As part of the AmCham EU’s continued organisational development, the secretariat has put in place a new management structure:
New management structure in the AmCham EU secretariat
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• Thibaut L’Ortye is our new Chief Policy and Public Affairs Officer. In this newly created role, he will oversee a unified team covering the policy work of our Committees, as well as our outreach, content and external communications functions.
• Kim Watts and Roberta Brumana both take up a Director position, as Policy Director and Outreach Director respectively, reporting to Thibaut L’Ortye.
• Maggy Peeters becomes Senior Director of Membership and Business Development, leading our work on membership, internal communications, as well as events and sponsorship. She will also bring a new focus to driving future growth opportunities.
• Roger Coelho and Max Santy will continue reporting to the CEO, as Senior Policy Director and Senior Operations Director respectively.
With this new structure, AmCham will further solidify the policy impact we generate together with our members across our many fields of activity.
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