The European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex) is reviewing its role as the voice of the European textile and apparel industry in Brussels, and is parting company with its long-serving director general Francesco Marchi.
“Our industry has undergone a dramatic transformation and the priorities of our companies are broader and their visions more far-reaching than ever,” says Klaus Huneke, president of Euratex. “Our representative organisation in Brussels is crucial to safeguard the interests of our industry and to engage with EU policy makers and other key stakeholders in new ways.
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Due to be concluded at the end of the year, the review process will be led by three newly appointed policy directors: Isabelle Weiler (trade and industry), Lutz Walter (innovation and skills), and Mauro Scalia (sustainable businesses).
The group points out that over the last ten years the EU textile and clothing industry – representing an annual turnover of over EUR171bn (US$210bn)), some 178,000 companies and 1.7m workers – has been able to modernise and reinvent itself into a forward-looking, innovative and export-oriented sector.
The strategy review is aimed at helping the group to better reflect its members’ objectives and priorities which, in addition to trade and industry policies, encompass policy areas such as sustainability, innovation and skills.
“I have full confidence in our broadened leadership team and its reinforced staff in the Brussels office to deliver on our ambitious programme,” adds Huneke.
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By GlobalData“I would like to thank Francesco Marchi for the professionalism and dedication with which he served the organisation in over two decades.”
