Our Team
Winfried Muehling
General Manager
Horst Bittermann
President
Suzanne Mc Ewen
Marketing Advisor
Pro Carton is the European Association of Cartonboard and Carton manufacturers. Our main purpose is to promote the use of cartonboard and cartons as an economically and ecologically balanced packaging medium.
We work closely with our members and other Associations to provide our customers and folding carton users with relevant and up-to-date information on cartonboard and related topics.
Pro Carton’s members are the biggest companies in Europe in manufacturing and converting cartonboard. It is our passion to lead the packaging industry on the way to circularity.
Pro Carton is the European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers. Its main purpose is to promote the use of cartons and cartonboard to brand owners, the trade as well as designers, the media and politicians as an economically and ecologically balanced packaging medium.
Carton Associations, Paper and Board Associations and Other Interesting links:
DIRECTOR GENERAL : JORI RINGMAN
Jori Ringman, Director General, CEPI
Jori Ringman is an expert in sustainability, environment, circular economy and consumer protection. Jori was appointed Director General by CEPIs Board in June 2019. Prior to joining CEPI as Recycling Director in February 2005, he was a civil servant in the European Commission. He has also worked in the European Parliament Environment Committee as a political advisor (1999 – 2004), as a journalist and editor in Finland, and as Secretary General of a parliamentary group in the Finnish National Parliament in Helsinki. Mr. Ringman has a background in Economics, Econometrics and Business Management and broad experience in communications, public administration and politics. He also holds an MSc in Environmental Decision-making.
You can contact Jori in English and Finnish.
Phone number: +32-2-627.49.19
Email: j.ringman@cepi.org
Twitter: @RBJori
SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR: ANNA PAPAGRIGORAKI
Responsibility: Environment, Food Contact, Packaging.
Anna is currently Sustainability Director, responsible for issues relating to environment and consumer protection, with particular concern for packaging and food contact. Prior to joining CEPI in December 2019, she worked as a senior EU Advisor in Brussels.
RAW MATERIALS DIRECTOR : ULRICH LEBERLE
Responsibility: Recycling, secondary raw materials, certification, standards, forest issues.
Ulrich joined the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) in November 2005. Having held several positions in the area of raw materials at CEPI, his responsibilities in his current role of Raw Materials Director include the availability of raw material both from forestry and recycling and the policies impacting them.
Phone number: 32-2-627.49.23
Email: u.leberle@cepi.org
Responsibility: Finance, administration, membership
Phone number: 32-2-626.98.38
Email: info@citpa-europe.org
DIRECTOR: KRASSIMIRA KAZASHKA
Responsibility: Management of Environment and Product Safety Committees and related projects
Phone number: +32 (0)2 6269836
Email: info@citpa-europe.org
Responsibility: Member of Management Team of Executive Committee, Secretary of Association Development Committee and Business Development Committee
Phone number: +44 7789 397615
Email: mturner@ecma.org
OPERATIONS MANAGER: BARBARA GINTER
Responsibility: Secretary of Marketing & Communications Committee
Phone number: +31 70 312 39 11
Email: bginter@ecma.org
TECHNICAL ADVISOR: JAN CARDON
Responsibility: Secretary of Technical Committee
Technical Advisor
Phone number: +31 70 312 39 11
Email: jan.cardon@ecmabel.be
Responsibility: Management of Pro Carton activities
Email: muehling@procarton.com
General Manager
President
Marketing Advisor