Advocacy
Chairman
Executive director
Camilla Martelli
Cefic — Executive Director Public Affairs
Legal
Chairman
Philippe Ducom
ExxonMobil Europe — President
Cefic – Chair Legal Advisory Forum
Executive director
Liesbeth Timmermans
Cefic — Executive Director Legal Affairs
Sustainability
Chairman
Erwin Dijkman
Eastman Chemical Company — Division President, Chemical Intermediates & Fibres
Cefic – Chair Sustainability Advisory Forum
Executive director
Marco Mensink
Cefic — Director General & Executive Director Sustainability Forum (ad interim)
Marco Mensink is Director General of Cefic, the European chemical industry council, since May 2016.Mr. Mensink shapes the strategy and direction of the European chemical industry, uniting more than 22 national federations, 9 associate federations and 650 members and affiliates from all over Europe.
A Dutch national, he is a seasoned public affairs professional, who has lived and worked in Brussels since 2006. He has an extensive network of contacts within European institutions and the wider Brussels sphere, and is active in several European Commission High Level Groups.
Starting his career at Ernst & Young Management Consulting, he worked for six years in environmental management and due diligence projects. He then worked for six years at the Royal Netherlands’ Paper and Board Association, also representing the Dutch industry in Brussels. Marco Mensink holds a Master of Science Degree in Forestry and Business Management from the Agricultural University of Wageningen in the Netherlands. Born in 1968, he is married and has three children.
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