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Agenda Weekly Personnel News Joseph Daul Chairman European People’s Party Nationality: FR Start date: 23.06.2009 23 26.06.2009 Up-to-the-minute newsletter on personnel changes and events. Joseph Daul re-elected as the EPP’s Chairman Joseph Daul has been re-elected to the Chairmanship of the European People’s Party (EEP) Group in the European Parliament by 225 of 228 Group Members voting. Daul, MEP for France (UMP), has chaired the Group since January 2007. He took over from Hans-Gert Poettering. He is a member of the Conference of Presidents and the Committee on Agricultural and Rural development. A former Mayor of Pfettisheim, France, Daul has been an MEP since 1999. He is Knight of the Legion of Honour. also an Officer of the Agricultural Order of Merit, a Knight of the National Order of Merit and a Martin Schulz Progressive Alliance of Socialists crats Leader Nationality: DE Start date: Schulz leads the EU Socialists and Democrats European Socialists and the Italian Partito Democratico have officially established the second largest political group in the European Parliament – The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Schulz has set out three key challenges for the new group – to ensure greater social justice in ism across the continent. An MEP since 1994, Schulz was Chairman of the SPD group in the European Parliament between 2000 and 2004. Democrats. The 183–strong group has elected German politician Martin Schulz as its leader. Europe, to enhance democracy and to protect human dignity in the face of growing extrem- and Demo- 24.06.2009 Jill Evans European Free Alliance elects Evans as President Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans from Wales has been elected President of the European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament. The parliamentary grouping includes MEPs from Plaid Cymru, the Scottish National Party, Flanders, Catalonia, Corsica, and Latvia. Evans has been an MEP since 1999 and is the Vice President of Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales. She member of the delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council. is a long standing member of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee and is a President European Nationality: UK Start date: Free Alliance 24.06.2009 Lothar Bisky President European Nationality: DE Start date: Lothar Bisky elected President of GUE/NGL Group The European United Left/Nordic Green Left group in the European Parliament has unaniFrancis Wurtz, who led the group for the last two terms of office. The GUE/NGL also elected its vice-presidents: Eva-Britt Svensson (Sweden), Ilda Figueiredo (Portugal), Kartika Liotard (Netherlands), Takis HatziGeorgiou (Cyprus) and Miloslav Ransdorf (Czech Republic). mously elected German MEP Lothar Bisky (DIE LINKE) as President of the group. He replaces U n i t e d Left/Nordic Green Left 24.06.2009 Hubert Mandery Director General European Chemical Industr y Nationality: DE DE, EN Mandery approved as next Cefic Director General The Board of Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Council) has given approval to the apPerroy on his retirement on 31 October 2009. The appointment is subject to ratification by the pointment of Dr. Hubert Mandery as Cefic Director General Designate in succession to Alain Cefic General Assembly in Lisbon on 3 October 2009. It is expected Mandery will join Cefic in mid-August to allow time for a smooth transition. Mandery holds a degree in Organic Chemistry and a PHD, Food Chemist, from the Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany. Since of BASF South Africa. Working Languages: Start date: 31.10.2009 2007 he has been Managing Director Business Centre South Africa and Sub-Sahara and Head Agenda Weekly Up-to-the-minute newsletter on personnel changes and events. 23 26.06.2009 Personnel News Peter den Dekker Federation of Management Associations President Nationality: NL EN, NL Peter den Dekker is the new FERMA President Peter den Dekker has been elected President of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA). He takes over from Marie-Gemma Dequae, whose four-year mandate tional Stork. He worked as a broker and underwriter in the industrial insurance market before 1999. He joined Stork in 2006. recently came to an end. Den Dekker is corporate insurance risk manager at Dutch multi-nabecoming group insurance risk manager at the quoted Dutch multinational Hagemeyer in European Risk Working Languages: Start date: 01.06.2009 Tony Depledge President International Association of Public Transport Nationality: UK EN Depledge new President of UITP EU-Committee The EU-Committee of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) has elected Tony Depledge as its new President. He succeeds Guido del Mese. Depledge has been Director of Transport Policy at Arriva plc since 2001 and has a transport industry career spanning nearly 40 Working Languages: Start date: years. The UITP EU-Committee was established in 1965. The objective of the Committee and its 01.06.2009 secretariat, EuroTeam, is to