Mr Geert Van Poelvoorde Re Elected as EUROFER President

The board of the European Steel Association EUROFER has re-elected Mr Geert Van Poelvoorde as President of the organisation for the fourth consecutive time last week. The board meeting also saw the re-election of the nine EUROFER vice-presidents and the confirmation of the 20 members of the board. All are two-year terms. Mr Van Poelvoorde is a member of the Group management committee of ArcelorMittal and CEO ArcelorMittal Europe. He has more than 30 years of experience in different positions in the steel sector. He started serving as President of the European Steel Association in November 2015.Mr Van Poelvoorde said “It’s a great honour to be appointed for the fourth time by my peers on the EUROFER board in a role more important than ever. The renewal of the mandate comes at a crucial time for the steel sector: the coming months will be key for re-adjusting the European Commission’s Fit for-55 package, so that the European steel industry’s ambitious decarbonisation plans towards climate neutrality can be reached in a sustainable way ensuring its global competitiveness. I thank my colleagues for their trust and I look forward to continuing this vital work along with the EUROFER team”.EUROFER AISBL is located in Brussels and was founded in 1976. It represents the entirety of steel production in the European Union. EUROFER members are steel companies and national steel federations throughout the EU. The major steel companies and national steel federation of Turkey and the United Kingdom are associate members.

Mr Geert Van Poelvoorde Re Elected as EUROFER President

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