About us

MDP Advice has been successfully supporting companies and executives for many years. MDP Advice was founded by Dr. Marcel Dietrich.

Professional experience

Business consultant (>8 years)
CEO of Magazine zum Globus (5 years)
Managing director of Magazine zum Globus (5 years)
Buying manager at Manor (DMM, GMM) (3 years)
Project manager at Manor Direct (1 year)
Managing director of Office World (first: Switzerland, afterwards: Germany) (3 ¾ years)
Store manager of Interio Spreitenbach (1 ¼ years)
Director of management services of Interio (2 ¼ years)

Member of the board of Swiss Retail Federation (2 years)
Member of the executive committee of the International Association of Department Stores IADS in Paris (amongst others: vice-president and president) (5 years)
Member of the board of ECR Switzerland / today: GS1 Switzerland (9 years)
Member of the "Erfagruppe Magglingen (11 years)

Actual assignments: BuildCoin Foundation [Vice President], Idée Coopérative Genossenschaft, Jellypipe AG, Schweizer Reisekasse (Reka) Genossenschaft [Chairman], Solis AG, Solis Produzione SA, Swiss Holiday Park AG
Former assignments: A.H.Meyer Holding, Betriebsgesellschaft Zentrum Glatt AG, Franz AG, Interessengemeinschaft Zentrum Glatt AG [Chairman], Karmon AG [Chairman], Künzli SwissSchuh AG, MUUME Group AG, MUUME AG, Rapid Holding AG, Stöckli Swiss Sports AG [Chairman]

PhD (Dr.rer.pol.) at University of Fribourg/CH with a thesis on "The Information of the Board of Directors" (1990)
Master of business administration (Lic.rer.pol.) at University of Fribourg/CH (1986)
Study of philosophy at University of Fribourg/CH (2 years)

Advanced management program AMP at INSEAD in Fontainebleau/F (2008)
Several training programs like Gordon training, leadership, moderation, negotiation (Harvard approach), decision making (Kepner-Tregoe), strategic planning & management in retailing (Prof. D.J. Tigert/USA), marketing
Participation in conferences like International GDI Retail Conference, National Retail Federation NRF Conference New York

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