represent the common interests of public transport undertakings to the EU institutions. It monitors legislation and provides members with information regardmembers concerning all aspects of European policies related to the public transport sector. ing EU policy developments, prepares EU Committee positions papers, and assists and advises Henri Meiresonne PRO EUROPE President Nationality: BE Start date: Meiresonne is PRO EUROPE’s new President PRO EUROPE (Packaging Recovery Organisation Europe), the umbrella organisation for thirtyone systems dealing with the recycling and recovery of packaging and packaging waste in Euis the Managing Director of the Belgian Green Dot scheme, Fost Plus. Fostering the exchange European scene will be among the top priorities of PRO EUROPE’s new President. Meiresonne from the Vlerick School of Management Ghent-Leuven. rope, has announced the appointment of Henri Meiresonne as its new President. Meiresonne of best practice between countries/schemes and increasing PRO EUROPE’s presence on the has a Master of Arts in Applied Economics from the State University of Ghent and an MBA 02.06.2009 Friedrich Stickler European Lotteries President Nationality: AT DE, EN, FR Stickler as President of European Lotteries European Lotteries (EL), the European State Lotteries and Toto Association, has elected Friedrich Stickler as its new President. Stickler is the deputy CEO of Austrian Lotteries, for which tee. He was the President of the Austrian football association (ÖFB) from 2002 to 2008 and a he has been working since 1985, and he is also a senior member of the EL Executive Commitmember of the UEFA Executive Committee from 2006 to 2008. Stickler succeeds Dr Winfried Wortmann, who did not run for re-election after two terms in office (2005-2009). Photo (c) Österreichische Lotterien Klimek. Working Languages: Start date: 12.06.2009 Simone Mancini European Table Policy Officer Nationality: IT EN, FR, IT Simone Mancini new Policy Officer at ERRT The European Retail Round Table (ERRT), the organisation expressing the views of large retailers at European level, has appointed Simone Mancini as Policy Officer. Prior to this posienergy sectors on a number of dossiers. Previously, he also worked for Carrefour in the EuroChamber of Industry in Turkey and as a journalist in an Italian newspaper. tion, Mancini worked at Fleishman Hillard, consulting clients in the food and drink, retail and pean public affairs department, after two internships in the public relations department of a Retail Round Working Languages: Start date: 18.06.2009 Agenda Weekly Up-to-the-minute newsletter on personnel changes and events. 23 26.06.2009 Personnel News Peter Hudson EU Operation Commander EU NAVFOR – ATALANTA Peter Hudson commands Operation EU NAVFOR Rear Admiral Peter Hudson has been appointed as the new EU Operation Commander of Operation EU NAVFOR – ATALANTA (the first naval operation launched by the EU, begun in December 2008). He replaces Rear Admiral Philip Jones. Hudson began his career in the British Nationality: UK EN Working Languages: Start date: Navy in 1992 as Navigator of the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible. He has since held a number of Rear Admiral Thorsten Kähler was also appointed as the mission’s Deputy Operation Commander, replacing Rear Admiral Jean-Pierre Labonne. naval positions, most recently as Rear Admiral - Commander UK Maritime Forces in June 2009. 03.06.2009 Michael Sánchez Rydelski Steptoe & Johnson Senior Associate Nationality: DE Steptoe & Johnson boosts its Brussels office Steptoe & Johnson LLP has announced that Dr. Michael Sánchez Rydelski has joined its BrusEuropean law for over 15 years in both private practice and as counsel to international institutions. His career in international organisations included working for the European Commission, the Office of the Legal Counsel of the United Nations and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Surveillance Authority. sels office as a Senior Attorney. Sánchez, previously with White & Case, has been practising Working Languages: DE, EN, ES, FR, NL Start date: 02.06.2009 Silvia Merino Rueda Consultant Nationality: ES Avisa EN, ES, FR Silvia Merino Rueda joins Avisa Partners Silvia Merino Rueda has joined consultancy Avisa Partners as a member of the financial services practice. Rueda has a business administration background and specialises in finance; she attended the College of Europe in Bruges and the London School of Economics. Before joining Avisa, she worked at the European Insurance Association dealing with financial services. She Commission. Working Languages: Start date: Partners 02.06.2009 also spent time as a trainee at the Financing Standardisation Unit of DG ENTR of the European Advertising Agenda Weekly Up-to-the-minute newsletter on personnel changes and events. 