The shareholders’ meeting of Commercianti Indipendenti Associati Conad has elected the new board of directors of the cooperative. The previous one had been in office since 2021. Sixteen members in total, of which four new entries: Marco Maffi, Stefano Ormentini (already co-opted in December), Riccardo Tassinari and Giuseppe Zavaglia. The top management bodies have all been confirmed: the CEO and general manager Luca Panzavolta, the president Maurizio Pelliconi and the vice president Massimo Marchionni. The Board of Directors approved the appointment of a second vice president, Filippo Lorenzini from Conad Savignano from Cesena. The other members of the board of directors are Denis Barichello, Thomas Bellucci, Matteo Capelli, Loredana Corzani, Matteo Lorenzini, Marco Mazzoni, Giuseppe Righi and Vanni Zanfini.
During the members’ meeting held on Thursday afternoon at the Cesena Fair, the 2023 budget was presented. A year of growth, which saw the cooperative’s commitment to supporting its entrepreneurial members and customers, both affected heavily from the inflationary effect which had a negative impact on the shopping cart. Sales at supermarket checkouts exceeded 3.08 billion euros (+11.2% in absolute terms and +9.1% on a homogeneous basis). The cooperative sold goods to its members for over 2 billion euros, with a growth of 9.8%. The net worth stands at over 861 million euros, of which over 116 million as share capital. The added value was 141.7 million euros, with the majority allocated to the remuneration of the entrepreneurial members (48%), staff (22%) and the company (16%). As of 31 December 2023, the Cia network includes 264 points of sale, 27 ‘Con Sapore’ bars and restaurants, 22 parapharmacies, 24 petstores, 7 petrol stations and 7 optical shops. Overall, almost 11,800 people work.
