Maniele Tasca appointed as new EMD-president (FOTO)

Pfäffikon, Switzerland (ots) -

- Top manager in Italian retail distribution is going to head
Europe's leading associated group
- Takes over from Jaime Rodriguez, President and Delegate Euromadi
Spain

Mr. Maniele Tasca, board member of ESD Italia and General Manager
of the Selex group, is the new president of the EMD Board of
Directors. The 48-years old Italian takes this office from Jaime
Rodriguez Bertiz, who held this position for the leading European
buying Group during the last two years. His successor, Mr. Tasca, was
just elected during the EMD Shareholder's Meeting in Zurich.

Maniele Tasca, born in 1968, is board member of ESD Italia, the
Italian EMD associate. ESD Italia was established in 2001 as a
centralized purchasing and marketing alliance. Today the alliance is
formed by Selex, Acqua e Sapone, Agorà, Aspiag and Sun groups,
comprising 5390 points-of-purchase and a market share of 22% in
Italy.

In the name of all EMD members, the new EMD-President Maniele
Tasca thanked Mr. Jaime Rodriguez Bertiz, President and Delegate of
Euromadi Spain, for his excellent guidance and achievements during
his presidency in the past two years. During his office EMD has
developed continuously. In the year 2016 the purchasing alliance
acquired with the Wal-Mart subsidiary Asda one of the major retailers
in the United Kingdom as a new EMD-member. Almost simultaneously, the
German retailer Kaufland integrated the purchasing of branded
products for its Eastern European locations into EMD. In 2017, the
German hypermarket specialist Globus followed. Additionally,
Australian retailer Woolworths Ltd. has integrated its total European
procurement volume for its private label product ranges into Europe's
leading buying group.

Maniele Tasca on his new challenge: "EMD's platform offers to our
suppliers increasing opportunities to develop their business with our
strong members. The growth in the number of partner suppliers shows
the interest in our business model".

About EMD

EMD is represented in 20 European countries as well as in
Australia and New Zealand. The associated group cooperates in buying
private label products all over the world and negotiating agreements
with the producers of branded products at a transnational level.
Founded in 1989, EMD is the leading buying group in Europe and
represents in Europe a cumulated consumer turnover of more than 178
billion euros.

The following member companies of European Marketing Distribution
(EMD) highlight in the best possible way the benefits of a close
cooperation in 22 countries:

United Kingdom: ASDA
Finland: Tuko Logistics
Netherlands: Superunie
Sweden: Axfood
Germany: MARKANT AG
Denmark: Dagrofa
France: Groupe Casino
Czech Republic: MARKANT/Kaufland Cesko, Globus
Switzerland: MARKANT Syntrade
Slovakia: MARKANT/Kaufland Slovensko
Spain: Euromadi Iberica
Poland: Kaufland
Portugal: EuromadiPort
Croatia: Kaufland
Austria: MARKANT Österreich
Romania: Kaufland
Italy: ESD Italia
Bulgaria: Kaufland
Norway: Unil/Norges Gruppen
Russia: Globus
Australia: Woolworths Ltd.
New Zealand: Woolworths Ltd.

For further information, please contact:
Rosmanith & Rosmanith
The Art of Communication
Uwe Rosmanith
Unter den Eichen 7
D-65195 Wiesbaden
Phone: + 49/611/716 547 920
uwe@rosmanith.de

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