The Board

Board Members

ECG President & Board Member Responsibilities

The role of the ECG President, Vice-President and Board Members is to provide strategic direction for the association and direct the work of the Secretariat to ensure it meets the needs of the membership. The ECG Secretariat carries out all the day-to-day work of the organisation.

President — Costantino Baldissara

The President is the legal representative of the association and represents it for all external purposes as well as having the management responsibilities for the Secretariat staff. In cooperation with the Vice-President, Executive Director and Board Advisor, the President agrees key strategic direction, positions and messages. He is also responsible for the development of new member services and strategic alliances that support the direction of the association such as the manufacturers' European representative ACEA, or international associations such as AIAG.

Vice President — Wolfgang Göbel

The Vice-President is also the Chairman of the Board and deputises for the President in all matters. He is also responsible for the development of the membership in cooperation with all Board members, and for the association's relationship with the manufacturers' senior logistics representatives

Quality Commissioner — Eduardo Estevez

The Quality Commissioner leads the strategic objective of the association to improve operational efficiencies of logistics service providers through the harmonisation of operational handling standards across all European manufacturers. Where appropriate this may be extended to promoting the use of such harmonised standards to other regions of the world through joint activities with other associations.

EU Affairs Commissioner — Antoine Redier

The EU Affairs Commissioner is responsible for the oversight of all ECG positions in respect to European legislation affecting the association and its members. He will ensure that members are kept informed of new legislation expected to impact the sector and that ECG representatives lobby the EU Commission and Parliament appropriately as such legislation is developed.

Education Commissioner — Ilhan Cetinkaya

The Education Commissioner leads the promotion of the ECG Academy and ensured that standards are maintained at the highest possible levels. He also steers the development of other training and educational initiatives to raise standards of understanding of the sector and management skills within it.

Carbon Calculator & Environmental Commissioner — Mats Eriksson

The Carbon Calculator and Environmental Commissioner is responsible for following all areas of Environmental concern to the industry, particularly changing legislative requirements, and identifying issues for ECG to pursue. In the short term the most important subject is the promotion of the Carbon Calculator project.

Land Transport Commissioners — Heinrich-W. Averwerser & Konrad Zwirner

The Land Transport Commissioners are responsible for identifying issues that are particular to operators of road or rail modes of vehicle transportation and related services. The Commissioners will align the needs of such service providers with the aims of the association towards other members, manufacturers' representatives, national and European legislators.

Maritime & Ports Commissioner — Bjørn O. Gran Svenningsen

The Maritime & Ports Commissioner supports the Maritime Commissioner in identifying issues that are particular to operators of shipping of port terminal transport services and related services. The Commissioner will align the needs of such service providers with the aims of the association towards other members, manufacturers' representatives, national and European legislators.

Treasurer — Jean Michel Floret

The Treasurer is responsible for all financial matters including budgeting, membership fees and the management of the reserves that have been generated.

Eastern Europe Commissioners — Marek Nowicki & Veli-Matti Pärssinen

The Eastern Europe Commissioners lead the members based in the Eastern part of Europe and how members' local needs can be best supported by ECG. They are also responsible for representing the association towards the manufacturers in the region or at national events, as well as towards prospective new members.

UK Commissioner — Ray MacDowall

The UK Commissioner leads the UK members group with nationally based projects that support the association's overall aims as well as the members' local needs. He is also responsible for representing the association towards the manufacturers in the UK or at national events, as well as towards prospective new members.