TRACKING INFLUENCERS IN THE NEWS IN DECEMBER 2021

Allego (Platform for electromobility): Amélie Pans, advisor at Vattenfall, will succeed Arne Richters, head of public affairs and communication at Allego, as the chairperson of the Platform for electromobility.

AmChams: Susan Danger, CEO of AmCham EU, has been re-elected as chairwoman of the AmChams in Europe network.

Apple: Michelle O’Neill is now head of EU government affairs at Apple

BOLDT: Jean Naslin is now a senior advisor at BOLDT.

Csaba Kiss: Carl Richers is joining Csaba Kiss as vice-chair

Energy Community Secretariat: Polish diplomat Artur Lorkowski is the new director

EPACA (European Public Affairs Consultancies’ Association): Global strategic communications firm Kekst CNC has joined EPACA

European Association for the Promotion of Cogeneration (COGEN Europe): Dora Adamo, Stefan Liesner and Hans Vandersyppe have been elected to the executive committee of COGEN Europe. Marc Vignal, Yavuz Aydin, Marco Golinelli, Georg Klene and Raimon Argemi have been re-appointed to the committee

Carl Richers is joining Csaba Kiss as vice-chair

European Direct Selling Association (Seldia): Beatrice Nelson-Beer, chief legal officer and global head of legal, regulatory affairs, compliance and human resources at PM-International, was elected as president of Seldia.

Foodwatch International: Jörg Rohwedder is the new executive director of foodwatch International.

GSMA: Pierantonio Rizzo has been promoted to director of EU affairs at GSMA.

Hill+Knowlton Strategies: Hill+Knowlton Strategies has appointed Guillaume Klossa as senior vice president of European affairs.

Kreab Worlwide: Nicolás Balcell has been promoted to associate director at Kreab Worldwide.

Mama Drone delivery company:  has joined Drone Alliance Europe as a member of the board.

Milton Europe: Susanna Pflüger, former secretary-general of the European Biogas Association, is joining Nordic EU public affairs consultancy Miltton Europe as a senior consultant.

Ørsted (Global Corporate Communications): Boris Ajeganov has moved from FTI Consulting in Brussels to the global corporate communications team at Ørsted in Copenhagen.

Philanthropy European Assocition (Philea): Donors and Foundations Networks in Europe (Dafne) and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) have announced their convergence into one platform: the Philanthropy Europe Association, or Philea. Delphine Moralis, CEO of EFC, will be the incoming CEO of Philea. Max von Abendroth, the current executive director of Dafne, will serve as chief strategy officer for Philea.

Rud Pedersen: Kevin Bradley has joined Rud Pedersen as a senior adviser on chemicals and the environment. Also joining the firm’s tech and finance team are consultants Constantine Avranitis and Emanuel Dos Santos, who both previously worked at Afore Consulting.

Shopify: Kostas Rossoglou is now head of public policy and government affairs, Europe at Shopify.

Society of European Affairs Professionals: Paul Varakas (European Cigar Manufacturers Association) will be coordinating work on transparency. Andrea Chiarello (Pfizer) will coordinate work on ethics, Emma Brown (Red Flag) will coordinate on the revolving-doors issue. Better regulation will be coordinated by Stefano Marmo (AmCham EU) and Yiannis Korkovelos (Philip Morris International) will coordinate on science and technology in public affairs.

Trade Technologies: Valerio Forconi has joined Trane Technologies as director of government relations and public policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Twitter: Julia Mozer is now the EU public policy manager at Twitter.