STATEMENT: José Antonio Tierno, new president of the D.O.P Cerezas del Jerte

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STATEMENT: José Antonio Tierno, new president of the D.O.P Cerezas del Jerte

(Information sent by the signatory company)

Valle del Jerte, March 20, 2023.- The Regulatory Council of the Protected Designation of Origin Cereza del Jerte has elected José Antonio Tierno as the new president, replacing Clara Prieto, who has held the position since 2021.

The designation has been proposed in the Plenary of the Regulatory Council held on March 16. Tierno has been the president of the Valle del Jerte Cooperative Association for 3 years, of which he has been a member for 25 years. Previously, he was president of the Santa Catalina de Rebollar Cooperative for 22 years. In addition, he has always been closely linked to the field, working as a part-time farmer.

José Antonio Tierno has highlighted that his main objectives are to "revitalize the Denomination of Origin" and that the "consumer knows and knows how to differentiate a cherry from the rooted cherry".

Regulatory Council of the Protected Designation of Origin Cereza del Jerte.

The Cereza del Jerte Protected Designation of Origin Regulatory Council is an entity that works to promote and certify the origin and quality of protected products.

Europa Press Communication: 91 359 26 00.

Icíar Díaz iciardiaz@europapress.es.Susana Sedano susanasedano@europapress.es.Virginia García virginiagarcia@europapress.es.

D.O.P. Regulatory Council Jerte cherry: 927 47 11 01/03.

Fátima López-Santamaría Nogales picota@cerezadeljerte.org.www.cerezadeljerte.org.

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