Johan Neuman new EMD President (FOTO) - Seite 2

The EMD head office in Pfäffikon is under the direction of Managing Director
Philippe Gruyters.

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 industry. 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:

· Swede elected new Board President of leading retail alliance

· Neuman, with years of broad retail experience from Dagab and the Axfood group,
is a private label specialist highly reputed in the industry

· Dmitry Bogod from Lenta elected new Board member

Pfäffikon/Switzerland. There is a new President at the helm of European
Marketing Distribution AG: Swede Johan Neuman (51) was unanimously elected as
successor to the previous incumbent Maniele Tasca at the EMD Shareholder
Meeting. After two very successful terms in office since 2017, the Italian Tasca
joins the Board of Directors of the leading international retail alliance as an
active member.

With his successor Johan Neuman, an experienced top manager once again takes
over the presidency at EMD. The General Manager Private Label at Dagab, the
purchasing and logistics company of the Swedish EMD member Axfood, is known as
an outstanding expert in the procurement and development of high-performing
Private Labels. Neuman has been a member of EMD's Board of Directors since 2007.
Since then, he has proven himself as one of the key initiators of EMD's
industry-recognised Private Label range.

EMD, which offers industrial companies attractive tenders for the worldwide
placement and marketing of Private Labels, is continuing its course for a
partnership-based cooperation with manufacturers also under the new President
Johan Neuman. At the current Shareholder Meeting, the delegates warmly
congratulated Johan Neuman on his unanimous election to the EMD top position and
expressly thanked Maniele Tasca for his extremely constructive and
future-oriented guidance. In the past years, EMD has continuously expanded its
role as the leading trade association group in the internationally organised
retail trade.

EMD also announces a new appointment to the Board of Directors: Dmitry Bogod
(36), the Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer of Russian EMD member Lenta,
was newly appointed to the Board replacing Jaap van Vreden, who resigned from