Who We Are
The EPMF Board
Ruth Lambrechts
Ruth Lambrechts is Director of Government Affairs at Umicore, a global leader in circular materials technology. Before joining Umicore, Ruth served as the energy and climate policy expert at Agoria. She also serves as a board member of the Flemish energy and utilities regulator, contributing her expertise to the governance of regional energy policy.
Marcus Hannakam
With a background in chemistry, Dr. Marcus Hannakam has held multiple leadership roles at Heraeus since 1992, including Global Head of PM Chemicals. He now oversees external partnerships and third-party management topics across Heraeus’ global operations.
Clémence Siret
As Corporate Eco-Design & REACH Manager at Saft, Clémence Siret ensures product compliance with environmental regulations. She holds an engineering degree in Electrochemistry and Materials and previously worked in R&D at Saft and Alcatel Alstom.
Francisco Boo
With over 15 years of experience in compliance, Francisco Boo is currently Regulatory Affairs Counsel at Metalor. He holds a master’s degree in chemical and Biological Engineering from EPFL in Lausanne
Daniela Cholakova
With over 25 years of experience in the non-ferrous metals industry, Daniela Cholakova is currently the Director of Corporate Environmental Protection at Aurubis where she focuses on the engagement and implementation of environmental and circular economy policy, environmental footprint assessment and chemicals management.
Marie-Laure Ledrich
Responsible for REACH, CLP and HSE at Traxys since 2007, Dr. Marie-Laure Ledrich also holds a PhD in ecotoxicology and Eurotox-registered toxicologist, she has worked in the global minerals sector for more than 20 years.
Nissanka Rajapakse
Dr. Nissanka Rajapaske is a toxicologist by trade and currently Group Head of Product Stewardship at Johnson Matthey with over 20 years of expertise in advanced PGM chemistry. Since joining Johnson Matthey in 2013, he has been actively engaged with the EPMF and also represents the company on the Chemical Industry Association’s Chemical Management Strategy Group.
Philipp Reisert
Co-CEO of family-run C. Hafner and Chair of the German Precious Metals Association. Dr. Philipp Reisert holds an MBA and a PhD in Production Controlling from the University of St. Gallen and serves on multiple industry boards.
York A. Tetzlaff
Managing Director of the German Precious Metals Federation (FVEM), York Tetzlaff is a lawyer with degrees in law and economics, his previous roles include senior positions in Brussels for the Bavarian Industry and German Insurance associations.
Our Secretariat Team
France Capon
France Capon has been Secretary General of the EPMF since 2015. She leads the Federation’s efforts in representing the precious metals industry at the European level, focusing on regulatory and scientific issues in the Chemicals management and Sustainability fields. She has a master’s degree in art history, archaeology and musicology and a master’s degree in Oriental languages in ULiège.
Jelle Mertens
Dr. Jelle Mertens has been Senior Scientific Manager at EPMF since 2016 where he manages the scientific work at the EPMF, including hazard and risk assessments in an EU Chemicals Management context and supports the EPMF team with technical expertise. He has a PhD and master’s degree in Bioscience Engineering (KULeuven).
Maxime Lambert
Maxime Lambert has a background in EU sustainability policy and circular economics. Prior to joining the EPMF, she worked as a consultant and account manager in a Brussels-based consultancy on a broad range of green EU legislation. She has a master’s degree in environmental sciences from l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, where she conducted a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of an agricultural product for her thesis.
Audrey Rondepierre
Audrey Rondepierre has held the role of Office Manager and Advocacy Support at the EPMF since 2010. She takes care of the EPMF office and project logistic needs, finances, human resources and data-sharing. Before that, she worked for five years in a human resource consultancy as a Senior Project Assistant. She has a master’s degree in human resources (Lyon II University), and a technical degree in executive assistant.
Cathy Martin
Cathy Martin joined the EPMF as a Back-Office Assistant in 2017. She provides support with the EPMF online tools, the organisation of travel and logistics, filing and archiving and other administrative tasks. Previously, she worked at Eurometaux.
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