Governance

Orgalim is an international not-for-profit association with its legal seat in Brussels. Our membership comprises national associations and European sector associations from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics and metal technology industries of European countries. The full list of members is available here and our statutes can be viewed here.

Our members drive our advocacy work through a number of governance bodies and policy committees. Senior industry leaders representing our organisation engage with decision makers at the highest political level. At the working level, Orgalim’s hundreds-strong network of experts contributes input and insights to shape positions on the EU policies and regulations impacting the technology industries. The secretariat in Brussels coordinates this work and manages engagement with the EU institutions.

Orgalim is registered in the European Union Transparency Register, ID number 20210641335-88.

Presidents' Board

The current President of Orgalim is Rada Rodriguez, Senior Vice President at Schneider Electric and Member of the Management Board at Schneider Electric GmbH (biography available here). She is supported in her role by Vice President Christophe Lautray, Managing Director Linde Materials Handling.

The role of the President and Vice President is to represent Orgalim externally in dialogue with European decision makers at the highest level. Internally, they are responsible for strategic agenda setting for the association. They preside over a Presidents’ Board, composed of high-level company representatives.

General Assembly

The General Assembly is the supreme governance body of Orgalim, with every member represented. The General Assembly elects the Orgalim Chairman and Vice-Chairman, who are also Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors. The assembly meets at least once a year and its decisions are binding on all members.

The current Chairman of Orgalim is Thilo Brodtmann (CEO of VDMA), and the current Vice-Chairman is Klas Wåhlberg (CEO of Teknikföretagen).

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors, composed of association CEOs, is elected by the General Assembly from representatives of full members of Orgalim. It is responsible for overseeing the management of the association.

Current Board of Directors:

- Thilo Brodtmann (VDMA / Germany) – Chairman
- Klas Wåhlberg (Teknikföretagen / Sweden) – Vice-Chairman
- Steven Brambley (GAMBICA / UK)
- Jaakko Hirvola (Technology Industries of Finland)
- Adolf Kerbl (FMTI / Austria)
- Darius Lasionis (LINPRA / Lithuania)
- Benoît Lavigne (FIEEC / France)
- Maria Antonietta Portaluri (ANIE / Italy)
- Juan Ramón Durán (SERCOBE / Spain)

Under the oversight of the Board of Directors, Orgalim’s agenda is implemented at three levels: policy committees, working groups and the secretariat.

Policy committees

Orgalim has three policy committees tasked with driving the association’s strategic policy agenda. With membership comprising CEOs and policy directors of the national associations, they are constituted to reflect the three industrial branches represented by Orgalim: Metal Articles Liaison Committee (MALC), Mechanical Engineering Liaison Committee (MELC) and Committee of the Electrical and Electronic Industries (CEEI).

The policy committees mainly convene jointly but can also meet separately on industry-specific matters as required.

The current Policy Committee Chairs are:

MALC: Juan Ramón Durán (SERCOBE)

MELC: Juan Ramón Durán (SERCOBE)

CEEI: Steve Brambley (GAMBICA)

Working groups

Practical policy work across Orgalim’s horizontal areas of interest is led by working groups. Chaired by a member representative, these groups are composed of specialists in the respective areas from across our membership. They are supported by a number of task forces on specific issues of interest.

Currently Orgalim’s working groups are:

Industrial Policy & Digitalisation

Trade Policy

Legal Affairs

Energy & Climate

Resource Efficiency

Economics & Statistics

R&D and Innovation

Orgalim Technical Committee

Secretariat

The Orgalim secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the association, implementation of the Orgalim work programme and coordination of policy committees and working groups. The work of the secretariat is led by Director General Malte Lohan (biography available here). Appointed by the General Assembly, the Director General is supported by a team of around 30 based in Orgalim’s Brussels offices.

The secretariat manages engagement with the EU institutions, publishes political analysis and intelligence, and gathers industry data. Further activities include the delivery of services to clients through the Partnership department and the provision of legal publications to support the day-to-day work of companies operating in the EU.