The European Potato Trade Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Romans Vorssas the new Technical Affairs Director of the Association, with effect as of today, 26 October 2020.
Romans Vorss has an extensive professional experience of more than ten years in Brussels, wherehe has been promoting and defending the interests of member associations and trading companiesactive in the EU agri-food trade sector. Romans holds a Bachelor in Food Technology and a Masterin Natural Science from the University of Latvia, where he is originally from, and he has practicalexperience in a variety of EU policy areas related to food safety and trade among others.
As such, in his position of Europatat’s Technical Affairs Director Romans Vorss will be responsiblefor dossiers such as plant and food safety, trade, or research and innovation. Together with theEuropatat’s Secretary General, he will also support the association’s public affairs and policyobjectives trough the implementation of different lobbying activities.
Commenting on his appointment, Romans Vorss said: “I am excited to be joining the Europatatfamily at this challenging time and to be part of the Association’s new team. I am looking forwardto working with all our members to ensure they receive the high-quality support and advice theyneed to help grow their businesses and that the sector is well represented at the European level.
”On behalf of the Europatat Board, Europatat’s Secretary General, Berta Redondo Benito, haswelcomed this new addition to the team: “We are very excited to welcome Romans to the Europatatteam and to the potato sector. His technical background and his extensive experience on EU affairswill certainly be an asset to the association now and into the future. Together, we will continue withthe proactive work of the Secretariat of the past years, always with the support of all the membersand stakeholders across the sector.”