People on the move October 2013
IPACK-IMA chairman named
Marco Pedroni, President of COOP Italia, has been appointed chairman of IPACK-IMA 2015, on stage from May 19 to 23 at Fieramilano. Coop is the largest retail chain in Italy, with a turnover of €13.1bn and a 19% market share.
Pedroni’s chairmanship has strong implications emphasizing IPACK-IMA’s synergy with the EXPO 2015 as the events are going to be held together.
The synergy between distribution and IPACK-IMA’s target industries includes Fruitech Innovation, Converflex, Grafitalia and Intralogistica Italia held on the same dates and the "supermarket for the future" event by COOP.
Guido Corbella, CEO of Ipack-Ima Spa, said: "It’s the first time that a key figure from large-scale distribution holds the chairmanship of IPACK-IMA.
"COOP Italia shares our vision and many of our projects such as technological innovation, sustainability and the value communicated by packaging on the store shelf. This proves the increasingly intensive and important relationship that is developing between retailers and the packaging industry."