The Produce Marketing Association (PMA)’s Chile Country Council has appointed Miguel Allamand, president of Subsole, as its new chairman to replace outgoing Víctor Moller of Hortifrut, according to a report by Fresh Fruit Portal.
In addition, Isaac Bon, presidentof Compañía Frutera del Norte (CFN), has been appointed vice-chairman of the organisation, which was the first PMA Country Council to be set up in South America.
Other new members include Brice Lamarque, the technical manager of UK retailer Tesco’s local hub in Chile, and Jorge Echenique, general manager Last Land Farms.
The appointments were announced last week during a members’ meeting in Santiago, Chile, in which Allamand urged Chilean suppliers to focus on delivering value.
“We will work together to help the industry harness the enormous potential and tools of the PMA to help them manage and overcome the challenges and opportunities in our industry, drawing on the different experiences of our businesses and areas of work,” he said.
Since its establishment in May 2010, PMA Chile has united producers, exporters, supermarket chains, shipping agencies, suppliers and lenders.
Current PMA Chile Country Council members include:
- President: Miguel Allamand, Subsole
-Vice-president: Isaac Bon, Compañía Frutera del Norte
- Víctor Moller, Hortifrut
- Brice Lamarque, Tesco Chile
- Rodrigo Durán, David Del Curto
- Jorge Echenique, Last Land Farms
- Arturo Costabal, Southern Fruit
- Manuel José Alcaíno, Decofrut
- José Joaquín Matte, Envases Impresos
- Francisco Antúnez, Supermercados Cencosud
- Emilio Fernández, Casablanca Organics
- Francisco Labarca, Pacific Seaways
- Gustavo Yentzen, Yentzen Consulting
