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class="page-module"> <div class="news-blocks-inner"> <div class="date"> 2024 October 31 - 2024 October 22 </div> <h2> World Bioenergy Association GA 2024 elects New Board </h2> <div class="fb-like" data-href="http://www.worldbioenergy.org/news/854/50/World-Bioenergy-Association-GA-2024-elects-New-Board/" data-layout="button" data-action="like" language="en" data-size="small" data-show-faces="false" data-share="true"></div> <div class="news-inner-content"> <div class="SCXW25843115 BCX4"> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW25843115 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW25843115 BCX4" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the recent WBA General Assembly (GA) held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 22nd October 2024, a new board was elected. The board members bring in a wealth of knowledge and experience while capturing the versatility of the bioenergy sector with diverse representation in terms of background, geography, affiliations, and gender. Below is the list of board members for 2024: <br /><br /></span></p> </div> <div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW25843115 BCX4" style="text-align: justify;"><ol> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Alarik Sandrup, Director, Public and Regulatory Affairs, Lantmännen, Sweden </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Christian Rakos, Former CEO, Propellets Austria, Austria </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Dave Lello, CEO, Ekasi Energy, South Africa* </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Elizabeth Woodworth, Interim Executive Director, US Indutrial Pellet Association, USA </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Glaucia Souza, Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Guangqing Liu, Chairman, Chinese Rural Energy Industry Administration, China </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Jamie Stephen, Managing Director, Torchlight Bioresources Ltd., Canada </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Justine Akumu, Senior Energy Officer, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda* </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Ketaki Kokil, Director, Ecosense Appliances Pvt. Ltd., India </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Mariano Molina, Director of International Affairs, Drax, UK*# </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Marion Peterson, Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Cooking Solutions, Zambia* </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Renewable Energy Institute, Japan </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Oscar Espinosa Mijares, CEO, Pellet Mexico Bioenergia, Mexico </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Remigijus Lapinskas, Member of the Board, Lithuania Biomass Energy Association, Lithuania </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Rodrigo O’Ryan, President, Chilean Biomass Association, Chile </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Werner Sitzmann, Head of Technology, Amandus Kahl, Germany </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Zoltan Szabo, Secretary General, Climate Ethanol Alliance, Hungary </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Zygmunt Gzyra, Chairman of Board, Polish Chamber of Biofuels, Poland </span></li> </ol></div> </div> <div class="SCXW25843115 BCX4"> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW25843115 BCX4" style="text-align: justify;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW25843115 BCX4"><span style="font-size: medium;">* Newly elected for the 1st time #Pending internal confirmation <br /><br /></span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW25843115 BCX4" style="text-align: justify;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW25843115 BCX4"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christian Rakos continues as the President of the World Bioenergy Association.<br /> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW25843115 BCX4" style="text-align: justify;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW25843115 BCX4"><span style="font-size: medium;">WBA also expresses sincere gratitude to outgoing board members who finish 10 years as part of the WBA board: Kelvin Hong (Great Resources Ltd, China) and Hazir Farouk (Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan) for their great support over the years. </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW25843115 BCX4" style="text-align: justify;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW25843115 BCX4"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The GA also elected a new nominating committee who oversees the election of the board. The committee includes: </span></p> </div> <div class="ListContainerWrapper SCXW25843115 BCX4" style="text-align: justify;"> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Gustav Melin, Chairman WTS Biofuels, Sweden </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Jean Marc Jossart, Secretary General, Bioenergy Europe, Belgium </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Christoph Pfemeter, Managing Director, Austria Biomass Association, Austria </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: medium;">Alan Sherrard, Editor in Chief, Bioenergy International, Sweden<br /> </span></li> </ul> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW25843115 BCX4"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW25843115 BCX4" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For a full list of current board members, please click here: <a class="Hyperlink SCXW25843115 BCX4" href="board-members-2/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Link</a> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="section"> <div class="container"> <div class="pure-g footer-colls"> <div class="pure-u-1-1 pure-u-md-1-4"> <h2 class="custom-title-2"> Follow us </h2> <div> </div> <br> <ul class="f-icons-lisat horizontal"> <li> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WorldBioenergyAssociation/"> <span> <i class="fa fa-facebook"></i> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/world_bioenergy"> <span> <i class="fa fa-twitter"></i> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4154386"> <span> <i class="fa fa-linkedin"></i> </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="pure-u-1-1 pure-u-md-1-4"> <h2 class="custom-title-2"> Contact us </h2> <ul class="f-icons-lisat"> <li> <a href="tel:+46 (0)8 4417084"> <span> <i class="fa fa-phone"></i> </span> <span> +46 (0)8 4417084 </span> </a> </li> <li> <a href="mailto:info@worldbioenergy.org"> <span> <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> </span> <span> info@worldbioenergy.org </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="pure-u-1-1 pure-u-md-1-4"> <h2 class="custom-title-2"> subscribe to our mailing list </h2> <div class="news-letter-container"> <a href="http://eepurl.com/dt5j6L" target="_blank" class="ext_button green-style rounded f_11 full-w">Subscribe</a> </div> </div> <div class="pure-u-1-1 pure-u-md-1-4"> <h2 class="custom-title-2"> World Bioenergy Association </h2> <div> Kammakargatan 22, SE-111 40 Stockholm, Sweden <br /> Business Identity Code: 802444-7958 <br /> VAT nr: SE802444795801 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="footer_guarantor"></div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="footer-content"> <div> © World Bioenergy Association </div> <div> Solution: TEXUS </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/libs/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/libs/fancybox/source/jquery.fancybox.pack.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/libs/TurnWheel/jReject/js/jquery.reject.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/libs/Swiper/dist/js/swiper.jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/js/jquery-ui.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/js/modernizr.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/js/buildmobile.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="/js/johndyer-mediaelement/build/mediaelement-and-player.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?onload=the_call_back&render=explicit'></script> <script src="/js/general.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </body> </html>

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