EDANA Elects New Board

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EDANA Elects New Board

European Disposables And Nonwovens Association (EDANA), the leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, announced its new Board of Governors for 2017-2018 at its recent Annual Strategic Review and Annual General Meeting.

Returning Chairman Martin Rapp (Vice-President & General Manager at Glatfelter) will provide expert leadership again, supported by re-elected Vice Chairman Mikael Staal Axelsen (Fibertex) and Vice Chairman Pieter Meijer (McAirlaid’s), while Paul Eever’s (Unilever) position as Treasurer has been renewed for another one-year term.

EDANA’s newly elected board will begin its term on July 1. In addition to his long-standing support of the association as a board member, Rapp is the Chair of the Communications Steering Group, and has ensured widespread member backing for a broad range of EDANA initiatives throughout his tenure.

Governors who have been re-elected for an additional three-year term are Ludwig Busam (Procter & Gamble, Germany); Eric De Kesel (Mölnlycke Health Care, Sweden); José Durany (Rubi Industrial, Spain); Robert Green (NatureWorks, United States); Mahdy Katbe (Unicharm Gulf Hygienic Industries, Saudi Arabia); David Lamb (Nonwovenn, United Kingdom); Giorgio Mantovani (Corman, Italy); Pieter Meijer (McAirlaid’s Vliesstoffe, Germany); Martin Rapp (Glatfelter Germany) and Ali Sisman (Hassan Group, Turkey).

Governors who have been elected as new board members for a three-year term of office are Marco Cirillo (Johnson & Johnson, United Kingdom); C Enver (Kayali Mogul, Turkey); Jörg Ortmeier (TWE Group, Germany) and Mark Siebert (Berry Global, Spain).

“It is naturally an honour to be re-elected, but it is even more pleasing to witness the extensive and growing commitment of our members to a productive network. As we continue to regularly welcome new members, it is very encouraging to see such tangible momentum. My ongoing focus will be to ensure that our activities meet our strategic interests of stakeholder engagement, global outreach and sector expansion,” Rapp said.

This year’s review of strategy and objectives featured update presentations from key EDANA working groups and committees. “The interactive element of our assembly confirmed to me the commitment of our staff and members alike. Many of the meetings focused on far reaching and innovative topics, where I witnessed passionate yet perceptive debate. Discussions and conclusions have assured me of the successful future of not only our association but also our industry,” EDANA General Manager Pierre Wiertz said.