CEEV General Assembly elects new Board of Administrators and welcomes new Swedish member

The new CEEV Board of Administrators is constituted as follows:

• President: Jean-Marie Barillère (UMVIN - Union des Maisons et Marques de Vins, France)
• Vice-Presidents:
  • George T.D. Sandeman (ACIBEV - Associaçao de Vinhos e Espirituosas de Portugal)
  • Domenico Zonin (UIV - Unione Italiana Vini, Italy)
• Treasurer: Aymeric de Beauvillé (FFVA - Fédération Française des Vins d’Apéritif, France)
• Members of the Board:
  • Miguel A. Torres (FEV - Federacion Española del Vino, Spain) and
  • Noélie Genevey (GLEVE - Groupe de Liaison des Entreprises Vinicoles Européennes)

Jean-Marie Barillère, now starting his second mandate as CEEV President, said: “I am very grateful to the members of CEEV for their renewed confidence. Our sector will be facing some decisive challenges in the next three years, and I look forward to taking them up, hand in hand with all CEEV members.” Also, CEEV is very glad to welcome as a new member the Swedish Spirits and Wine Association (SVL - Sprit & Vinleverantörs-föreningen). Established in 1998, SVL represents Swedish importers and manufacturers of wine and spirit beverages. Its members, coming from all over Sweden, represent more than 90% of Swedish retail alcohol monopoly Systembolaget’s established product range. “We are glad to reinforce CEEV’s membership with an association coming from an important wine-consuming country. It is fundamental to include also the voice of wine importers, which play a major part in the complex structure of the wine sector”, said Ignacio Sanchez Recarte, Secretary General of CEEV. “By joining CEEV, SVL and its members look forward to benefiting from a unique access to information and competencies related to the European wine industry and regulatory environment. We also see the opportunity to contribute from the perspective of a retail monopoly market with a growing interest in wine”, said Anna De Geer, CEO of SVL.

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