Organisation

Strategic direction is given by the Board, which meets 3 to 4 times a year. The Board’s work programme is facilitated by the Executive Committee. The General Assembly, composed of all the association’s Effective Members, meets twice yearly.

The ECA is supported by a Brussels-based Secretariat, which will assist in the aims of researching and implementing adequate solutions to any matter affecting the industry. The ECA secretariat has a limited staff but relies on its members' corporate and company's expertise. Technical issues are dealt with in Working Groups.

The Board Members and the Executive Committee are elected every 2 years. The Board is composed of at least 9 members, currently: 3 converters, 3 traders and 3 logistics members. The chairmanship is on a rotation basis. The Executive Committee is composed of 1 member of each category.

Board Members:

Chairman: Anthony Ward (Armajaro Trading Ltd)

Vice-Chair: Scott Walker (ADM)

Treasurer: Martin Versteeg (Sitos)

Eric André (Unicontrol)

Patrick de Boussac (Touton SA)

Matthias D’Hondt (Molenbergnatie)

Wim Groen (Theobroma)

Jos de Loor (Cargill)

Steven Retzlaff (Barry-Callebaut)

Secretariat:

General Secretary: Isabelle Adam

Policy Officer: Pascale Rouhier

Office Administrator: Wei Wang