Appointment of new Elected Officials and Institutional Representatives to the Berne Union's Management Committee

13/12/2023
MC Announcement

In elections and voting following the 2023 AGM, the Berne Union has appointed new Officials for the ECA and PC Committees as well as 6 new institutional representatives on the Management Committee

We are delighted to announce the appointment of new Elected Officials (EOs):

ECA Committee Elected Officials

ECA Committee Chair:

Pekka Karkovirta

Vice President International Relations

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ECA Committee Vice Chair

Jan-Philipp Apking

Head of Division Underwriting and Risk Management

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PC Committee Elected Officials

ECA Committee Chair:

Khalil Al Harthy

CEO

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ECA Committee Vice Chair

Amal jaradt

Deputy Director General

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In addition, 6 new institutional representatives have been voted in as rotating members of the Berne Union Management Committee (MC).

We are pleased to welcome:  

  • EKN, represented by Carl-Johan Karlsson
  • EIFO, represented by Mariane SøndergaardJensen
  • EVEREST, represented by Jim Thomas
  • K-SURE, represented by Jae-Yeon Park
  • SWISS RE CORPORATE SOLUTIONS, represented by Norm Kimber
  • UK EXPORT FINANCE, represented by Caroline Healy

Both EOs and MC institutional representatives will serve for a term of 2 years until the end of the 2023 AGM. See below for More info

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Elected Officials of the Berne Union

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In elections and voting following the 2023 AGM, the Berne Union has appointed new Officials for the ECA and PC Committees as well as 6 new institutional representatives on the Management Committee

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