AmCham EU is pleased to announce recent election results and welcome these new and re-elected leaders. We wish successful terms to Ludovic Basset (General Motors Europe), Nicholas Cosenza (Amgen), Audrey Douspis (Apple), Kaarli Eichenhorn (Jones Day), Jane Gimber (Fleishman Hillard), Yana Humen (IBM), Sarah Lenczner (Qualcomm), Agnès Leroux (The Boeing Company), Simona Popa (InterDigital) and Alois Thiant (Marsh & McLennan). AmCham EU would also like to thank those who are stepping down for the work they completed during their terms. More details about the leadership changes can be found here.
Leadership update
AmCham EU is pleased to announce recent election results and welcome these new and re-elected leaders. We wish successful terms to Ludovic Basset (General Motors Europe), Nicholas Cosenza (Amgen), Audrey Douspis (Apple), Kaarli Eichenhorn (Jones Day), Jane Gimber (Fleishman Hillard), Yana Humen (IBM), Sarah Lenczner (Qualcomm), Agnès Leroux (The Boeing Company), Simona Popa (InterDigital) and Alois Thiant (Marsh & McLennan). AmCham EU would also like to thank those who are stepping down for the work they completed during their terms. More details about the leadership changes can be found here.
Please find below a detailed list of the recent appointments to leadership positions:
Ludovic Basset (General Motors Europe), Vice-Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee
Nicholas Cosenza (Amgen), Vice-Chair, Healthcare Committee
Audrey Douspis (Apple), re-elected Vice-Chair, Financial Services Committee
Kaarli Eichenhorn (Jones Day), Vice-Chair, Ukraine Task Force
Jane Gimber (Fleishman Hillard), re-elected Vice-Chair, Sustainable Finance Task Force
Yana Humen (IBM), Chair, Ukraine Task Force
Sarah Lenczner (Qualcomm), Vice-Chair, European Parliament Outreach Task Force
Agnès Leroux (The Boeing Company), Vice-Chair, European Parliament Outreach Task Force
Simona Popa (InterDigital), re-elected Chair, Intellectual Property Committee
Alois Thiant (Marsh & McLennan), Vice-Chair, Ukraine Task Force
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.
Emanuele Frezza (UPS), Vice-Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee, now Chair, Trade and External Affairs Committee
Simona Popa (InterDigital), former Vice-Chair, European Parliament Outreach Task Force
Felix Uedelhoven (GE Healthcare), former Vice-Chair, Healthcare Committee, now Chair, Healthcare Committee
Emilia Valbum (3M), former Vice-Chair, European Parliament Outreach Task Force
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