El empresario Benito Mestre Caudeli ha sido elegido, este miércoles por la tarde, como nuevo presidente del Cercle d’Empresaris de la Marina Alta (CEDMA), unanimously by the 32 people who have participated in the election of the position.
Mestre's was the only candidacy presented, so there were no surprises in the election. The new president takes over from Sonja Dietz, that after eight years in the presidency of the CEDMA is removed from office «para abrir la puerta a savia nueva y a otra generación». In his farewell message, Dietz has asked the new president «que continúe trabajando en el proyecto de crecer y expandirse por toda la comarca». The former president has received a long and affectionate applause from the audience at the end of her speech.
Before the vote, Benito Mestre has explained in broad strokes the project he will work on in the next four years, which includes «abrirnos más a la comarca para tener más fuerza, crear más sinergias y colaboraciones con otros municipios». Mestre has stressed that, in addition to reclaiming historic infrastructures such as the train or the liberalization of the AP7, they will fight for the creation of a technological park and an industrial estate at a regional level.
The new president has placed special emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that mark the 2030 agenda, aligning their proposals with these objectives. From their point of view, employers have an obligation to «defender el crecimiento sostenible de la economía» besides committing to the environment.
In this sense, Mestre has claimed that «todos los sectores de la economía son necesarios. Hay que buscar la manera de integrarlos a todos y crear una oferta turística que cree empleo, riqueza, fomente la agricultura y proteja el paisaje».
After the voting process, Mestre has announced the five commissions that will be worked on, beginning with the one of Institutional relations and regional development, by Ángel Vives. The commission of Industry will be in charge of Rosario Carrió; the one Territory and Sustainability, by Jesús Reina; Isabel Agulles will take care of Tourism and Commerce and Antonio Cidoncha, of Training and Employment.
Board of Directors CEDMA 2019
- President: Benito Mestre Caudeli
- General secretary: Juan Carlos Juan
- Deputy Secretary: Emilio Sentí
- Treasurer: Jorge David del Carpio
- Vowels:
Raúl Sanchis
Antonio Sentí
Javier García
Luis Silvestre
Vega Torró
Manuel Noguera
José Alberto Notario
José Manuel Piña
Dayana Santacreu
Verónica de Ambrogio
Sonja Dietz
Esteban Cobos
Miguel Agulles
Ana Plá
Manolo Niguera
Antonio Vargas (ACEAD)
Mariano Espinosa (Association of Rental Companies of Alicante)
Cristina Sellés (AEHTMA)
José Bas (Jovempa)
Cesáreo Roa (MLS Real Estate)
Felix de la Hoz (Multisecma)
Fernando Tomás (APTD) - And representatives of:
Baleària
BPM Lighting
Mall Portal de la Marina
DASS
HLA San Carlos Dénia
Dénia Marina Health Hospital
Hostelbe Catering Supplies
Supermarkets masymas
Rolser