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The Cooperatives Europe Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Klaus Niederländer as the new Director of Coooperatives Europe asbl and as the Regional Director for Europe of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).
Klaus Niederländer comes to Cooperatives Europe and the ICA with a professional background in enterprise development via his experience as a financial analyst, management consultant and SME programme manager in Europe, Africa and the USA (with a Masters degree in European Economics and BA in Business). He has hands-on experience of developing cooperative enterprises and movements in various countries of Africa (e.g. in the artisanal textile sector and for the development of fairtrade cotton). Cooperative development has deep roots in his family’s history with their involvement in the creation and development of the local cooperative banking and agricultural sector in the South Western part of Germany.
Etienne Pflimlin and Felice Scalvini, co-Presidents of Cooperatives Europe, in announcing the appointment said, “We and the Board of Directors look forward to working with Klaus Niederländer to take Cooperatives Europe into its next phase of development whilst continuing to defend and to promote the viability of the co-operative business model throughout Europe.”
“Klaus has demonstrated that he has the skills, knowledge and the ability necessary for this demanding role but also that he has the proven interest in developing the sustainable economy of tomorrow and is committed to using our cooperative principles as a lever for change.”
Klaus Niederländer succeeds Rainer Schlüter who was Director until April 2010.
Source: Cooperatives Europe
