T&E has welcomed two new policy officers in the past couple of months.
William Todts, a Belgian, has joined the clean vehicles team. He comes to T&E having worked for Belgium’s EU presidency team on the issue of CO2 emissions from vans.
French national Pierre Gaudillat has also joined the T&E clean vehicles team. He has worked for the Carbon Trust, a British think tank, and for Renault’s public affairs department in Paris.
In addition, Erika Carroll from Ireland has replaced T&E’s long-standing secretary Beatrice Chiantalassa. She has worked as a translator and business development manager in the technology sector.
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