Press release

EuRIC’s new Board Members have been elected

28.03.2019

The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) has elected its new leaders during the General Assemblies held in Brussels on 13 and 14 March 2019. Mrs. Cinzia VEZZOSI (President of the Metals Division of ASSOFERMET) is EuRIC’s new President after a solid trajectory both as Board Member and as President of EuRIC’s EFR Branch. EuRIC’s Presidency was completed with the election of Mr. Jean-Philippe CARPENTIER (President of FEDEREC), Ms. Alicia GARCÍA-FRANCO (Director General of FER) and Mr. Thomas BRAUN (Managing Director of bvse) as Vice Presidents of EuRIC for this new term. In her inaugural address, Mrs. Cinzia VEZZOSI warmly thanked Mr. Michael SCHUY, who led EuRIC as President from 2016 to 2019, the Board and the Secretariat for the excellent work done to serve the interests of the recycling industry.

For the metal recycling Branches, Ms. Susie BURRAGE (President of the BMRA) has been elected President of the European Non-Ferrous Metal Trade and Recycling Branch (EUROMETREC), while Mr. Thomas PAPAGEORGIOU (SEPAN) was elected President of the European Ferrous Recovery & Recycling Branch (EFR). Mr. Hans van de NES (FNOI) was re-elected President of the European Recovered Paper Branch (ERPA) and Mr. Paul MAYHEW (BMRA) was elected President of the newly founded European Plastics Recycling Branch (EPRB).

During these elections, EuRIC’s EFR, EUROMETREC, ERPA and EPRB Members also elected their Vice Presidents, all having a robust track record in the recycling industry as leaders of the resource streams they represent.

EuRIC's New Board Members

EuRIC’s Secretariat warmly thanks the outgoing Board (picture) presided by Mr. Michael SCHUY (third from the left) for its work during these past four years and looks forward to working with our new President, Mrs. Cinzia VEZZOSI (second from the left) and Vice Presidents (Ms. Alicia GARCÍA-FRANCO, Mr. Jean-Philippe CARPENTIER and Mr. Thomas BRAUN, centre).