REPEAT/Adrian Bellamy Joins Robert Mondavi Board of Directors.Business Editors/Food & Wine Writers REPEATING...inserting ticker symbol OAKVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002 R. Michael Mondavi, Chairman of Robert Mondavi (Nasdaq:MOND MOND Modified Newtonian Dynamics (missing dark matter theory) ), announced today the appointment of Adrian Bellamy to the company's Board of Directors. Bellamy, who has more than three decades of experience in executive management in specialty retailing, also serves on the boards of The Body Shop International PLC, The Gap, Inc., Gucci Group N.V., Reckitt Benckiser PLC and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. "Our company and shareholders will benefit greatly from Adrian's extensive experience in luxury retailing and his international perspective on business issues," said R. Michael Mondavi. "We are very pleased that he has agreed to join the Robert Mondavi Board." Bellamy, born in England and raised in the former Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), began his career in retailing in the late 1960's with the Southern Africa apparel and home furnishings chain Edgars Stores Limited. He was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of the company in 1977 and held that post until 1983 when he moved to the United States to become chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DFS (Distributed File System) An enhancement to Windows NT/2000 and 95/98 that allows files scattered across multiple servers to be treated as a single group. With Dfs, a network administrator can build a hierarchical file system that spans the organization's LANs and Group Limited. DFS (Duty Free Stores) offers luxury merchandise from leading world brands in 11 countries in North America, Asia and the Pacific Basin. Bellamy retired from DFS and executive management in 1995 to serve as a non-executive director of companies, teach graduate business students and work in community service. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce The Bachelor of Commerce is a bachelor's degree in business management, accounting and economic fields. The degree is also known as the Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (BCA). and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration degree from the University of South Africa "UNISA" redirects here. UNISA may also refer to University of South Australia. The University of South Africa (UNISA) is a distance education university, with headquarters in Pretoria, South Africa. . Robert Mondavi produces and markets fine wines under the following labels: Robert Mondavi Winery, Robert Mondavi Coastal Private Selection, La Famiglia di Robert Mondavi and Colmera, Woodbridge Winery, Byron Vineyards & Winery, Io, Arrowood Vineyards & Winery and Arrowood Grand Archer. The company also produces Opus One, in partnership with the Baroness Philippine de Rothschild Baroness Philippine Pascale de Rothschild (born 1935) is the owner of the French winery Château Mouton Rothschild. She also has acted under the stage name Philippine Pascale. of Chateau Mouton mouton lamb pelt made to resemble seal or beaver. Rothschild of Bordeaux, France; Luce, Lucente, Danzante, and the wines of Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, in partnership with the Marchesi de' Frescobaldi of Tuscany, Italy; and Sena, Arboleda and Caliterra, in partnership with the Eduardo Chadwick family of Vina Errazuriz in Chile. Robert Mondavi finalized a new partnership in July 2001 with Australia's largest premium producer, Southcorp, to produce and market new wines from Australia and California with Rosemount Estate's Oatley family. The first wines will be released in 2003. |
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