Thomas Eisele

Chief Transformation Officer / Mitglied der Generaldirektion /Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund

Switzerland

About

Experience

  • Chief Transformation Officer at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Valora Group (Full-time · 16 yrs 11 mos)
    • CEO Food Service / Mitglied der Konzernleitung
      Apr 2014 - Nov 2024 · 10 yrs 8 mos

      Heading the Food Service division at Valora Group with well-known formats such as Brezelkönig, Ditsch, BackWerk, BackFactory, Frittenwerk, Caffè Spettacolo and SuperGuud with over 750 small-scale points of sale at high-frequency locations in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Netherlands. Furthermore responsible for the division-owned and world-leading pretzel production (Brezelbäckerei Ditsch and Brezelkönig) which forms part of Valora’s well-integrated value chain in the area of baked goods. Played a leading role in the acquisition and the successful integration of Ditsch / Brezelkönig in 2012, Pretzel Baron (USA) in 2016, BackWerk in 2017, Backfactory in 2021 and Frittenwerk in 2022 which helped to significantly enlarge the food share in the Group’s category mix as well as to position Valora as a leading snack food provider in Germany.

    • CEO Brezelbäckerei Ditsch (Germany/USA)
      Sep 2012 - Jan 2019 · 6 yrs 5 mos

    • CEO Brezelkönig (Switzerland)
      Sep 2012 - Sep 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Assistant to Executive Chairman at Manor AG
    2006 - 2008 · 2 yrs

  • Head of Finance & Administration a.i. / COO at itheca Group
    2005 - 2006 · 1 yr

  • Consultant at Buck Brunner Partner Treuhand
    2002 - 2004 · 2 yrs