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Valora focuses on the internationalisation of its Retail division and strengthens the organisational structures of its Retail Switzerland operations

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Valora focuses on the internationalisation of its Retail division and
strengthens the organisational structures of its Retail Switzerland 
operations
12.01.2011
Valora focuses on the internationalisation of its Retail division and
strengthens the organisational structures of its Retail Switzerland 
operations - Change of management at Retail division - Organisational
structures of Retail Switzerland operations strengthened - 2010 
earnings guidance confirmed
As part of its new "Valora 4 Growth" strategy programme, Valora 
Holding AG is carrying out important changes at its Retail division. 
These are focused on the internationalisation of the division´s 
business, with particular emphasis on the German market, and on 
strengthening the organisational structures of its Retail Switzerland
operations.
Change of management at Retail division
Kaspar Niklaus, the current head of the Retail division, has decided,
for personal reasons, to leave Valora´s Group Executive Management 
and will pursue new challenges outside Valora. Thomas Vollmoeller and
the entire Board of Directors regret this decision and are grateful 
to Kaspar Niklaus for the substantial commitment and effort he has 
put into Valora over the last three years. In Thomas Vollmoeller´s 
words, "During his time with Valora, Kaspar Niklaus has made a 
significant contribution towards putting the division back on a 
successful trajectory, and has implemented both a solid turnaround 
and a rising trend in operating margins."
In order to ensure a smooth handover of management duties in the 
division, it has been agreed that Valora will be able to draw on 
Kaspar Niklaus´s expertise over the next few months.
With effect from January 17, 2011, Andreas Berger will be the new 
head of Valora´s Retail division. Andreas Berger, who is 44 years old
and a German citizen, studied business administration at the 
University of St. Gallen. He has many years of sound experience of 
the European retail sector. In his last job, Andreas Berger was 
responsible for the management of two important regions at the Aldi 
Group, with some 1,400 employees and annual turnover of some EUR 500 
million. He played a determining role in bringing about the 
successful expansion achieved by the areas he managed. Andreas 
Berger´s nomination as CEO of Valora Retail and his appointment to 
Group Executive Management underscore the importance which Valora 
Holding AG´s management attaches to the "Valora 4 Growth" strategy 
programme´s objectives for international expansion, and the 
importance of the German market in these plans.
Organisational structures of Retail Switzerland operations 
strengthened
At the same time as its change of management, the Retail division 
will also be adapting its organisational structure in Switzerland. In
order to strengthen the division´s organisation, Stefan Gächter, the 
head of logistics, will take on the newly-created role of head of 
Operations Retail Switzerland (basically consisting of purchasing 
department, enterprise resource planning and logistics). As part of 
the turnaround Valora has executed since 2008, Stefan Gächter 
successfully re-engineered the Group´s entire supply chain and 
logistics operations, thus creating a highly efficient 
service-providing unit for the Group. Stefan Gächter´s new role will 
make him an ideal complement to the division´s well-established Swiss
management team (Patrick Stäuble | k kiosk, Pascal Le Pellec | avec.,
Hanspeter Büchler | P&B, Thomas Haupt | Caffè Spettacolo).
2010 earnings guidance confirmed
Valora will report its 2010 results at a media and financial 
analysts´ conference to be held on March 25, 2011. The Group is 
confident that, as planned, its operating profit will be raised to 
the lower end of the CHF 81-86 million range.
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Investor Relations: Tel: +41 58 789 12 20
Mladen Tomic E-Mail: mladen.tomic@valora.com

Media Relations: Tel: +41 58 789 12 01
Stefania Misteli E-Mail: stefania.misteli@valora.com

Branche: Retail
ISIN: CH0002088976
WKN: 208897
Börsen: BX Berne eXchange / stock market
SIX Swiss Exchange / Main Standard

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