New leadership at European Alcohol Policy Alliance (Eurocare)

Tiziana Codenotti, President of the Eurocare Board said, “The Board of the Eurocare is sad to say goodbye to Mariann. I am grateful to her for her 14 years of hard and dedicated work, which involved significant accomplishments in alcohol policies in the EU as well as in the wider European region and her contribution to alcohol policy will always be valued and remembered. We are very pleased that Florence has accepted the position of Eurocare Secretary General. In her previous position, Florence worked with EU decision makers to ensure that tobacco control received adequate political attention and she coordinated several successful pan-European campaigns, including the revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive. We look forward to her leadership at Eurocare”.

 21st June 2021 --- New leadership at Eurocare

It saddens us to announce that Mariann Skar will be retiring from Eurocare. She is stepping down as Secretary General, from the 21st of June. The Board would like to acknowledge Mariann’s critical role in the development of Eurocare since she joined in October 2007. Her hard work, commitment, and dedication are worthy of admiration, and she will be greatly missed. On behalf of everyone the Eurocare Board and the Entire European Alcohol Policy Alliance, we would like to wish her the best of luck. Marian will continue to work for Eurocare till the end of Summer to ensure a smooth transition.

At the same time, we are delighted to announce the appointment of Florence Berteletti as the new Eurocare Secretary General, effective on Monday 21st of June 2021. Florence has over 20 years of international policy and advocacy experience in diverse fields including fiscal policies for health, tobacco control and alcohol related harm. Since June 2018, Florence Berteletti was Director for Advocacy for the World Heart Federation where she worked closely with the WHF leadership and Advocacy Committee and was responsible for leading, developing, implementing, and managing WHF’s global policy and advocacy. Prior to joining WHF, Florence was Director of the Smoke Free Partnership (SFP), an alliance of 52 civil society organisations dedicated to the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). Under Florence’s leadership, SFP received the WHO World No Tobacco Day award in 2011 and the prestigious Luther L. Terry Award in 2015. Florence has served as a Board member of several EU and International Advisory Boards, including the European Public health Alliance (EPHA) and the CRUK/Bupa Foundation Cancer Prevention Initiative chaired by Professor Sir Michael Marmot. From 2007 till 2013, she was appointed by the EC as a member of the Stakeholder’s Dialogue Group.