{"id":40086,"date":"2019-12-12T08:43:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T07:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modern-wilderness.flywheelsites.com\/?p=40086"},"modified":"2019-12-12T08:46:59","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T07:46:59","slug":"new-president-and-vice-president-for-femb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officerepublic.news\/en\/2019\/12\/new-president-and-vice-president-for-femb\/","title":{"rendered":"New President and Vice President for FEMB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The FEMB (European Office Furniture Federation) has a new President. Michele Falcone  was elected unanimously at the Federation\u00b4s General Assembly in Brussels on 5 November 2019. Michele Falcone will be the federation\u00b4s president of the coming two years (2020-2021).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Presidency itself will be held by the Italian FEMB member Association Assufficio who are part of the substantial FederlegnoArredo Organisation based in Milan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michele-falcone-821304\/\">> Michele Falcone &#8211; LinkedIN<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Michele Falcone, who has already held the position of FEMB President in 2010 and 2011, has\u00a0thirty years of experience\u00a0in the furniture sector and is currently\u00a0Senior Advisor\u00a0for various companies in the M&amp;A field and an expert in corporate restructuring. <em>\u201cI am sincerely honoured to have been elected to the presidency of the FEMB. I hope that this re-election can also be an expression of esteem for the\u00a0good work done by the Italian Presidency nine years ago, supported in the years since by the FederlegnoArredo structure. \u201c In 2010 my colleagues and I initiated the process to develop the important European\u00a0sustainability certification process (Level\u00ae). Related to the circular economy, but also a fully accredited certification programme, Level\u00ae is now available to manufacturers throughout Europe. An important aspect of my Presidency is to build on its success\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-light-gray-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/officerepublic.news\/en\/2019\/04\/level-certification-for-sustainable-office-furniture\/\">> Level Certification for Sustainable Office Furniture<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Falcone will be supported by the newly elected Vice President, Ruben Fern\u00e1ndez Parrado, \u00a0who also was elected during the last General Assembly. Rub\u00e9n Fern\u00e1ndez Parrado is Commercial Director of the Spanish manufacturer Grupo Forma 5. An Engineer by training Rub\u00e9n has extensive experience in R&amp;D, Sales and Commercial matters and is also the President of the Spanish FEMB members Association FAMO. On the appointment he commented, \u201c<em>I look forward to working with the President and my other colleagues at the FEMB to continue building the reputation and activities of the Federation\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color has-background has-very-light-gray-background-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rubenfernandezparrado\/\">> Fernand\u00e9z Parrado &#8211; LinkedIN<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FEMB sets up legal base in Brussels<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Beside the electoral matters, another important decision has been taken. The FEMB decided to set up a legal base in Europe\u00b4s capital at the Brussels offices of FLA (FederlegnoArredo). The president of the FLA, Gianfranco Marinelli, commented the news with the following words: <em>\u201cThis \u2018cohabitation\u2019 will allow to expand further the excellent relations the FEMB already has with various European institutional bodies and to forge new relationships\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FEMB (European Office Furniture Federation) has a new President. Michele Falcone was elected unanimously at the Federation\u00b4s General Assembly in Brussels on 5 November 2019. Michele Falcone will be the federation\u00b4s president of the coming two years (2020-2021). 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