ELA Renews Board Members During Annual Conference In Istanbul

The European Lift Association (ELA) renewed all board members during its General Assembly at the Annual Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, on May 16-17. With the theme of “sustainability,” the conference was, as usual, well-attended by international players and featured outstanding speakers — representatives of European institutions, university lecturers and lift industry experts. Wim Koster of the Netherlands was elected president for the three-year period of 2024-27. At the first board meeting, Lars Gustafsson of Sweden was elected vice president. The 15 other board members are: Angelo Fumagalli of Italy, René Hermann of Switzerland, Achim Hütter of Germany, George Jackson of the U.K., Apostolos Kalyvas of Greece, Ari Ketonen of Finland, Björn Kollmorgen of Germany, Christophe Maureau of France, Antonio Perez Ruiz of Spain, Olivier Rouvière of France, Savaşal Sayin of Türkiye, Gerhard Alfred Schiffner of Germany, Kris Schockaert of Belgium, Robert Wójcik of Poland and Roberto Zappa of Italy.