Posted June 8, 2017

 

BRUSSELS – EDANA, a leading global association serving the nonwovens and related industries, announced its new board of governors for 2017-2018.

 

Returning Chairman Martin Rapp, vice president and general manager at Glatfelter, will again provide expert leadership, ably supported by re-elected vice chairs Mikael Staal Axelsen of Fibertex and Pieter Meijer of McAirlaid’s. Paul Eevers’ of Unilever will remain treasurer for a one-year term.

 

Announced at EDANA’s Annual Strategic Review and AGM on May 31, the newly elected board will begin their term on July 1st.

 

In addition to his longstanding 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.

 

“It is naturally an honor to be re-elected, but it is even more pleasing to witness the extensive and growing commitment of our members to a productive network,” Rapp said. “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.”

 

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,” said Pierre Wiertz, general manager of EDANA. “Many of the meetings focused on far-reaching and innovative topics, where I witnessed passionate yet perceptive debate. Today’s discussions and conclusions have assured me of the successful future of not only our association but also our industry.”           

 

The following governors were re-elected for an additional three-year term:
 

• Ludwig Busam of Procter & Gamble, Germany ;

• Eric De Kesel of Mölnlycke Health Care, Sweden;

• José Durany of Rubi Industrial, Spain ;

• Robert Green of NatureWorks, United States;

• Mahdy Katbe of Unicharm Gulf Hygienic Industries, Saudi Arabia ;

• David Lamb of Nonwovenn, United Kingdom ;

• Giorgio Mantovani of Corman, Italy ;

• Pieter Meijer of McAirlaid’s Vliesstoffe, Germany ;

• Martin Rapp of Glatfelter Germany; and

• Ali Sisman of Hassan Group, Turkey.

 

The following governors were elected as new board members for a three-year term of office:

 

• Marco Cirillo of Johnson & Johnson, United Kingdom ;

• C. Enver of Kayali Mogul, Turkey ;

• Jörg Ortmeier of TWE Group, Germany ; and

• Mark Siebert of Berry Global, Spain.

 

A complete list of the EDANA Board of Governors is available on the website.

 

Source: EDANA