Shareholders of The Chalone Wine Group approved the addition of John Diefenbach and Marcel Gani to its board of directors during the company’s annual meeting on May 29, 2003.
Chalone Wine group chairman of the board Christophe Salin said: “John and Marcel bring a wealth of experience to our board. John’s expertise in global branding issues and Marcel’s extensive experience in corporate finance and information technology are valuable assets as we strategically grow the company.”
In 2001 Diefenbach co-founded TrueBrand, an international brand consulting company. Before starting TrueBrand, Diefenbach was a partner of Wolff Olins, a UK-based global branding agency. He also co-founded and was chief executive officer of Diefenbach Elkins (now FutureBrand). Prior to that, he was chief executive officer and the major shareholder of Landor Associates, a worldwide brand franchise.
Gani joined Juniper Networks in 1997 as chief financial officer and was also responsible for information systems and human resources. Prior to that, he was vice president and chief financial officer of NVIDIA Corporation, Grand Junction Networks and Primary Access Corporation.
