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). 

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20 Mar 2022
Elections update

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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