FINAT’s Young Managers Club adopts two center approach

FINAT’s Young Managers’ Club (YMC) is embarking on an experiment to encourage those under 40 to equip themselves with the skill and expertise to manage the rapidly changing world of label printers, according to the club’s founding chairman, 29-year-old Francesc Egea.
 
The YMC, created at FINAT’s congress in Paris last year during its 50th anniversary celebrations and launched as a fully-fledged organization with its own board of management at this year’s congress in Antalya, Turkey, is intended to attract young managers to help prepare them to become the company and industry leaders of tomorrow.
 
Because so much interest was expressed in India during its formative period, the YMC has decided that it needs to develop its own program for those members while organizing similar activities for its European members.

Egea, of Spain’s Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, said: ‘We decided to have two points of contact – in Europe and India – because of the great interest expressed from young managers, particularly in India, and recognized the difficulties there would be in traveling to central meetings. While the two centers will be following a broadly similar program some parts of it could be amended to suit local conditions and the needs of those members.
 
’And, when we are holding combined conferences it will be very convenient to have points of contact in both areas. It should be good for the success of the club because, first, it will encourage a competitive spirit between both sections, and, secondly, it will fuel more ideas for the future activity of the organization.’
 
Peter Dhondt, of CERM, based in Belgium, will take charge of organizing the club’s program in Europe, while Pawan Deep Sahni, of Weldon Celloplast, in Haryana, India, will undertake those activities in the Asian area.
 
Egea, the assistant general manager of Innovaciones Para Etiquetajes, a label printer started by his grandfather, said: ‘We have emerged as a lusty infant, eager to expand our activities to the benefit of up-and-coming managers. At the September Labelexpo Europe show in Brussels, we will be at the FINAT stand each day between 4pm and 5pm to meet our members and encourage other young managers to join us.’
 
Joining Egea on the YMC board will be Nicola Motetta, of Euroadhesiv, Italy, as vice chairman and Bibiana Rodriguez, of Rotatek, Spain, in charge of promotion and membership development, with a fifth board member still to be elected.

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