G. Willi-Food International Ltd. Approves Appointment of Einat Peled Shapira as CEO, Effective March 21, 2020
January 27, 2020 at 07:50 am EST
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G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (the 'Company' or 'Willi-Food') announced that its board of directors has approved the appointment of Mrs. Einat Peled Shapira as the company’s new CEO, effective as of March 21, 2020. Mrs. Peled Shapira, has over 18 years of experience in the food industry. For the past 14 years, she has held several senior positions at Osem-Nestle, most recently since 2018 as Business Unit Manager of 'Bonjour'. Mrs. Peled Shapira has significant experience in all aspects of the food retail industry, including marketing, sales, operation and finance. Mrs. Peled Shapira holds an BA in Business Administration with a specialization in information systems from the College of Management Academic Studies in Rishon LeZion, Israel and an MBA with a specialization in marketing from the Peres Academic Center in Rehovot, Israel. The proposed terms of office of Mrs. Peled-Shapira are similar to those of the Company’s current CEO and will be presented to shareholders for approval at the next shareholders meeting.
G. Willi-Food International Ltd. is a holding company. The Company is engaged directly and through subsidiaries, in the development, import, export, marketing and distribution of a range of over 600 food products around the world. The principal products in the import segment product line include Canned Vegetables and Pickles, Canned Fish, Canned Fruit, Edible Oils, Dairy and Dairy Substitute Products, Dried Fruit, Nuts and Beans, and Other Products. Its brands include Willi-Food, Gold-Frost, Gold Food, Tifeeret, Donna Rozza, Completa, Raskas and Del Monte, among others. The Company's products are marketed and sold to approximately 1,500 customers throughout Israel and outside of Israel. The Company's customers generally fall within one of the two groups, including retail supermarket chains in the organized market, and private supermarket chains, mini-markets, wholesalers, food manufacturers, institutional consumers, such as catering halls, hotels, hospitals and food producers.
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