Avolta AG Company Description
Avolta AG operates as a travel retailer. The company’s retail brands include general travel retail shops under the Dufry, World Duty Free, Nuance, Hellenic Duty Free, Zurich Duty-Free or Stockholm Duty-Free, Autogrill, and HMSHost brands; Dufry shopping stores; brand boutiques; convenience stores primarily under the Hudson brand; and specialized shops and theme stores.
It offers perfumes and cosmetics, food and confectionery, wines and spirits, watches and jewelry, fashion and leather, tobacco goods, souvenirs, electronics, soft drinks, packaged food, travel accessories, personal items, sunglasses, destination, and other products, as well as newspapers, magazines, and books.
It operates duty-free and duty-paid shops located at airports, border, downtown and hotel shops, railway stations and other, cruise liners and ferries, seaports, and motorways in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.
The company was formerly known as Dufry AG and changed its name to Avolta AG in November 2023. Avolta AG was incorporated in 1865 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.
| Country | Switzerland |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Industry | Specialty Retail |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Employees | 76,962 |
| CEO | Xavier Espel |
Contact Details
Address: BrunngAesslein 12 Basel, 4010 Switzerland | |
| Phone | 41 61 266 44 44 |
| Website | avoltaworld.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | DUFRY |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | January - December |
| Reporting Currency | CHF |
| ISIN Number | US26433T1088 |
| SIC Code | 5900 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Marin Mas Sarda | President and Chief Executive Officer of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) |
| Jordi Martin-Consuegra | Chief Executive Officer North America |
| Xavier Rossinyol Espel | Chief Executive Officer |
| Juan Carlos-Torres Carretero | Executive Chairman of the Board |
| Yves Gerster | Chief Financial Officer and Group Treasurer |
| Rebecca Anne McClellan | Global Head of Investor Relations |
| Pascal C. Duclos | Group General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary to the Board |
| Cathy Jongens | Director of Corporate Communications |
| Katrin Volery | Chief People and Culture Officer |
| Roger Fordyce | Advisor |