Our company

EMD is an extremely lean and member-oriented organization. The company operates from its headquarter in Pfäffikon, near Zurich in Switzerland.

Our team

Philippe Gruyters, managing director
Benjamin Cuny, director finance and administration
David Gomez, manager market development
Daniela Harrison, accountant
Elles de Jonge, manager quality and sustainability

Our Branded Products team

Éric Lemercier, director
Jürgen Barthelmä, director
Peter Arnolds, director
Franziska Stucki, directors assistant

Our Private Label team

Edwin Verheul, director
Ania Duflos, manager private label business development
Jouni Kaitala, buyer
Sandra van Otterlo, buyer
Jürg Steiner, buyer
Jan Vandermeulen, buyer
Jessica Haug, buyer
Alessando Conzatti, sourcing coordinator
Simon Laera, sourcing coordinator
Numa Hudson, sourcing coordinator
Daniela Steinegger, directors assistant

EMD Working Groups

EMD is structured in a department Private Label Products and Branded Products. Both departments are intensively linked to our members by the Working Groups. The Working Groups are attended by the members’ specialist buyers of the participating countries.

The Working Groups define and implement the sourcing projects and negotiation activities. They guarantee a highly efficient coordination between the company and the members.