AmCham EU is pleased to announce the results of the elections that took place from the end of January till the end of February. The Secretariat looks forward to supporting newly elected and re-elected committee leaders. We wish successful terms to Polina Bogdanova (LyondellBasell); Andrea Chiarello (Pfizer); Elizabeth Crossick (RELX); Florian Gleissner (General Electric); Ania Helseth (Meta); Elzo Kannekens (MSD Europe Inc); Ingrid van Laerhoven (Nike); Simon O'Donnell (Boeing); Jessica O’Flynn (SC Johnson); Claudia Selli (AT&T); Andrea Tognoni (SEC Newgate EU); and Marjolijn Vergouw (AES Corporation).
Elections update
AmCham EU is pleased to announce the results of the elections that took place from the end of January till the end of February. The Secretariat looks forward to supporting newly elected and re-elected committee leaders. We wish successful terms to Polina Bogdanova (LyondellBasell); Andrea Chiarello (Pfizer); Elizabeth Crossick (RELX); Florian Gleissner (General Electric); Ania Helseth (Meta); Elzo Kannekens (MSD Europe Inc); Ingrid van Laerhoven (Nike); Simon O'Donnell (Boeing); Jessica O’Flynn (SC Johnson); Claudia Selli (AT&T); Andrea Tognoni (SEC Newgate EU); and Marjolijn Vergouw (AES Corporation).
Our team would also like to thank those leaders that are stepping down for their impressive dedication and excellent work: Carsten Dannohl (Caterpillar); Blandine Gayral (Johnson & Johnson); Florian Gleissner (General Electric); Ingrid van Laerhoven (Nike); Astrid Pieron (former Mayer Brown); Simona Popa (InterDigital); Rudy Priem (Raytheon Technologies); and Florian Wastl (Mars).
More details about the leadership changes mentioned above can be found here.
Please find below a detailed list of the recent appointments to leadership positions:
Polina Bogdanova (LyondellBasell), Vice-Chair, Environment Committee
Andrea Chiarello (Pfizer), re-elected Chair of the Healthcare Committee
Elizabeth Crossick (RELX), Vice-Chair, Intellectual Property Committee
Florian Gleissner (General Electric), Chair, Security, Defence and Space Committee
Ania Helseth (Meta), Vice-Chair, Policy Group
Elzo Kannekens (MSD Europe Inc), Vice-Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee
Ingrid van Laerhoven (Nike), Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee
Simon O'Donnell (Boeing), Vice-Chair, Security, Defence and Space Committee
Jessica O’Flynn (SC Johnson), Vice-Chair, Environment Committee
Claudia Selli (AT&T), Chair of the Transatlantic Task Force
Andrea Tognoni (SEC Newgate EU), Vice-Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee
Marjolijn Vergouw (AES Corporation), Vice-Chair, Tax Committee
Please find a list of members who stepped down recently from leadership positions. We are grateful for their continued engagement and trust in AmCham EU.
Carsten Dannohl (Caterpillar), Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee, who remains Vice-Chair of the EU-UK Task Force
Taggart Davis (former JP Morgan Chase & Co), Chair, Transatlantic Task Force
Blandine Gayral (Johnson & Johnson), Vice-Chair, Environment Committee
Florian Gleissner (GE), Vice-Chair, Security, Defence and Space Committee, who has been elected as Chair of the Security, Defence and Space Committee
Ingrid van Laerhoven (Nike), Vice-Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee, who has been elected as Chair of the Trade and External Affairs Committee
Astrid Pieron (former Mayer Brown), Vice-Chair, Tax Committee
Simona Popa (InterDigital), Vice-Chair, Intellectual Property Committee, who has been elected as Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee
Rudy Priem (Raytheon Technologies), Chair, Security, Defence and Space Committee
Florian Wastl (Mars), Vice-Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee and Vice-Chair, Policy Group
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