The General Assembly of the European
Construction Industry Federation (ECIF) was
held last 27 June in Berlin with the represen-
tatives of the leading construction groups in
the European continent, including countries
in the EU, EFTA countries and Turkey.
The General Assembly of ECIF met to
choose the chairman, Johan Willemen who
will succeed Thomas Schleicher at the helm
of ECIF during the forthcoming two-year
period, as well as the vice-chairmen who
will represent the member countries: during
this period, Guillermo Aparicio, an executi-
FCC Construcción
to represent Spain in
the European Construction Industry Federation
Guillermo Aparicio Torres,
manager of Institutional Relations at
FCC Construcción will act as the representative
during the forthcoming period
ve at FCC, will represent the interests of the
Construction Industry at ECIF.
ECIF is a transnational association which
mission is to protect and promote the inter-
ests of the industrial construction sector in
public institutions and to participate actively
in drafting policies and improvements affec-
ting the entire sector.
The presence of FCC executives in the-
se transnational associations benefits the
company’s interests abroad and, at the same
time, its influence in matters as relevant as sa-
fety and health, contracting law, etc.
Cristina García Herguedas, manager of FCC
Construcción’s Prevention Department is
also a member of the social committee of
ECIF and is in charge of promoting impro-
vements in safety and health in the sector.
Plácido Álvarez, manager of International
Development and board member of Eu-
ropean International Contractores (EIC), is
also a member of the social committee.
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