CSR Europe is pleased to announce that Bernard Giraud, a fomer board member of the corporate social responsibility network, has been appointed as new executive director. Mr. Giraud has managed the CSR and sustainable development department at French food company Danone for the past six years, and will take up his new position at CSR Europe this month.
CSR Europe members also elected a new board of directors in December 2003 to shape the strategy and vision of the organisation for the next two years. The new board, which will meet 4-6 times each year, is made up of the following 15 senior executives:
* Martina Bianchini (Director EU Government Affairs & Public Policy, Dow Europe)
* Andreas Büchner (Manager Trade and CSR, Volkswagen AG)
* Elena Bonfiglioli (Director Community Affairs and CSR, Microsoft EMEA)
* Bea Buyle (Manager, Corporate Sustainable Development, Procter & Gamble)
* Alan Christie (Vice President Corporate Affairs, Levi Strauss Europe)
* Stefan Crets (Manager CSR, Toyota Motor Europe)
* Jan-Olov Ericksson (Chairman, Swedish Jobs & Society)
* Hannah Jones (Director of European Governmental and Community Affairs, Nike EMEA)
* Christian Kornevall (Head of Group Function Sustainability Affairs, ABB Ltd)
* Gérard Kuster (Corporate Senior Ethics Officer, Suez)
* Bruno de Montalivet (Corporate Human Resources Director, Accor)
* Celia Moore (Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, IBM EMEA)
* Chris Tuppen (Head of Sustainable Development and Corporate Accountability, BT)
* Christoph Vanderstricht (Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers)
* Frank Welvaert (Director Corporate Social Responsibility, Johnson & Johnson)
