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The European Vending and Coffee Service Association (EVA) has appointed Sergio Barbarisi as its new president.

Barbarisi, who has been a member of the EVA Executive Committee since 2021, succeeds Paolo Ghidotti, who was in office from 2018 to 2023. He is the international key accounts manager of BWT water+more, a company that provides solutions to optimise local untreated water for use in speciality coffees. The new president brings extensive experience in the automatic distribution sector, having worked with various companies, including N&W Global Vending, Gruppo Evoca, Vending System and Brita. EVA Executive Committee said in a statement: "We very much look forward to working closely with Sergio as he provides new direction and leadership to European vending".