GMDC names new board members

PHOENIX, Ariz. — TheGlobal Market Development Center announced that its members haveelected two new board members to serve in two-year terms on their board ofdirectors: Mike Petocchi, business group manager HBC/cosmetics with Wegmans Food Markets;and former GMDC chairman of the board, Jim Wonderly, VP grocery non-foods/GM Ahold USA.



Additionally, Curtis Maki, VP HBC/GM program management and pharmacywith Topco Associates, was re-elected to serve another two-year term. Maki will alsoserve as the co-chairman of the membership advisory board.



The four members who will retire from the GMDC board of directors in 2012 include:Jim Connolly, SVP retail division with Technical Consumer Products; William Graham, president of Beiersdorf; Tom Nestor, VP customer development with Unilever; and Bob Zekis, EVP business developmentwith Imperial Distributors.

Anthea Jones will continue in his role as chairman of the board during 2012. Jones is the SVP store operations for Bi-Lo and has already served one year of his two-yearcommitment.