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MEADFA renews faith in President Al Majali; elects new Board The Middle East and Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) has re-elected Jordanian Duty Free Shops CEO Haitham Al Majali as President. Elections of the Board for the new term,
which began in April and run until March 2021, took place during the Annual General Meeting last month at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai. In a statement, Al Majali thanked
outgoing Board Members and offered his best wishes to the new officers. “It’s a pleasure and honour to be elected
as the MEADFA President for the second time,” he said. “My sincere gratitude to the members for their trust.” Aside Al Majali, the new MEADFA Board
comprises the following: Sherif Toulan (Vice President), Tarek Hamila (Treasurer), Taleb Izmigna (Secretary General), Bernard Creed, Nuno Amaral, Nicolas Van Brandt, Alain Maingreaud, David Bisset, Karl Raphael and Felix Brunner.
WH Smith appoints El-Assad to drive US travel retail expansion WHSmith has appointed Ziad El-Assad as Senior Vice President, Business Development — USA. El-Assad (pictured above right) will lead WHSmith’s US travel retail expansion, formulate brand partnerships and establish operating joint ventures. Prior to WHSmith, El-Assad served as
Vice President of Business Development for NewsLink Group.
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He said: “I am thrilled to join WHSmith and lead expansion efforts within the US. “With all the recent consolidation in the
travel retail industry, this is an opportune time for a world-class organisation with a long and rich history in travel retail to enter the US market and offer both airports and passengers alike fresh and innovative travel convenience and retail concepts.” Phil McNally, Managing Director,
WHSmith International commented: “Since WHSmith’s acquisition of
InMotion Entertainment in November 2018, we have been developing our plan to enter the US News and Gifts Travel market with the WHSmith brand. “I am delighted that Ziad, with his
many years of experience in the industry, has decided to join WHSmith at this very exciting time.”
ACI Asia-Pacific adds new weight to Regional Board ACI Asia-Pacific has elected three new Regional Board Directors for a three-year term during last month’s 14th ACI Asia- Pacific, Regional Assembly, part of the 2019 ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual General Assembly, Conference & Exhibition. Mohamed Yousif Al-Binfalah, CEO,
Bahrain Airport Company SPC; Futoshi Osada, Senior Executive Vice President, Narita International Airport Corporation; and Ming-Teh Wang, Chairman, Taoyuan International Airport Corporation bolster the governing body, which comprises 25 aviation business leaders across Asia Pacific. Patti Chau (above right), Regional Director
of ACI Asia-Pacific commented: “I wish to congratulate all elected members of the Board. Together with our President, we look forward to working closely with our Board in strengthening ACI Asia-Pacific’s role in representing our members in the region and advocating members’ interests.”
Illva Saronno makes two key Asia appointments Illva Saronno has named Byron Tian (pictured above) as Area Director for North Asia and Matteo Scarevelli as Country Manager for Japan. Based in Shanghai, Tian will be responsible
for expanding the business across Greater China, including China, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong, plus South Korea. Scarevelli will work out of Tokyo and is tasked with expanding and accelerating Illva Saronno’s business interests in Japan. Both report to Trent Russell, Regional
Director for APAC and Global Travel Retail. “With the recent appointments of Nikos
Tsagarakis as Global Travel Retail Director and Valentina Cozzi as Global Travel Retail Marketing Manager, Illva Saronno is now well placed to continue its growth within the channel,” said the company.
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