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Walmart’s Jack Sinclair Elected to FMI Board

January 12, 2009
ARLINGTON, VA — January 12, 2009 — Food Marketing Institute (FMI) announced today the election of Jack Sinclair, executive vice president of the grocery division for Walmart Stores Division, to the FMI Board of Directors.

     Walmart Stores, Inc., operates Walmart discount stores, supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and Sam’s Club locations in the United States and around the world.

     Sinclair joined Walmart in January 2008 and works to integrate planning, category management, store experience and private brand development into the grocery business unit.

     He began his career as a trainee at Shoppers’ Paradise in the United Kingdom (UK). He also worked for Tesco and Safeway, PLC. He served on the Board of Directors at Safeway, PLC, during its merger with Morrisons, creating the UK’s fourth largest supermarket group. He served as the European development director for SB Capital. Sinclair joined Walmart from McCurrach, a UK-based field merchandising business.

     He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and marketing from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

Food Marketing Institute proudly advocates on behalf of the food retail industry. FMI’s U.S. members operate nearly 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of almost $770 billion. Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI membership covers the spectrum of diverse venues where food is sold, including single owner grocery stores, large multi-store supermarket chains and mixed retail stores. For more information, visit www.fmi.org and for information regarding the FMI foundation, visit www.fmifoundation.org

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