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Distripress elects President from the Middle East

  • Middle East: Monday, November 17 - 2008 at 13:51

For the first time in its 54-year history, the Zurich based Distripress elected as its President a member from the Middle East.

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  • Mr. Tony Jashanmal.
    Mr. Tony Jashanmal.
Gulf based Tony Jashanmal, Director of the Jashanmal Group of Companies was voted as the president for a 3-year term. The elections were held as part of the Annual Distripress Convention in Istanbul.

"With the growing importance of Asia and particularly the Middle East in the global economic landscape it will be my goal to increase the membership of Distripress from companies in this region"


said Jashanmal in his acceptance speech.

Distripress is the largest organisation of companies involved in the wholesale and retail distribution of print media internationally. Distripress also champions the promotion of press freedom worldwide.
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Distripress is the Association for the promotion of the international press distribution. At the time of its foundation in 1955 Distripress counted 16 member companies in 13 countries - currently there are around 470 members in almost 100 countries.

The network supports the promotion of the international distribution of newspapers, magazines and pocket books. With the aim of a free international press distribution, Distripress promotes business contacts, supports a fair and efficient trade and intervenes in favour of press freedom.

The annual congress is the biggest and most important market place for international exchange in the industry.

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