New appointments into the EMD board of directors (FOTO)

Pfäffikon, Switzerland (ots) -

- Jaap van Vreden, Sourcing and Procurement Director at Russian
Retailer Lenta appointed new Board member
- Axfood Manager Johan Neuman elected new Vice-Chairman
- Maniele Tasca, President of ESD Italia continues as Chairman

European Marketing Distribution AG (EMD) announces several changes
to positions within its Board of Directors: during the shareholders'
general meeting in Stockholm, the Swedish Axfood Manager Johan Neuman
was elected vice-chairman. Neuman took the office over from
Franz-Friedrich Müller from Markant AG, who retired after many years
of actively supporting and guiding EMD as vice-president. Müller will
remain member of the EMD management board.

The management body also welcomed a new member: Jaap van Vreden
(Dutch national, age 57). Van Vreden has extensive experience in
buying, marketing, category management and merchandising and serves
as Sourcing and Procurement Director at Lenta, the Nr 1 hypermarket
chain in Russia.

Maniele Tasca will continue to be President of the EMD Board of
Directors. Tasca: "We extend to Jaap van Vreden a very warm welcome
and we look forward to a fruitful cooperation. Jaap has played a
leading role in building up the internationally acknowledged
purchasing divisions of Lenta and will strengthen our Board of
Directors with immediate effect."

The EMD Board of Directors comprises now the following members and
functions:

- President: Maniele Tasca, (ESD Italia)
- Vice-president: Johan Neuman (Axfood)
- Franz Friedrich Müller (Markant AG)
- Jaime Rodríguez (Euromadi Iberica)
- Dick Roozen (Superunie)
- Jaap van Vreden (Lenta).

About EMD

European Marketing Distribution AG, with headquarters in
Pfäffikon, Switzerland, has been acknowledged since 1989 as an
efficient and high-performing partner for Fast Moving Consumer Goods
(FMCG) by the consumer goods industries. The leading associated group
operates now together with its member companies in 20 countries in
Europe, Oceania and Asia.

The member companies of European Marketing Distribution (EMD) are
active in the following markets:

Netherlands: Superunie Sweden: Axfood
Germany: Markant Denmark: Dagrofa
Switzerland: Markant Czech Republic: Markant
Spain: Euromadi Slovakia: Markant
Portugal: EuromadiPort Poland: Kaufland
Austria: Markant Croatia: Kaufland
Italy: ESD Italia Romania: Kaufland
Norway: Unil/Norgesgruppen Bulgaria: Kaufland
Australia: Woolworths Russia: Lenta
South Korea: Homeplus New Zealand: Countdown (Woolworths)

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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