MPE appoints Nachtergaele as general secretary

Joris Nachtergaele has been appointed secretary general of Metal Packaging Europe, the trade body representing the united interests of producers and suppliers of rigid metal packaging across Europe. Joris will be responsible for promoting the interests of Metal Packaging Europe’s members in Brussels.

“We are very pleased to confirm Joris’ appointment. He has the skill and knowledge to ensure our industry is fully represented with the European institutions“, says Peter Lockley, chairman of Metal Packaging Europe. “And I’m sure he will act as a committed ambassador for metal and the circular economy.”

As secretary general, Joris will oversee engagement, awareness raising and partnering with policymakers, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders to realise metal packaging’s permanent recycling potential.

Joris has been director external affairs of Metal Packaging Europe since 2012. He previously served as deputy managing director of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, and before that ran the office of MEP Frieda Brepoels where he acquired an in-depth knowledge of the European political and decision-making processes. He started his career as a legal advisor to the Belgian National Parliament and then the Belgian Government.

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