US grocery retailer Winn-Dixie Stores has announced the election of Edward W. Mehrer to the board of directors.

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Mehrer, who will serve on the audit and compensation committees of the board, currently serves as the CEO and president of CyDex, a privately owned drug delivery company. He previously served three years as executive vice president and chief financial and administrative officer, and as a member of the board of directors and executive committee of Marion Merrell Dow in Kansas City, Missouri, a NYSE-listed research-based pharmaceutical company.  Prior to his pharmaceutical career, he served as partner-in-charge of the audit and accounting departments for KPMG Peat, Marwick in Kansas City.


Winn-Dixie also declared a cash dividend of 5 cents per share on the company’s common stock for the quarter ended 8 January 2003.  The dividend is payable on 14 February 2003, to shareholders of record at the close of business 3 February 2003.

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