Italy’s Brotoni takes the chair at CEC
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) has unanimously elected Antonio Brotoni, the president of the Italian footwear manufacturer’s association, ANCI, as its new chairman.
Mr Brotoni was elected to the post at the latest General Assembly of the Confederation which was held in
In accepting the role, Mr Brotoni highlighted the integrated footwear research and development project (CEC-made-shoe) as being one of the key achievements of the World Footwear Congress which was held in
One of the immediate aims of the association under his tenure will be to push for the complete elimination of all non-tariff barriers, including quotas and specific rights. This should be followed by reduced common tariff level worldwide for all countries. Without these, Mr Brotoni said, the forthcoming ‘Doha Round’ would be rendered ‘meaningless’ as far as his members were concerned.
