Urs Riedener occupies the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of Emmi Finanz AG and Chief Executive Officer for Emmi AG. Mr. Riedener is also on the board of Conzzeta AG, GfM Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Marketing and Promarca.

In the past he was Member-Management Board at Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG and Manager-National Sales at Lindt & Sprüngli (International) AG (a subsidiary of Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG), Head- Marketing Department at Federation of Migros Cooperatives, Brand Manager at Kraft Jacobs Suchard AG and Head-Marketing at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund.

He received a graduate degree from the University of St. Gallen.