Secretariat
Freshfel Europe Secretariat
Philippe Binard
General Delegate, overseeing the activities of the Freshfel Europe secretariat. Philippe is responsible for the external representation of the association & is answerable to the Freshfel Europe Board & membership. Philippe is also the Secretary General of WAPA (World Apple and Pear Association) and the General Delegate of the World Citrus Organisation (WCO), which are hosted by Freshfel Europe.
Eglė Baecke-Eimontaitė
Director Advocacy & Regulatory Affairs, provides support to the Delegate General of Freshfel Europe in designing, developing and executing proactive advocacy initiatives. Eglė follows EU legislation on food safety, food quality, food security & marketing/labelling standards. Eglė is the Secretary General of ESSA, the European Sprouted Seeds Association.
Gil Kaufman
Project Management & Market Analysis responsible for the management & dissemination of Freshfel Europe’s actions in EU-funded projects, including ‘Life is Better with Fruit and Vegetables’. Gil is also involved in the market analysis activities of WAPA and WCO, in addition to covering issues related to new genomic techniques and the EU School Scheme.
Sarah Breitburd
Trade Policy Advisor covering EU agri-food trade policy (including trade negotiations, sanitary and phytosanitary issues, exports, customs, official controls, & organics) as well as issues related to the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy and plant health issues.
Maria Pamies Vallvé
Sustainability Policy Officer covering issues related to sustainable agri-food supply chains. Her work englobes a range of environmental topics such as packaging, soil, water, food loss and food waste, carbon emissions and sequestration, as well as socio-economic aspects such as the CSRD and the CSDDD, and matters related to health and nutrition. Maria represents Freshfel Europe in international fora, including at OECD and UNECE.
Linda Bloomfield
International membership & marketing support, providing assistance to exporters, importers, producers, retailers & service providers across the fresh produce supply chain who wish to become members of Freshfel Europe. Linda also manages sponsorship sales for the Freshfel Europe Annual Event.
