Independent retailer David Sands has been elected as the Vice-Chair of the Scottish Guild and will represent the Scottish retailers on the National Guild Board of Spar.
The Spar Guild system, which ultimately sees Spar central office decisions on areas such as marketing agreed by the regional Guild committee of retailers and wholesalers and ratified by a central board, is at the heart of the way Spar is run in the UK and is central to the international Spar ethos all over the world. The National Guild Board of Spar, which meets five times a year, and is made up of retailers and wholesaler representatives from each of the regional Guilds.
David will replace award-winning independent Spar retailer Saleem Sadiq who has served as the Scottish Guild Board Director since 2016.
David said: “I have been an independent retailer all my working life and I am committed to seeing our sector flourish.
“We face a number of challenges, and I am hoping that the Guild will be seen by Spar independents as a forum for new ideas, good practice and ever improving services from our wholesaler.”
Brian Straiton, Independent Sales Director for CJ Lang & Son and Chair of the Scottish Guild, added: “We thank Saleem for the work he has done representing the Scottish Guild over the last seven years and welcome David to the role of Scottish Guild Vice-Chair.”
