TRACKING INFLUENCERS IN THE NEWS IN MAY 2021

Source: Politico

Association of European Performers’ Organisations (AEPO-ARTIS): Association of European Perfomers' Organisations has appointed Ioan Kaes as its new general secretary.

Borderlex: Robert Francis, formerly of Grayling, has joined Borderlex as trade and sustainability reporter.

Centre on Regulation in Europe: Albéric Mongrenier is the new head of energy and climate at the think tank Centre on Regulation in Europe.

CISCO: Diane Mievis is joining Cisco’s government affairs team as head of EU telecoms, trade and sustainability public policy.

Clean Air Task Force: Olivia Azadegan has joined the Clean Air Task Force as commercialization and policy manager.

Covestro: Malik Duhaut has left FleishmanHillard and is joining Covestro in Brussels as a senior manager, governmental affairs.

Edelman Amsterdam:  Edelman Amsterdam has appointed Ilse Albers- van Hartevelt as its first managing director, corporate.

Edelman: Stefan Borst is joining as CEO of Edelman Brussels. Sebastian Kruse was appointed head of public affairs at Edelman Germany. Laurel Butterfield has been promoted to director, global strategy & operations, health .

Eurocommerce: Christel Delberghe has been promoted to executive director, competitiveness and communication. Neil McMillan was promoted to senior counselor, political affairs and strategy, and director, advocacy and trade. Niccolo Ciulli has joined the EuroCommerce team as adviser, competition policy and commercial relations. Rémi Guastalli has started as assistant manager, communication.

European Recycling Industries’ Confederation: Cinzia Vezzosi, president of the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation, was elected vice president of Assofermet, the Italian Association of Metal Recovery and Recycling Enterprises.

Generali: Jean Plattard, previously a senior consultant with Afore Consulting, will head the new office of Generali in Brussels and serve as Generali’s general representative to the EU.

GSMA: Gary Healy has joined mobile telecoms trade body as director of public policy.

Hague Corporate Affairs: Former Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende is now an associate partner at Hague Corporate Affairs.

International Regulatory Strategy Group: Kay Swinburne, vice chair of financial services for KPMG UK and former vice chair of the European Parliament’s Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee, has been appointed the new chair of the International Regulatory Strategy Group.

Kreab Woldwide: Martin Wilberg was promoted to associate director at Kreab Worldwide.

MSD: Gabriele (Gabi) Grom has joined the MSD European public policy team, where she will lead policy work in 31 countries. Kathleen Grieve has joined as access, pricing and affordability lead. Edith Frénoy will be joining the team in June as director, strategic advocacy lead. Javier Rincón Cruz has also joined as junior vaccines policy manager.

Politico Europe: Claire Boussagol will assume the role of chief executive officer (CEO) as of June 16. She will succeed Shéhérazade Semsar-de Boisséson, who is stepping down as CEO at her own request to take on new pursuits, including a new role as a member of POLITICO Europe’s advisory board.

Public Affairs Council’s European Office: João Sousa has been promoted to managing director of the Public Affairs Council’s European office. András Baneth is taking on a senior adviser role.

RISE: Dennis Landsbert-Noon has become chief storyteller at RISE.

Rud Pedersen Public Affairs: Selina Zehnder has joined Rud Pedersen Public Affairs as a consultant working on energy and climate issues. Meanwhile, Annie Scanlan has joined as a senior consultant working in the advocacy cluster.

Savion Ray EU Campaigning and Communications Agency: Simona Todorova and Stella Yordanova have joined Savion Ray.

Stripe: Sandrell Sultana, a former partner at Kreab, is now working on EU policy at Stripe.

Swiss Sustainable Finance: Swiss Sustainable Finance has joined Eurosif, an association that advocates for a more sustainable financial system.

Uber: Zeinah Mugdadi has joined Uber as senior associate for EU public policy. She previously worked at Grayling.

Universal Music Group: Universal Music Group has named Robbert Baruch as senior vice president for public affairs, Europe.