José Maria Mera, new Chairman of the Committee Aecoc of Ironmongery and DIY

The hardware and DIY Aecoc Committee change of President. Following the decision of Jesús González conclude its professional stage and enjoy his retirement, José Maria Mera, President of Bricogroup and Vice-President of Eurobrico, will be responsible to lead this group. The members of the Committee Aecoc of Ironmongery and DIY chose the new President at the ordinary meeting held at the headquarters of the Association, in Barcelona. Now José Maria Mera will chair this group from which works to improve the relationship between manufacturing and distribution companies in this professional sector detecting opportunities for improvement in the chain.

From left to right: Carlos Torme, expansion director, Aaecoc; Jesús González, former Chairman of the Committee; José Maria Mera, new Chairman of the Committee; and José Alberto Sosa, responsible for the hardware and DIY Aecoc sector.

José Maria Mera faces this stage "with great enthusiasm" and proud "to represent a group of companies as it sets up the Committee". Approach of management practices promoted by the Association to all the companies will also, from the point of view of the new Chairman of the Committee, one of its main challenges. Not in vain, it assumed the new position with the "ambition to get the technology promoted by Aecoc companies where up to now see it as a milestone, as a great difficulty". This is, in effect, "make the sector more competitive everyday".

Aecoc has wanted to use the relay in the chairmanship of the Committee in thanking the outgoing President, Jesús González, the work carried out at the head of the Committee of Ironmongery and DIY since his appointment, in May 2007.