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Jürgen Göller is EPEE chair

Jürgen Göller, new chair at EPEE
Jürgen Göller, new chair at EPEE

BELGIUM:  Jürgen Göller, director of sustainability at UTC Climate, Controls & Security EMEA has been elected as chair of EPEE. 

The group’s agm on June 5 also saw Paul Sanders, managing director of Honeywell Fluorines EMEAI elected vice chair. Out-going chair Jean Janssen, president of Emerson Climate Technologies Europe, was elected treasurer.

EPEE, the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment, is a broad based hvacr industry association supporting the promotion of energy efficiency and the freedom of refrigerant choice:

Summing up the past year’s activities, EPEE’s director general Andrea Voigt said: “The last twelve months have been an extremely busy year for EPEE, but we emerge from it stronger and well-placed to continue representing our members’ interests, be it on energy efficiency, refrigerants, or any other topic relevant for our sector. I would like to personally congratulate Jürgen, Paul, and Jean on their new appointments and look forward to working with them for the next two years.”

During the meeting EPEE members reviewed their activities over the last year, including the discussions on the F-gas Regulation, in which EPEE played a very active role in reaching a compromise acceptable to all stakeholders.

Other issues discussed during the AGM included EPEE’s increased presence in the market surveillance and Ecodesign debate and its support for energy efficiency targets for 2030.

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