Andalusia’s interprofessional fruit and vegetable producer organisation Hortyfruta has approved Manuel Galdeano Moreno as its new president at a recent general meeting. The new Hortyfruta president said he was ready to work towards the unification of the Andalucian produce sector.
Matthias Josef Gamper has stepped down as president of leading Italian apple consortium VOG and is succeeded by Georg Kössler, currently president of Cooperativa Fruchthof überetsch di Frangarto.
Todd Fryhover has been unanimously voted as the new president of the Washington Apple Commission (WAC). Mr Fryhover began his new role on 1 January 2009.
In South Africa, Sunday River Citrus Company has announced the departure of its managing director, Johan Stumpf (pictured), who will be taking up a new role in the meat industry this year. Group chairman John Lynch said the company deeply regretted Mr Stumpf’s departure.
US retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc has announced the election of vice-chairman of international operations Mike Duke to succeed Lee Scott as group president and CEO.
Carrefour has replaced its chief executive José Luis Duran with former Nestlé executive Lars Olofsson. “Lars Olofsson has exceptional experience in consumer markets, built up over more than 30 years both in France and abroad” said the group’s Amaury de Séze.
Swiss logistics group Kuehne and Nagel has announced that Tim Scharwath is heading up the group’s north-west Europe region, having stepped into the role on 1 January 2009. He replaces Peter Ulber.
Peter Willems has replaced the outgoing Arie de Bruijn as chief executive officer at Euro Pool System, the group has revealed.
Netherlands-based vegetable seed group De Ruiter Seeds has handed Martin van der Voort and Fulvio Berton the roles of global sales director and global marketing director respectively.
The Italian fresh produce sector is mourning the untimely death of Luciano Zani, the 76 year-old owner and founding director of Italian company Granfrutta Zani, who died in a fatal car crash near Russi in Ravenna.
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