23 26.06.2009 Events: highlights of the week ahead 30 JUNE Iran after the presidential elections: what prospects? Iran, and features Clement Therme, Sector 01 JULY Fool’s Gold The Centre for European Policy Studies hosts Gillian Tett (left), Capital Markets Editor of the Financial Times, who will discuss how This timely debate looks at the prospects for North Africa/Middle East, Ifri, and Giuseppe Busine, responsible for international relations at the Iran Desk of DG RELEX, European Commission. unrestrained greed corrupted a dream, shattered global markets and unleashed a catastrophe. According to the UK’s Guardian newspaper, Tett “was one of the few people who predicted the current state of economic catastrophe”. Belgium, Archimedes 73 More 01 JUlY The Czech EU Presidency: Europe on Autopilot or Express Train Delivering on Time? What goals has the Czech presidency actually achieved? What tasks have not been fulSwedes? How badly does Europe need the Lisbon treaty, and has the Czech presidency succeeded in drawing up a “roadmap to Lisbon”? Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Sofitel Brussels, Place Jourdan, 1 filled and will have to be handed over to the More 02-03 JULY European Communication Summit Now in its third year, this forum for communibring together several hundred communicators in Brussels. The programme features sixty highly respected speakers, a wealth of best connect with fellow senior communicators. Renaissance Hotel, cation professionals in Europe will once again case presentations and lots of opportunities to Rue du Parnasse 19 More Happy Birthday Laszlo Kovács for Taxations and Customs Union 03.07.1939 Agenda Weekly Publisher: Rudolf Hetzel Jacques Toubon MEP, 29.06.1941 Marie Anne Isler Béguin MEP, 30.06.1956 Dr. Eva Lichtenberger MEP, 01.07.1954 Expert UN Industrial Development Organization, 02.07.1978 Esther Herranz García MEP, 03.07.1969 Anne Laperrouze MEP, 04.07.1956 05.07.1951 02.07.1953 Kader Arif MEP, 03.07.1959 Paulo Casaca MEP, 02.07.1957 Mojca Drcar Murko MEP, 02.07.1942 Christa Prets MEP, 02.07.1947 Anne-Christine Peherstorfer, Associate Jerzy Buzek MEP, 03.07.1940 Atanas Paparizov MEP Luís Queiró MEP, María Commissioner Alojz Peterle MEP, 05.07.1948 Helios Media European Agenda » » 01 JULY European Commission Representation in » Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Place du Congrès 1 More Development, Cooperation and Enterpreneurship 02 JULY 2nd EU-Japan ICT Cooperation Forum portunity to get together, network, and EGMONT, the Royal Institute for International Relations, hosts this conference on DevelopCharles Michel, Minister for Development Cowill participate. EGMONT, ment Cooperation and Enterpreneurship. operation and Mark Eyskens, Minister of State This conference aims at providing European and Japanese organisations with a new opidentify or strengthen potential cooperation be presented at coming FP7 calls. projects in the ICT area, particularly those to EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, More Rue de Namur 69 Rue du Fosse-aux-Loups 47 More 03 JULY Sputnic Project Conference Final The challenges for Public transport, in particu- lar in the new EU member states, are at the focus of the SPUTNIC project. The project aims to allow those responsible for Public transport systems in transition to make and back their experiences of others and factual proof of what works and what does not. (UITP), Rue Sainte Marie 6 International Association of Public Transport More decisions, stepping on good and not so good Marie-Hélène Descamps MEP, 05.07.1938 Flaviu Calin Rus MEP, 05.07.1970 Tel +32 (0) 2 / 2 19 22 90 Fax +32 (0) 2 / 2 19 22 92 Veronica McWatt, Senior Consultant Interel Cabinet Stewart, 03.07.1974 Vito Bonsignore MEP, 03.07.1943 info@europeanagenda.eu www.europeanagenda.eu Politics Media Communications job agenda EU Representative CARE is a humanitarian organisation fighting global poverty. It is looking for an EU Representative to be responsible for strengthen- 23 26.06.2009 Job Market Please mention European Agenda when you apply. Project Manager Euroheat & Power, the international association and cooling, recruits a full-time European Project for combined heat and power, district heating Manager. The position responsibilities include the continous administration of the technology platform including financial aspects, and Committee and working groups. 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More Senior Facilitator EU Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change, a Brussels-based group managed by the University of Cambridge, is looking for a Senior Facilitator to be responsible for translating thir ing its implementation. strategy into a detailed work plan and expedit- Director The European Free trade Association is looking for a Director for its Services, Capital, Persons and Programmes Division. The Director members and will work in close collaboration with the relevant EU Commission‘s services, the EFTA Missions in Brussels and the Organisation: EFTA national administration in the EFTA States. PR and Communication Manager EMRC is composed of a network of entrepreneurs, financiers, consultants and officials from over 100 countries. Its mission is to strengthen the private sector and promote economic relations with Africa. To support PR and Communications Manager. 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