Industry body COTANCE has confirmed that Edoardo De Paola will take over as secretary general in April. He is already part of the organisation, working currently as deputy secretary general.

He has large shoes to fill, replacing the long-serving Gustavo González-Quijano. Mr González-Quijano has been running COTANCE since 1986. He will retire this year after almost four decades of fighting the leather industry’s corner in Brussels and beyond.

Edoardo De Paola said he was committed to safeguarding the interest of COTANCE’s members and “the plurality of voices” that shape the leather industry in Europe.

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