Metro Inc. Appoints Nicolas Amyot As Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Feb 20, 2025•5 months ago

Position

Chief Financial Officer

Company

Metro

Nicolas Amyot

Düsseldorf

Description

Nicolas Amyot has been named as the executive vice president, chief financial officer, and treasurer of Metro Inc. He will succeed François Thibault and assume his new role effective April 18. With nearly 30 years of finance experience, Nicolas has most recently served as the VP of finance at Metro for the past 11 years.

Company Information

Company

Metro

Location

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

METRO is a leading international food wholesaler which specialises in serving the needs of hotels, restaurants, and caterers (HoReCa) as well as independent merchants (Traders). Around the world, METRO has approx. 17 million customers who benefit from the wholesale company’s unique multichannel mix: customers can purchase their goods in one of the large stores in their area as well as by delivery (Food Service Distribution, FSD) – all digitally supported and connected. In parallel, METRO MARKETS is being developed as an international online marketplace for the needs of professional customers which has been growing and expanding continuously since 2019. Acting sustainably is one of the company principles of METRO which has been listed in various sustainability indices and rankings, including MSCI, Sustainalytics and CDP. METRO operates in more than 30 countries and employs over 93,000 people worldwide. In financial year 2021/22, METRO generated sales of €29.8 billion. More information can be found at MPULSE.de, our online magazine.

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