Arcangelo Francesco Montalvo has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Aspiag Service, the SPAR licence holder for the North-East of Italy (DeSPAR Nordest). Mr Montalvo was previously Sales Manager at DeSPAR Nordest and started in his new role in January.

In his new position Mr Montalvo works alongside the two other Managing Directors, Paul Klotz and Harald Antley. The company’s President remains Rudolf Staudinger.

Mr Montalvo’s appointment follows the retirement of Marino Fineschi, who greatly contributed to improving DeSPAR Nordest’s retail and sales position.

The company also recently appointed a new Marketing Manager, Mr Fabio Donà. Having previously worked in the retail sector in Italy and with A-brand manufacturers, Mr Donà has an excellent background in marketing.

Commenting on Mr Donà’s appointment, Managing Director Paul Klotz, who temporarily covered this post in 2016, said: “We believe that Fabio’s previous experience will provide a very positive contribution to our business – helping us to carry out our ambitious retail development plans in the coming years.”

Talking of his new appointment, Mr Donà said: “I am setting out on this new adventure with great enthusiasm and am well aware of the challenges that lie ahead in the retail industry in Italy. I will focus on building on the great marketing work that has been done in the past year and hope to contribute to laying the foundations for our company’s further growth.”