DIA Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion : Group appoints Basola Vallés to the Board of Directors as an Independent Director
January 15, 2020 at 05:03 am
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The Board of Directors of DIA Group has approved the appointment of Basola Vallés, as an Independent Director. The Board has also approved the departure of Michael Casey as Director. Therefore, the Company's highest governing body will be made up of by seven members, of which fourare Independent, two Directorsand one Executive Director. Vallés provides strategic perspective from the technological arena thanks to her extensive experience in the digital and retail sector.
'I want to welcome Basola Vallés and to thank her for wanting to be part of DIA's development. Basola has a great professional career and a technological profile that we are sure will provide usan enriching vision. She has a large experience in the area of agile culture of digital companies. With her appointment, the Board is further strengthened not only with robust experience and seniority, but also in terms of best practice in Corporate Governance by increasing the number of Independent Directors,'highlighted Stephan DuCharme, Chairman of the Board of Directors of DIA Group.
Vallés has over 25 years' experience working with multinational companies wheres he has held various positions in firms with a technological profile, retail and focus on customer service. Currently, she is the CEO of entradas.com, a position she has held since 2015. In addition, she is a member of the Advisory Board of ING Spain, Non-Executive director of Aegon Spain and an Advisor for innovation at ProsegurCash.
'I would like to thank the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the opportunity and I am excited to be part of the change process that the Company will experience. I have been attracted to the professionalism of the management team, the determination to do things right, and the opportunity for a company like DIA to revive its business focusing on the consumer andtrust. My commitment to this project will be to contribute to the business with the knowledge acquired over these years, as well as generating ideas from the digital field and detecting new trends in the retail sector', commented Basola Vallés, Independent Director of DIA Group.
Name
POSITION IN THE BOARD
TYPE OF DIRECTOR
Stephan DuCharme
Chairman
External Proprietary Director
Karl-Heinz Holland
Chief Excutive Officer
Executive Director
Sergio Dias
Member
External Proprietary Director
Christian Couvreux
Member
Independent Director
Jaime García-Legaz Ponce
Member
Independent Director
José Wahnon Levy
Member
Independent Director
Basola Vallés
Member
Independent Director
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Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA (DIA SA) is a Spain-based company primarily engaged in the operation of supermarket chains. The Company focuses on the retail sale of food products through owned or franchised self-service stores under the DIA brand name. Its brand names range includes DIA Market, Fresh by DIA, DIA Maxi, La Plaza de DIA, Max Descuento, Clarel, el Arbol, Cada DIA, Minipreco and Mais Perto, among others. The Company also retails personal care, health and household products, as well as wholesales furniture and related equipment to hospitality, catering and food industry. The Company operates in a number of countries, such as Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Argentina.