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SWB: Change in the executive board
| After more than 35 years of leading Stahlwerke Bochum GmbH, Bruno Mayer hands over the sole management of the company to his son Stephan O. Mayer on 01 October 2023.
BIR: First female president in 75 years
| Suzie Bourage became the first woman to be elected President of the Bureau of International Recycling in Amsterdam.
Erema: Manfred Hackl is Plastics Recycling Ambassador of the Year
| Manfred Hackl, CEO of Erema Group GmbH, was recently awarded the accolade Plastics Recycling Ambassador of the Year at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe. The award is given in honour of personalities who are particularly committed to plastics recycling.
Kurt Kyck re-elected as EERA president
| Following its annual general meeting, board members of the European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA) unanimously voted to re-elect Kurt Kyck as President for a further three-year term.
New Leadership at EuPC as of 1st January 2023
| As part of the PolyVision Project launched in June 2022, EuPC starts to reorganize its structure in order to prepare the association for the future.
EEA: Looking for next Executive Director
| The European Environment Agency (EEA), an agency of the European Union located in Copenhagen, is looking for its new Executive Director to take office in June 2023.
BIR: New Deputy Director for Trade & Environment
| The Bureau of International Recycling is pleased to announce the arrival of a new member of staff, Ms Alev Somer, as from Monday, 16 May 2022.
Euric elects its new leaders for 2022-2025
| Euric has elected its new leaders during the General Assemblies held in Brussels on 8 and 9 March 2022.
EERA announces new executive secretariat
| At the end of November 2021, the members of the European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA) were told that Lida Dik, their Executive Secretariat, was leaving.
New president for BIR paper division
| The board of the BIR Paper Division has appointed Mr Francisco Donoso as new divisional President.
New President for BIR Ferrous Division
| The board of the BIR Ferrous Division has appointed Mr Denis Reuter as new divisional President.
BSEF appoints new secretary general
| BSEF has announced the appointment of Michael Hack as the new Secretary General. Effective 1st October 2021, and pending regulatory filings
ICBR Honorary award goes to Jacques David
| The International Congress for Battery Recycling ICBR 2021, gathered in Geneva, has recognized the lifetime contribution to battery collection and recycling of Mr Jacques David.
Dhawal Shah new President of BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division
| The board of the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division has appointed Mr Dhawal Shah as new divisional President, following the recommendation of the Division’s Nominating Committee.
