Judith Kirton-Darling







Deputy General Secretary


Policy Fields

  • Industrial Policy

Sector Networks

  • Automotive, Basic Metals, Energy, Shipbuilding, Textile/Clothing/Leather/Footwear (TCLF), Ad Hoc Network 
    Railway Equipment

Sectoral Social Dialogue

  • Electricity, Extractive Industries, Gas, Shipbuilding, Basic Metals, Tanning & Leather, Textile & Clothing, Footwear
Horizontal Networks

  • Training and Education

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0064 
  • Mobile: +32 471 133 691
  • Email: judith.kirton-darling@industriall-europe.eu





Benjamin Denis




Senior Policy Adviser

Head of Industrial Policy Coordination

Policy Field

  • Industrial Policy (Including Industrial Forum)
  • Green Deal (Including Fit-for-55 legislation, ETS, CBAM)
  • Energy policy (In coordination with Corinna Zierold & Sophie Grenade)
  • Trade policy (Including EU-Korea DAG, EU-US relations, EU-China relations)

Sector Network

  • Automotive
  • Railway Equipment

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0078
  • Mobile: +32 490 566 808
  • Email: benjamin.denis@industriall-europe.eu





Elspeth Hathaway







Senior Policy Adviser

Policy Field

  • Industrial Policy
  • Trade (EU trade agreements, sustainable trade and trade defence)

Sector Network

  • Aerospace
  • Basic Metals
  • Defence
  • Textile, Clothing, Leather & Footwear (TCLF)

Sectoral Social Dialogue

  • Steel
  • Textile & Clothing
  • Tanning & Leather
  • Footwear

External relations

  • Liaison with EU Institutions
Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0072
  • Mobile: +32 473 865 884
  • Email: elspeth.hathaway@industriall-europe.eu





Maike Niggemann






Senior Policy Adviser

Policy Field

  • Industrial Policy
  • REACH

Sector Networks

  • Chemical & Pharmaceutical
  • Basic Materials (Plastics, Glass, Ceramics, etc.)

Sectoral Social Dialogue

  • Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Plastics and Rubber

Horizontal Networks

  • Equal Opportunities
  • White Collar
  • Health & Safety

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0053
  • Mobile: +32 474 981 724
  • Email: maike.niggemann@industriall-europe.eu





Corinna Zierold



Senior Policy Adviser

Head of Just Transition Coordination

Policy Field

  • Industrial Policy
  • Sustainable Development & Climate Change
  • Energy Policy
  • Just Transition

Sector Networks

  • Energy

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0055
  • Mobile: +32 473 234 040
  • Email: corinna.zierold@industriall-europe.eu




Aurora Rossi

AR




Policy Adviser

Policy Field

  • Supporting Industrial Policy

Sector Networks

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • ICT and digitalisation
  • Shipbuilding

Sectoral Social Dialogue

  • MET sector (plenary Committee and Competitiveness & Employment ad hoc group)

Horizontal Networks

  • White Collar
Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0069
  • Mobile: +32 488 285 694
  • Email: aurora.rossi@industriall-europe.eu



Valérie Fesland





Administration Coordinator

Administrative Coordination

  • Industrial Policy
  • Company Policy & European Work Councils
  • Company restructuring, Transnational Company Agreements
  • Sector Networks: ICT, Mechanical Engineering
  • Horizontal Networks: Training & Education
  • Congress
  • Translation & interpretation coordination

Translation & Proofreading FR

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0082
  • Email: valerie.fesland@industriall-europe.eu