Governance
Orgalim is an international not-for-profit association. We are a membership-led organisation supported by our Brussels-based secretariat.
Our membership comprises national associations, European sector associations and individual companies from the mechanical engineering, metal technology, and electrical engineering, electronics and ICT industries across Europe.
Our members drive our advocacy through our governance bodies and policy groups. Their active involvement and industry know-how enable Orgalim to bring unrivalled expertise to EU legislative and regulatory processes impacting the technology industries. Our secretariat in Brussels coordinates this work and manages our engagement with the EU institutions.
View our Articles of Association and the full list of members (pdf)
Orgalim is registered in the European Union Transparency Register, ID number 20210641335-88.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The General Assembly is the supreme governance body of Orgalim. General Assembly elects the Orgalim Chair and Vice-Chair, who are also Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors. It sets Orgalim’s strategy and oversees its finances. The General Assembly meets twice a year.
The current Chair of Orgalim is Benoît Lavigne, CEO of FIEEC (bio pdf), and the current Vice-Chair is Sabine Hesse, CEO of Metaltechnology Austria (bio pdf).
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors (pdf), composed of CEOs of Orgalim’s national associations, is elected by the General Assembly. It is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the association.
ORGALIM COUNCIL
The Council is composed of presidents of national Orgalim member associations. It offers strategic guidance to Orgalim’s Board of Directors and helps to reinforce our top-level political outreach on shared European priorities.
The Council is chaired by Orgalim President Javier Ormazabal, President and CEO of Velatia (bio pdf).
POLICY COMMITTEE
Orgalim’s Policy Committee drives our strategic policy agenda. It’s composed of CEOs and policy leads from Orgalim members. It makes use of their specialist knowledge and insights to set political priorities and ensure strategic coherence across the wide range of policies on which Orgalim is active.
The current Policy Committee Chair is Mafalda Gramaxo (AIMMAP).
WORKING GROUPS
Ranging from trade and digital to green transformation, our working groups bring experts together to produce Orgalim’s policy positions and coordinate our political engagement. Each working group is composed of specialists from across our membership and chaired by a member representative.
Working groups are supported by a number of task forces on particular areas.
SECRETARIAT
The Orgalim secretariat is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Orgalim. The secretariat is a team of over 30 based in Orgalim’s Brussels office and is led by Acting Director General Olivier Janin. The Director General is appointed by the General Assembly.
Our team in Brussels implements the work programme, coordinates our policy committees and working groups, communicates our positions and insights to key decisionmakers, manages engagement with EU institutions, produces political analysis and intelligence and organises Orgalim’s events, including our annual convention.
Further activities include the delivery of services to clients through the Partnership department and the provision of legal publications to support the day-to-day work of companies operating in the EU.
