In this new function, Alessandro will continue to follow EU policy issues related to fashion, footwear, furniture, furnishings and other consumer goods as well as providing strategic advice to companies and organisations.
Femke den Hartog succeeds him as the new Secretary General of AEDT. Femke holds a Master in International Relations and Organisations from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and she is Advisor for International and Economic Affairs at CBW-MITEX, the Dutch non-food retail organisation representing 13,000 stores which sell mainly fashion, footwear and furniture.
AEDT and FENA have a long-standing and fruitful cooperation and share a common Secretariat in Brussels. In order to continue to ensure the effective representation of the sectors at EU level, they will soon appoint a new European Affairs Advisor.
AEDT - European Association of Fashion Retailers