The former socialist deputy José Luis Ramos will be the new head of the public company Mercasa, at the proposal of the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI), replacing José Ramón Sempere. An appointment that, EFE anticipates, will take place at the next SEPI Board of Directors, which is expected to be held this Wednesday.
The new head of Mercasa has been a socialist deputy in the XIII (2019-2019) and He has been president of the Mercasa Group from 2018 to the present, after serving as deputy general director of Mercamadrid and as general director of Mercalicante.
The Mercasa food distribution markets group manages the Mercas Network, together with the town councils; These are 24 wholesale distribution units, in which 3,300 companies manage around 8.4 million tons of food, with a value of 19.6 billion euros (around 1.48% of the national GDP).