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G. Willi-Food Announces Appointment of Einat Peled Shapira as CEO
YAVNE, Israel, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ: WILC) (the "Company" or "Willi-Food"), a global company that
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[{"type":"text","content":"YAVNE, Israel, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ: WILC) (the \"Company\" or \"Willi-Food\"), a global company that specializes in the development, marketing and international distribution of kosher foods, announced today 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.\n\n \n \n\n \nMrs. Peled Shapira, age 42, has over 18 years of experience in the food industry. For the past 14 years, she has held several senior positions at Osem-Nestle, one of the largest food manufacturers and distributors in Israel, most recently since 2018 as Business Unit Manager of \"Bonjour\", a leading fresh baked goods company in Israel. Mrs. Peled Shapira has significant experience in all aspects of the food retail industry, including marketing, sales, operation and finance.\nMrs. 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. \nThe 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. \nABOUT G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.\nG. Willi-Food International Ltd. (http://www.willi-food.com) is an Israeli-based company specializing in high-quality, great-tasting kosher food products. Willi-Food is engaged directly and through its subsidiaries in the design, import, marketing and distribution of over 600 food products worldwide. As one of Israel's leading food importers, Willi-Food markets and sells its food products to over 1,250 customers in Israel and around the world including large retail and private supermarket chains, wholesalers and institutional consumers. The Company's operating divisions include Willi-Food in Israel and Gold Frost Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary which designs, develops and distributes branded kosher, dairy-food products.\nFORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future performance, such ...