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EXECUTIVE CHANGE: PRICE CHOPPER PROMOTES SEROTA...GMDC TAPS NELSON VP DEVELOPMENT AND COO...POWELL JOINS NACDS AS VP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

PRICE CHOPPER PROMOTES SEROTAe Chopper Supermarkets here said Jack M. Serota has been appointed to the position of vice president of general merchandise/HBC, and will be reporting directly to Jim Mizeur, vice president of grocery and general merchandise. Serota succeeds Gary Estill, who has left the company. Serota will be responsible for sales, merchandising, marketing and advertising of general

PRICE CHOPPER PROMOTES SEROTA

e Chopper Supermarkets here said Jack M. Serota has been appointed to the position of vice president of general merchandise/HBC, and will be reporting directly to Jim Mizeur, vice president of grocery and general merchandise. Serota succeeds Gary Estill, who has left the company. Serota will be responsible for sales, merchandising, marketing and advertising of general merchandise and HBC for the 106-store chain.

GMDC TAPS NELSON VP DEVELOPMENT AND COO

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- General Merchandise Distributors Council here announced the addition of Dan Nelson to its staff as senior vice president of business development and marketing and chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1. Prior to joining GMDC, Nelson served in various sales leadership and industry relations positions with companies including L'eggs Hosiery, Schering-Plough, Dow Brands and, most recently, Dial Corp. At Dial, Nelson is corporate vice president and president. He has served on GMDC's HBC Supplier Advisory Board and Grocery Manufacturers of America's HBC Committee and Industry Development Team. Nelson's primary responsibilities with GMDC will be developing and implementing growth strategy for the association on the wholesale/retail and supply sides, and exploring new opportunities in all channels of trade.

POWELL JOINS NACDS AS VP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- National Association of Chain Drug Stores here named Paul Powell vice president of federal government affairs. Prior to his appointment, Powell served as the deputy assistant secretary for Congressional Liaison at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Prior to that Powell served in a number of congressional and legislative positions. In his new position, Powell will report to Lee Verstandig, senior vice president of government affairs.