07.07.2010
The European Association of Communication Directors has elected a new board, which will serve until July 2012. The election took place at the EACD General Assembly on July 2nd in Brussels, after the European Communication Summit 2010. Prior to holding the election, members voted for an amendment to the statutes of the association, which now allows a maximum of eleven assessors to serve on the board, representing a wider variety of regions and industries across Europe.
The following candidates were elected for the new two year term:
President
Herbert Heitmann
Executive Vice President of External Communications, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Managing Vice-President
Florence Ranson
Senior Adviser PR & Communications, European Banking Federation
Vice-Presidents
Anthony Gooch
Director Public Affairs & Communications, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Arja Suominen
Vice President Corporate Communications, Nokia
Treasurer
Mark Redgrove
Head of Communications, Orgalime
Assessors
Marianne Amssoms
Vice President Global Communications, Anheuser-Busch InBev
Christian de Barrin
Spokesperson, European Training Institute
Marcelo Berni
Executive Vice President, Head of Media Relations and Executive Communications, UniCredit Group
Jan Hol
Senior Vice President Corporate Communications, Océ
Luulea Lääne
Communication Director, AS Tallink Grupp
Atte Palomäki
Group Vice President Corporate Communications, Wärtsilä Corporation
Juan Francisco Polo Martin
Director of Communication & Corporate Responsibility, Ferrovial
Rudolf Ramsauer
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications Director, Nestlé S.A.
Elisabeth Schick
Senior Vice President Communications & Government Relations BASF Group, BASF SE
Helmut Weixler
Head of Press Office, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
David Willows
Director of External Relations, International School of Brussels
At the inauguration of the new EACD Board, on behalf of the entire association, Herbert Heitmann thanked outgoing Board members Isabel Borgas, Thomas Ellerbeck and Neil Corlett for their outstanding commitment to the EACD during their time in office.
The new Board will together decide upon the EACD’s activities and initiatives over the next two years, and the future direction of the organisation as a whole. For more information, please see www.eacd-online.eu
Contact:
Herbert Heitmann
European Association of Communication Directors
37, Square de Meeûs
B-1000 Brussels
Tel +32 (0)2 219 22 90
Fax +32 (0)2 219 22 92
herbert.heitmann@eacd-online.eu
www.eacd-online.eu
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