EPO held its 2019 AGM at Zoomark, Italy
On May 7th, 2019, EPO members attended their yearly AGM – a good opportunity to discuss the organization’s priorities and roadmap for this year.
On May 7th, 2019, EPO members attended their yearly AGM – a good opportunity to discuss the organization’s priorities and roadmap for this year.
At its 2019 AGM, EPO members have elected their new Vice-President and Board member, Klaus Krachbüchler from WKO (Austria)- and this following Kurt Essmann’s retirement. Klaus joins the EPO board which is currently composed of Svein Fossa, President (from NZB, Norway), Dominic Whitmee, Vice-President (from OATA, UK), and Norbert Holthenrich, Treasurer (from ZZF, Germany).
On November 7th 2018, EPO Board members met at the ZZF office in Wiesbaden, Germany. They took the opportunity to discuss EPO strategic matters in order to prepare the next EPO AGM, to be held at Zoomark (Italy) in May 2019.
On January 29th 2019, the European Commission held its 2019 CITES CoP stakeholders consultation meeting in Brussels (Belgium). EPO took this opportunity to share with the EU officials its position about the CITES CoP agenda and supporting documents of interest. The EPO delegation was composed of the EPO Vice- President, Dominic Whitmee, its Secretary General, … Read more
EPO has organized its first”Meet and Greet” on May 10th 2018 at Interzoo. It provided a unique opportunity for the pet sector to better network in order to ensure a better dialogue within the industry, and thus its representation in Brussels. The mottos of “protecting and promoting” the pet trade industry, and “speaking under ONE voice” … Read more
EPO plans to have its next AGM on May 7th 2019 at Zoomark, Italy. All EPO members have already been invited to attend this unique annual meeting, in order to discuss EPO strategies, workplan and priorities for the coming years.
On May 9th 2018, EPO held its annual AGM at Interzoo. This 2018 edition enabled the re-election to its Board Members. They are: Svein A. Fosså as EPO President, from NZB (Norway), Kurt Essmann as EPO Vice-President, from WKO (Austria), Dominic Whitmee as EPO Vice-President, from OATA (UK) and Norbert Holthenrich as EPO Treasurer, from ZZF (Germany). Moreover EPO has appointed … Read more