EUROFER team

Meet the European Steel Association team

Over 20 full-time Brussels-based experts work on all aspects of the European steel industry.

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Office of the Director General
Communications and public affairs
Climate and energy
Environment, research and the circular economy
International trade and external relations
Market analysis and economic studies
Stainless and specialty steels - Stainless health and environment
Technologies
Information technology and administrative and logistical support
Organigramme

Office of the Director General

Axel Eggert

Director General
The European Steel Association

Nino Zaldastanishvili

Assistant to the Director General

+32 (0) 2 738 79 37

Federico Benito Dona

Policy Assistant to the Director General

+32 (0) 2 738 79 50

Communications and public affairs

David French

Spokesperson
Head of Communications

+32 (0) 2 738 79 35 // d.french@eurofer.eu

Bartosz Nienaltowski

Director
Public Affairs

+32 (0) 2 738 79 48

Sarah Schneider

Manager
Public Affairs

+32 (0) 2 738 79 32

Cecilia Piqué de Moura

Communications Officer

+32 (0) 2 738 79 24

Climate and energy

Adolfo Aiello

Deputy Director General
Climate and energy

+32 (0) 2 738 79 26

Federico Benito Dona

Manager
Climate and energy

+32 (0) 2 738 79 50

Environment, research and the circular economy

Danny Croon

Director
Environment and research

+32 (0) 2 738 79 45

Lubor Kalafus

Manager
Circular economy

+32 (0) 2 738 79 51

Leondina Della Pietra

Senior Manager
Chemicals, water and sustainability

+32 (0) 2 738 79 42

Nick Avery

Senior Advisor
Lifecycle Assessment (LCA)

+32 (0) 2 738 79 28

Nils Congio Hollard

Manager
Process emissions

+32 (0) 2 738 79 46

Petra Kralova

Advisor
Chemicals, water and sustainability

Edward Heath-Whyte

Senior Advisor BREF

International trade and external relations

Karl Tachelet

Deputy Director General
International affairs and external relations

+32 (0) 2 738 79 49

Sara Franzone

Senior Manager
International trade

+32 (0) 2 738 79 29

Market analysis and economic studies

Alessandro Sciamarelli

Director
Market analysis and economic studies

+32 (0) 2 738 79 36

Freddy Caufriez

Advisor
Market analysis and economic studies

+32 (0) 2 738 79 38

Julia Bolotova

Market Research Analyst
Market analysis and economic studies

Angeliki Karavoulia

Manager
Market analysis and economic studies

+32 (0) 2 738 79 25

Christine Lombart

Assistant
Market analysis and economic studies

+32 (0) 2 738 79 21

Stainless and specialty steels - Stainless health and environment

Aurelio Braconi

Director
Specialty and Stainless Steels and Raw Materials

+32 (0) 2 738 79 30

Veronica Plazinic

Manager, Stainless Steel Sustainability & Raw Materials

Hans Regtuit

General Manager
Stainless health and environment

+32 (0) 2 738 79 44

Technologies

Jean Théo Ghenda

Director
Technologies

+32 (0) 2 738 79 33

Information technology and administrative and logistical support

Sylvain Dubois

Manager
Information technology

+32 (0) 2 738 79 40

Cristo Gkoutzimisis

Office assistant

+32 (0) 2 738 79 20

Organigramme

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EUROFER's staff report to the Director General, who then in turn reports to an Executive Commitee and Board made up of its members. EUROFER's various vertical departments work on key policy issues, while communications and public affairs perform horizonal tasks across policy fields.