NGVA Europe currently has four members of staff, the General Manager, the Communications & EU Affairs Manager, the Technical Manager Manager and the Managment Assistant. Since the General Manager of the Association, M. Lage, was a former responsible for the institutional relations of Iveco and Fiat in Spain; it has been decided to institute the NGVA Europe headquarters in Madrid. In addition to that, in September 2010 NGVA Europe opened a new branch office in Brussels (see NGVA Europe press release).
Manuel Lage, Dr. Eng., General Manager
Senior industry manager with more than 30 years experience in the truck industry, having been responsible for Engine Engineering, Truck Development, Strategy and Product Planning, Sales & Marketing and Business Development.
Former responsible for IVECO Natural Gas Vehicle Development. He was also responsible of Institutional Relations of IVECO and Fiat in Spain until december 2009.
Fluent in Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese
Main responsibilities:
- Chief Executive Officer of the Association
- To carry out the lobbying actions, mainly at European level, in line with the priorities established by the Working Committees, and confirmed by the Board and by the General Meeting
- To establish a yearly road map in which any of the actions defined by the Working Committees have to be included and assigned responsibilities and timing
- To guarantee the correct development of the Association activities, on a day to day basis, and also via special events
- To represent the Association in different European and International fora
Matthias Maedge, M.A., EU Affairs Manager, Head of Brussels Liaison Office
Master in Political Science, Media & Communication and English / German Translation Studies
Fluent in German, English, French and Spanish
Main responsibilities:
- Permanent representation of NGVA Europe in Brussels
- Continuous contact and information exchange with the EU institutions and officers
- Membership acquisition, contact and development
- Coordination with other associations
- Coordination of Marketing & Communication activities of the association
Jaime del Álamo, Eng., Technical Manager
Mechanical Engineer. Master in Automotive Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain)
Last employment: Technical assistant in the Spanish Ministry of Environment, Air Quality Dept. Representative in various international technical working groups (EC, ISO, UNECE). Elaboration of reports for the Ministry; main field of activity: transport and environmental sector (DG ENV)
Fluent in Spanish, English and good knowledge of French
Main responsibilities:
- Managing, coordination and assistance to EU/UN Working Parties activities
- Monitoring of European Standards & Regulations related to NGV
- Responsible for the implementation of the Brussels & Geneva technical Roadmaps
- Support to members in technical issues
- Coordination of Case Studies, Technical Communications, Technical Reports, etc
Pilar Pérez M.A., Office Manager
Master in Arts
Last employment: Assistant of the Natural Gas Vehicle Dpt. in IVECO Spain Customer services in Old Church Art Gallery, London Conservation dpt., Museo Luigi Pecci, Florence, Italy
Fluent in Spanish, English and Italian
Main responsibilities:
- Agenda coordination for NGVA Europe events and participations
- Internal and external event managing
- Fiscal and Social Security Association details. Monitoring and data supply
- Daily back office and travel organisation
- Budget data support and updating
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