 
IT Security
Multichannel Network Transformation
Retail Franchise

DISH Digital Solutions 
METRO Markets
METRO Sourcing International

Profile

Guillaume Deruyter has been a member of the Management Board of METRO AG since 1 June 2024 and is appointed until 31 December 2030.

From 1 March 2020 to 31 May 2024, Guillaume Deruyter was Executive Vice President Food Service Distribution of METRO AG. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of Pro à Pro / METRO FSD France and Chief Financial Officer of METRO Cash & Carry France. Before joining METRO, Guillaume Deruyter held various positions at SMYK Group Poland, Tesco PLC and the Carrefour Group. He graduated from the University of Lille with a Bachelor's degree in Business Law and from ESCO Grenoble Business School & Oxford Brooks University, specialising in Finance and Accounting.

Christiane Giesen

Chief Operating Officer and Labour Director

*1975 | Nationality: German

Areas of responsibility

Group Internal Audit | Corporate Risk Management

METRO Bulgarien, METRO Deutschland,
METRO Frankreich, METRO Italien, 
METRO Kasachstan, METRO Kroatien, 
METRO Moldawien, makro Niederlande, 
METRO Österreich, METRO Pakistan, 
makro Polen, makro Portugal, 
METRO Rumänien, METRO Russland, METRO Serbien, METRO Slowakei, 
makro Spanien, makro Tschechien, 
METRO Türkei, METRO Ukraine, METRO Ungarn

Regional People & Culture Operations
Global Talent & Organizational Development
People & Culture Management and Services 
Transformation & Change

METRO Campus Services
METRO Logistics

Profile

Christiane Giesen has been a member of the Management Board and Labour Director of METRO AG since 15 September 2022 and has been appointed until 31 December 2030.

Christiane Giesen was Chief People & Culture Officer until 31 May 2024. Since 1 June 2024, she has also assumed responsibility for the countries, with the exception of Germany and France. Prior to that, she held various management positions at BP Europe SE/Aral AG since 1998 and was a member of the Management Board of Aral AG from 2020 to 2022. Christiane Giesen graduated with a degree in international business administration from the International Business School, Lippstadt.