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ECCT AGM, 2025 chairman, boards of directors and supervisors
H Henry Chang, Principal at Baker McKenzie, will serve as chairman of the ECCT’s board of directors in 2025. Chang was elected to serve as chairman by the new board of directors at their first meeting following the chamber’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). Also at the meeting, Chairman Chang nominated John Winter, Country Manager of Robert Walters, to serve as Vice Chairman and his nomination was approved by the board. The 2025 boards of 15 directors and 5 supervisors were voted into office at the AGM by ECCT members (please see below for a full list of directors and supervisors).
In his annual report to members at today’s AGM, outgoing 2024 Chairman Giuseppe Izzo reported that reported that 2024 was a successful year for the chamber. A number of high profile activities were held and membership remains diverse. On the government relations front, the chamber regularly engaged with Taiwan’s ministries and government agencies throughout the year, helping to further promote members’ business interests. In terms of advocacy, the chamber achieved progress on 24% of the issues raised in its 2024 Position Papers (issued in November 2023).
The ECCT was extremely active during the year, holding its flagship Europe Day Dinner with incoming President Lai Ching-te and several events featuring prominent local and international speakers. This included the second annual summit hosted by the Family Friendly Alliance, which shares best practices aimed at creating a family friendly environment in Taiwan. In addition, the chamber arranged or participated in numerous conferences, seminars, and forums in conjunction with government agencies, media and non-governmental associations.
2025 Board of Directors
Chairman
H Henry Chang, Principal, Baker McKenzie
Vice Chairman
John Winter, Country Manager, Robert Walters
Other Directors (in alphabetical order)
Rahil Ansari, CEO & Chairman, Volkswagen Group Taiwan
David Chou, President, Ericsson Taiwan Ltd.
Karine Drai, Deputy Managing Director, CMA CGM (Taiwan) Ltd.
John Eastwood, Attorney-at-Law (US), Eiger
Tina Graves, Vice President & General Manager, GlaxoSmithKline Far East BV Taiwan Branch
Frank Grunert, President & CEO, Siemens Limited Taiwan
Van Hoang, Chairman & CEO, Baseload Power Taiwan Inc.
Yvonne Huang, Managing Director, Skyborn Renewables Taiwan Co., Ltd.
Hideko Ikeda, General Manager, Merck Healthcare, Taiwan, Merck Group Taiwan
Giuseppe Izzo, Managing Director, Taiwan & Vice President, Asia Pacific Region, STMicroelectronics Ltd.
Jackson Lee, Chairman, Head of Taiwan, FIL Securities Investment Trust Co. (Taiwan) Limited
Niels Steenberg, Managing Director and Chairman, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Offshore Wind Limited
Leon Wu, Director, Business Origination and Stakeholder Engagement, Corio Generation Taiwan Limited
Alternate Directors (in order of election)
Sand Dee Ng, Managing Director, BASF Taiwan Ltd.
Brian Hsieh, CEO, Schroder Investment Management (Taiwan) Limited
Jeff Neo, Managing Director, Kuehne + Nagel Ltd.
Sebastian Blaettler, Managing Director APAC, Boschung Holding AG
Jonathan Bryon, Vice President Asia, Materials Analysis Group, Oxford Instruments Overseas Marketing Ltd.
2025 Board of Supervisors
Executive Supervisor
Tudor Pascu, Managing Director, Melchers Trading GmbH, Taiwan Branch
Other Supervisors (in alphabetical order)
Mike Jewell, Freelance Consultant
Martin Lindström, Group Director, DFI Home Furnishings Taiwan Limited - IKEA Taiwan
Achim v Hake, Hotel & Hospitality Professional
Jeff Wu, Managing Director, Heineken Brouwerijen BV Taiwan Branch
Alternate Supervisor
Antoine Bouin, Vice President, Head of Area Taiwan, Schenker (HK) Ltd., Taiwan Branch
