Newly appointed European Apparel and Textile Confederation (Euratex) president, Alberto Paccanelli, has outlined his vision for the organisation, which includes working with all member organisations to steer the organisation into the future.

This will involve the organisation working together with EU institutions, European and international stakeholders, as well as continuing to focus on its key pillars – an ambitious industrial policy, effective research, innovation and skills development, free and fair trade, and sustainability. 

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During his two-year term as president, Paccanelli believes “unity and collaboration between all member organisations will be essential to support Euratex in defending the interests of our industry.”  

With international experience both in the textile industry and management consulting, Paccanelli has served as CEO and shareholder of the Martinelli Ginetto Group in Bergamo, Italy, since 2007. The company specialises in high-end home textile products.

For many years he has been actively involved in representing the industry at both European and national level, as president (2011-2014) and vice president-treasurer (2014-2019) of Euratex, as a member of the steering committee of Sistema Moda Italia, and as president of the Italian Technology Platform for Textile and Apparel.

Paccanelli will lead the team of Euratex vice-presidents, including Jean-François Gribomont, Gregory Marchant, Rusen Cetin, and Bodo Bölzle. 

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Meanwhile, Dirk Vantyghem has been appointed as the new director general of Euratex to run the Brussels office. He has over 20 years of experience in representing European businesses, as a director at the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Brussels. 

“I am committed to grow Euratex into an essential interlocutor for EU policymakers, and to support our membership in promoting a competitive industry,” Vantyghem says. “With a new European leadership coming into power, it is the right time to prepare ourselves for an ambitious partnership with the EU.”

At last week’s Euratex annual general assembly, speakers suggested that recruiting and retaining a skilled workforce is the European textile and clothing sector’s biggest challenge.