Interflora visitors

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32567, 29 March 1971, Page 16

Interflora visitors

Five senior executives of Interflora, the international delivery network of 37,000 florists in 130 countries, visited Christchurch at the weekend during a brief tour of New Zealand, after attending a meeting of the organisation’s executive in Melbourne. The ' executive members were: Mr G. Aruhn, of Sweden, president of Interflora; Mr A Wilhelmy, of the United States, vice-president; Miss H. Fueg, of Switzerland, general-manager of FleurdpInterflora, the international organisation’s branch in Europe; Mr J. Rendali, of London, secretary of the British unit of Interflora; and Mr U. Formichella, of the United States, general manager of Interflora. Mr Formichella was bom in Wellington in 1931, where his father was stationed as Italian Consul-General to New Zealand.

The party arrived in Christchurch from Melbourne on Saturday afternoon and in the evening attended a reception organised by local members of the organisation at the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce.

Yesterday they met local members of Interflora to discuss schemes for a new structure for the organisation. Later, they were taken on a tour of Christchurch before leaving for Wellington.