ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½announces the appointment of Ms Raluca Marian, currently Senior Advisor on Passenger Transport in its Brussels office, to the position of General Delegate of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Permanent Delegation to the EU. Mr Matthias Maedge, the current EU General Delegate, will take up the position of Advocacy Director, leading IRU¡¯s advocacy work worldwide from the Geneva headquarters.
¡°I am delighted that Raluca and Matthias will team up to drive our advocacy objectives in the EU and worldwide. I look forward to boosting our prosperity, people and environmental goals together,¡± said Secretary General of IRU, Umberto de Pretto.
¡°After having worked in Brussels for over 10 years, I am delighted to take up a new challenge and congratulate Raluca on her appointment as General Delegate. Raluca has been instrumental in making the voice of our passenger transport members ¨C including over 300,000 bus, coach and taxi companies in the EU ¨C heard more strongly. She will play a key role in engaging with the new European Commission and Parliament to pave the way for a prosperous future for our logistics and mobility members,¡± said Matthias Maedge.
¡°The challenges and opportunities that lie ahead of us with digitalisation and decarbonisation are unprecedented and our sector will play a pivotal role in shaping the road transport system towards 2050. With new political leaders joining the discussion, it is vital to have honest and fact-based conversations,¡± added Raluca Marian.
With these two appointments, both effective 1 January 2020, ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½seeks to boost its presence at both the global and European levels and better serve its members as the voice of the road transport industry.