Media Release
Basel, January 11, 2018
Dufry announces new organizational structure
Dufry has announced today its new organizational structure, which will take immediate effect. The simplified structure will further improve speed of decision making and time to market, drive efficiencies and foster the delivery of shareholder value through acceleration of growth and digital transformation.
Dufry's new organization replaces the former "Group Executive Committee" with the newly created "Global Executive Committee", which has a reduced size and will be composed of:
Name | Function | Remarks |
Julian Diaz | Group CEO | |
José Antonio Gea | Deputy Group CEO | New role, adding HR and IT to his scope of responsibility. |
Andreas Schneiter | Chief Financial Officer | |
Luis Marin | Chief Corporate Officer | |
Pascal Duclos | General Counsel | |
Eugenio Andrades | CEO Operations and Strategy | New role |
Javier Gonzalez | Global Marketing and Digital Innovation Director | New appointment |
The also newly created Divisional Executive Committee will include the Divisional CEOs Pedro Castro, Andrea Belardini, René Riedi, Joe DiDomizio and the General Manager Brazil and Bolivia, Gustavo Fagundes, as well as Jordi Martin Consuegra, who will all leave the former Group Executive Committee (GEC). In Division 2, Fred Creighton has been appointed as new Divisional CEO UK and Western Europe and will also join the Divisional Executive Committee.
Joe DiDomizio will report directly to the Group CEO Julian Diaz.
All other members of the new Divisional Executive Committee will report to Eugenio Andrades, CEO Operations and Strategy.
The former GEC member Jordi Martin Consuegra is taking a new role in Division North America.
As part of the reorganization, the businesses in Eastern Europe (Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Serbia and Bulgaria) will move from previously Division 2, UK and Central Europe, to the responsibility of Andrea Belardini in Division 3, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia.
Julian Diaz, CEO of Dufry Group, commented: "The new simplified group organization will further improve the speed of decision making allowing us to be closer to the market. With the new organization we want to drive efficiencies and to focus on delivering shareholder value, in particular through acceleration of growth and digital transformation. With the new organization we are ready to capture future opportunities and further increase profitability."
For further information please contact:
Renzo Radice | Rafael Duarte |
Corporate Communications & Investor Relations | Global Investor Relations |
Phone: +41 61 266 44 19 | Phone: +41 61 266 45 77 |
(renzo.radice@dufry.com: mailto:renzo.radice@dufry.com) | (rafael.duarte@dufry.com: mailto:rafael.duarte@dufry.com) |
Sara Lizi | Karen Sharpes |
Investor Relations Americas & Communications Div. 4 | Global Media & Events |
Phone: +55 21 2157 9901 | Phone: +44 0 208 624 4326 |
(sara.lizi@br.dufry.com: mailto:sara.lizi@br.dufry.com) | (karen.sharpes@dufry.com: mailto:karen.sharpes@dufry.com) |
Dufry Group - A leading global travel retailer
Dufry AG (SIX: DUFN; BM&FBOVESPA: DAGB33) is a leading global travel retailer operating over 2,200 duty-free and duty-paid shops in airports, cruise lines, seaports, railway stations and downtown tourist areas.
Dufry employs over 31,000 people. The Company, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, operates in 64 countries in all five continents.
Social Responsibility
Dufry cares for children and supports social projects from SOS Kinderdorf in Brazil, Cambodia, Mexico, Morocco and Ivory Coast. SOS Children's Villages is an independent, non-political and non-demonstrational organization established for orphaned and destitute children all over the world.
