EuroACE, the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, has appointed Rick Wilberforce of Pilkington Group Ltd. as its new President. Rick is very experienced in the sector having served as the first President of EuroACE from 2003 to 2005. He is therefore well placed to fill the shoes of his predecessor Horst Biedermann who was a driving force behind the wheel of the association during his tenure.
 

In a recent statement, EuroACE’s new President congratulated the European Parliament and rapporteur Fiona Hall MEP on adopting the report on Europe's implementation of its Action Plan on Energy Efficiency."On behalf of EuroACE, I congratulate the European Parliament and, in particular, its rapporteur Fiona Hall upon adopting so overwhlemingly this excellent and incisive report. The full support it has received from all the main political groups is an important signal of the seriousness with which the European Parliament regards the issue of energy saving.”

Amanda Afifi also recently joined EuroACE in the newly-created position of EU Affairs Manager. With five years experience in a leading Brussels-based public affairs consultancy, she was Head of Information and Research for ‘Environment Issue Tracker’ and manned the secretariat of a European trade association, reveals the organization’s press release. Well versed in EU environment and energy issues and with a keen understanding of how the EU works in practice, her full-time presence in Brussels will allow the activities of EuroACE to expand and diversify at an important cross-road in the future of energy savings in buildings.