News http://www.europeanagenda.eu/ 2010-09-03T18:25:01+01:00 text/html 2010-09-02T16:36:28+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001676.php Francine Cunningham has been appointed Executive Director of the European Newspaper Publishers’ Association (EPNA). With extensive experience in the creative industries and retail sectors, Cunningham has a decade of experience of EU government affairs and communications in Brussels. Following postgraduate studies in journalism in Dublin and Paris, she completed an EU-US Fulbright scholarship in International Relations and Media at Harvard University. text/html 2010-09-02T16:59:54+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001675.php Margot Loudon has been announced as Acting Secretary General at Eurogas. Loudon is a well-recognised expert in the gas sector, and was previously Deputy Secretary General of Eurogas from 1990 onwards. text/html 2010-09-02T10:12:52+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001674.php Simon Blakey has been appointed Special Envoy at Eurogas, where he will reinforce Eurogas’s advocacy role. Blakey, who is a well-known specialist in the gas sector, was formerly Senior Associate at IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates. text/html 2010-09-01T16:35:20+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001673.php Lieve Mostrey will join Euroclear SA/NV as Executive Director, Chief Technology and Services Officer of the Euroclear group. Mostrey will also become a member of the Euroclear Group Management Committee and an Executive Director of the Board. Mostrey’s appointment will be effective as of 1 October. Mostrey is currently a member of the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas Fortis in Brussels. text/html 2010-09-01T16:23:31+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001672.php Hill & Knowlton has announced the appointment of Thomas Tindemans as Managing Director EU Public Affairs at Hill & Knowlton International Belgium beginning the 1st of September 2010. Tindemans will join Hill & Knowlton from the renowned global law firm White & Case, where he has been heading the Public Affairs practice. text/html 2010-09-01T15:23:37+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001671.php Petra Hedorfer, CEO of the German National Tourist Board (GNTB) was unanimously elected President of the European Travel Commission at the organisation’s 78th General Meeting in Brussels on June 10. As CEO of the German National Tourist Board, Hedorfer has been responsible for the promotion of Germany as a travel destination at home and abroad since November 2003. She joined the organization in 1998 as Global Head of Marketing, and was appointed to the board as CEO for Marketing in 2000. text/html 2010-09-01T14:37:43+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001670.php Magdalena Álvarez assumed her duties as Vice-President of the European Investment Bank on July 16th of this year. She left her previous position as a Member of the European Parliament to assume her current role at EIP. Her previous posts include Minister for Public Works of the Government of Spain (2004-2009) and Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance of the Regional Government of Andalusia (1994-2004). text/html 2010-09-01T16:22:37+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001669.php On the 4th of June, 2010 Tobias Bachmüller was elected by the Bundesverbandes der Deutschen Süßwarenindustrie (BDSI) (Association of the German Confectionary Industry) for a two year term as Vice-President to the European confectionary association CAOBISCO- Association of Chocolate, Biscuit and Confectionery Industries of Europe. text/html 2010-08-27T15:37:10+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001668.php Former Public Affairs News editor Jolyon Kimble has joined APCO Worldwide’s Brussels office as Associate Director. He comes to APCO after serving as Director of the Middle East, Africa and Asia region for Sovereign Strategy, where he led on clients including Kuwait National Petroleum Company and MWH. text/html 2010-08-23T11:39:06+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001667.php Jean-François Bence has been appointed Director of the Consultative Work Directorate at the European Economic and Social Committee. Bence was previously Head of the Section for External Relations at the EESC. text/html 2010-08-04T14:09:37+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001666.php CAOBISCO announced today the appointment of Ms Sabine Nafziger as its next Secretary General. She will take over from David Zimmer on August 9th. text/html 2010-08-03T17:10:26+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001665.php Klaus Reichling has been appointed Sales Director Europe at ]init[. In this capacity, he is also Head of the IT service provider's new Brussels office which was opened in July 2010. text/html 2010-07-27T12:21:44+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001664.php Xavier Bout de Marnhac of France, was appointed today Head of Mission of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX Kosovo. The decision was taken by the European Union Political and Security Committee on a recommendation by the EU High Representative of the Union for the Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton. Xavier de Marnhac, who will succeed Yves de Kermabon, will take up his duties on 15 October 2010. The appointment is for one year renewable. text/html 2010-07-27T16:29:54+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001663.php EurActiv.com, the leading EU-specialised online media, has appointed Radu Magdin as its new Communication Manager. He worked previously in the public sector, in the media and in political communications. For the past three years, the new communication manager was a press officer at the European Parliament. text/html 2010-07-16T11:46:57+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001662.php Steffen Thejll-Moller has joined Fleishman-Hillard as Digital Strategist. He has over 5 years experience in developing online strategies for companies, trade associations, politicians and political groups. text/html 2010-07-15T10:56:06+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001661.php Birgit Beger has been chosen as the new Secretary General of the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME), succeeding Lisette Tiddens-Engwirda. text/html 2010-07-15T08:04:19+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001660.php Grayling, the second largest independent global Public Relations, Public Affairs, Investor Relations and Events consultancy in the world, has appointed Katarina De Meulder as Managing Director of a new Brussels-based division to run European Public Policy Communication activities, called “Grayling Public Policy Communications.” text/html 2010-07-14T08:31:56+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001659.php Before joining BEUC as a Communications Officer in May, Ophélie Spanneut worked previously as a Policy Adviser for the ALDE Group of the European Parliament for the Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee. text/html 2010-07-14T08:25:54+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001658.php John Phelan joined the BEUC communications department in May from the Nordic Council of Ministers (NORDEN) office. His background is in law (Trinity College Dublin) and communications consulting (May International). text/html 2010-07-14T08:22:54+01:00 http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/ European-Agenda http://www.europeanagenda.eu/pnews/000001657.php Johannes Kleis has joined BEUC, the European Consumers' Organisation, as Head of Communications. He had previously worked in corporate communications and public affairs for Ketchum Pleon, where he was responsible for the pan-European communication campaigns of several European Commission Directorate-Generals.