President’s Board

The President’s Board manages the ongoing work of the association through discussing and assessing current policy issues, strategy, and positioning while acting as a sound board and guide on pressing issues. 

Deputy President - Jochen Kreusel

Jochen Kreusel

President

Hitachi Energy

President - Yann Fromont

Yann Fromont

Deputy President

Schneider Electric

Philippe Roussel

Vice-President

GE Grid Solutions

Vice President - Guillermo Amann

Guillermo Amann

Vice-President

Ormazabal

Paolo Perani

Vice-President

ABB

Christoph Menger

Vice-President

Siemens

Laura Dye

Member

BEAMA

Oliver Blank

Member

ZVEI

Marco Vecchio

Member

ANIE

Rodolphe de Beaufort

Member

Gimelec

Volkan Ünlü

Member

Eaton

Alexander Rentschler

Member

Siemens Energy

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee, comprised of representatives of each of our members, implements the policy and work programme adopted by the General Assembly and is responsible for defining priorities and driving activities. 

Association AFBEL
Name Guillermo Amann
Affiliation Ormazabal

Association AFBEL
Name Mar Olmedo
Affiliation Gedelsa

Association ANIE
Name Paolo Perani
Affiliation ABB

Association ANIE
Name Alessandro Miotti
Affiliation SIEMENS Energy

Association ANIE
Name Marco Vecchio
Affiliation ANIE

Association ANIMEE
Name Cipriano Lomba
Affiliation EFACEC

Association BEAMA
Name Richard Charnah 
Affiliation GE Grid Solutions

Association BEAMA
Name John Parsons
Affiliation BEAMA

Association EMSAD
Name Serdar Unsal
Affiliation Best Transformers

Association FEDET
Name Khalid Ouled Said
Affiliation GE Grid Solutions

Association FEDET
Name Volkan Ünlü
Affiliation Eaton

Association FEEI
Name Martin Stoessl 
Affiliation SIEMENS Energy 

Association Gimelec
Name Rodolphe de Beaufort
Affiliation Gimelec

Association Gimelec
Name Yann Fromont
Affiliation Schneider Electric 

Association Gimelec
Name Philippe Roussel
Affiliation GE Grid Solutions 

Association Swissmem
Name Fabio Paglia
Affiliation Hitachi Energy

Association ZVEI
Name Oliver Blank
Affiliation ZVEI

Association ZVEI 
Name Christoph Menger
Affiliation Siemens

Association ZVEI
Name Alexander Rentschler
Affiliation Siemens Energy

Association N/A
Name Jan Prins
Affiliation Ganz Transformers

Association N/A
Name Patrick Healy
Affiliation Kyte Powertech

Working Groups

Our Working Groups are driven by our members, with support from the team, and are established to tackle ongoing and new issues that may arise for our industry. 

WG Circular Economy

Chair Christoph Menger
Affiliation Siemens

WG Energy Policy

Chair Jochen Kreusel
Affiliation Hitachi Energy

WG Investments

Chair Ben Gemsjaeger
Affiliation Siemens

WG Grid Digitalisation

Chair Christianne Mann
Affiliation Siemens

WG Transformers

Chair Philippe Dogny
Affiliation Schneider Electric

WG Grid Codes

Chair Martin Stoessl
Affiliation Siemens Energy

WG Cybersecurity

Chair Mario Jardim
Affiliation Schneider Electric

WG REACH

Chair Lavinia Scherf
Affiliation Hitachi Energy

WG Large Power Systems

Chair Jochen Kreusel
Affiliation Hitachi Energy

WG Communications & Thought Leadership

Chair Mikel Solaun Zaldumbide 
Affiliation Ormazabal

WG Gases for Switchgear

Chair Francois Trichon 
Affiliation Schneider Electric

WG Technical Legislation & Standardisation

Chair Thomas Duerr
Affiliation Siemens