The driving team behind Halle 550.
Let’s realize a great event together.

Would you like to learn more about our unique event location? Or are you already in the middle of planning an event? Then don’t hesitate to contact us personally. We look forward to working with you to put on an unforgettable event.

Marco Diener

Sales & Production Man’s World

+41 79 603 15 06 marco.diener@gmz.migros.ch
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Michael Herzog

Sales & Customer Service

+41 79 747 15 38 michael.herzog@gmz.migros.ch
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Claudio Losa

Head of Event Venues

+41 79 575 77 82 claudio.losa@gmz.migros.ch
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Sivia Ahm

Communication Berglust

+41 79 746 36 87 sivia.ahm@gmz.migros.ch
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Branko Rajic

Gastronomy logistics

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Christin Schramm

Head of Sales

+41 79 935 77 68 christin.schramm@gmz.migros.ch
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Tamara Schuler

Project Assistance

+41 79 612 21 43 tamara.schuler@gmz.migros.ch
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Alexander Künzel

Event Management

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Andrea dos Santos Klein

Lead of In-House Formats

+41 79 571 97 65 andrea.teixeiramouradossantosklein@gmz.migros.ch
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Erik Sandin

Head of Infrastructure & Logistics

+41 79 510 03 22 erik.sandin@gmz.migros.ch
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Igor Ilic

Facility Services & Logistics

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Ingo Hellmuth

Cook

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Kenneth Schollenberger

Lead of Sales & Production Man’s World

+41 79 545 56 86 kenneth.schollenberger@gmz.migros.ch
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Marie-Luis Krackowitz

Project Management

+41 79 380 97 17 marie-luis.krackowitz@gmz.migros.ch
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Nina Bienz

Head of Chicago 1928

+41 79 529 04 69 nina.bienz@gmz.migros.ch
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Noel Hintermann

Project Management

+41 79 836 27 48 noelelias.hintermann@gmz.migros.ch
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Kyle Pappas

Chef de Service Events

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Sascha Tholen

Production / Deputy Head of Kitchen

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Ramesh Haydari

Cook

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Sebastian Keuters

Head of Kitchen Chicago 1928

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Simone Graf

Communication & Sales

+41 79 918 61 29 simone.graf@gmz.migros.ch
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Sven Janson

Project Management

+41 79 233 87 61 sven.janson@gmz.migros.ch
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Vera Capaul

Communication

+41 79 612 10 96 vera.capaul@gmz.migros.ch
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Viera Aeppli

Lead of Gastronomy

+41 79 629 56 96 viera.aeppli@gmz.migros.ch
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Sufian Chowdhury

Office / Assistant Cook

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Felipe Burch

Facility Services & Logistics

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The story behind Halle 550

1863
The English engineer and designer Mathew Murray Jackson and Peter Emil Huber, a mechanical engineer, founded the subcontracting firm Peter Emil Huber & Cie in Oerlikon. With the aim of producing inexpensive but high-quality forgings, Huber bought a piece of land near the Oerlikon railroad station in 1863 and had factory buildings built.

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1872
The public limited company Daverio, Siewert & Giesker buys the land together with the factories from the young entrepreneur. Peter Emil Huber is elected chairman of the board of directors. The factory mainly produces tools, machines, turbines and the electrical parts of the locomotives. This is also the case for the famous SBB locomotive, the “Krokodil”.

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1884-1886
Huber establishes an electrical engineering department and wins Charles Brown Sr. to head it. The factory is renamed Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon (MFO).

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1902
The company develops a new type of traction motor for single-phase alternating current, which is installed in locomotives and makes a significant contribution to the electrification of the SBB.

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1967
The various inventions and productions help the company to success and growth: MFO employs 199 people in 1879, 3,351 in 1930 and grows to a size of 4,500 employees by 1967.

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Today
Today, the MFO Park is a reminder of the place where the old factory hall originally stood. Built in 2002, the MFO structure still enriches the view from Hall 550.

Here are some facts about the MFO Park:

  • 100m long, 35m wide, 17m high
  • 330t steel, 30km climbing rope
  • 103 climbing plant species and varieties
  • 1100 plants
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1872
The public limited company Daverio, Siewert & Giesker buys the land together with the factories from the young entrepreneur. Peter Emil Huber is elected chairman of the board of directors. The factory mainly produces tools, machines, turbines and the electrical parts of the locomotives. This is also the case for the famous SBB locomotive, the “Krokodil”.

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1902
The company develops a new type of traction motor for single-phase alternating current, which is installed in locomotives and makes a significant contribution to the electrification of the SBB.

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Today
Today, the MFO Park is a reminder of the place where the old factory hall originally stood. Built in 2002, the MFO structure still enriches the view from Hall 550.

Here are some facts about the MFO Park:

  • 100m long, 35m wide, 17m high
  • 330t steel, 30km climbing rope
  • 103 climbing plant species and varieties
  • 1100 plants
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