Cooperatives Europe appoints 4 new board members

On 25 May, during its 2022 General Assembly Cooperatives Europe members appointed via by-elections 4 new board members to complement the existing team. Additionally and in consensus the board nominated Anu Puusa to take over the role vice-president replacing Pernilla Bonde.

Newly elected board members:

• GOROKHOVSKYI Illia of Ukrkoopspilka (Coop Ukraine)
• KEDEM Netta of Kibbutz Movement (Israel)
• KJELLIN Sofie of HSB Sweden
• LILAND Astri of the National Federation of Agri Coops (Norway)
  

Complementing the board team:

• DEBRY Jacques of Febecoop (Belgium),
• DE LUCA Katia of Alleanza delle Cooperative Italiane,
• GRODZKI Mieczyslaw of the National Cooperative Council (Poland),
• KAPPES Andreas of DGRV (Germany),
• MEYER Thomas of Coop-Fr,
• ÖRNEK Ünal of Orkoop (Turkey),
• PUUSA Anu of Pellervo (Finland),
• STEFANOV Petar of the Central Cooperative Alliance (Bulgaria),
• WOODELL Vivian of Co-operatives UK.

Sector representatives:

• FERRAND Isabelle of EACB,
• FIEDLER Mathias of Eurocoop,
• GUERINI Giuseppe of CECOP,
• POFFERI Leonardo of Cogeca,
• VANSINTJAN Dirk of Rescoop.EU.

President: Susanne Westhausen.

More information about the General Assembly you can find here.