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 Project funded by EU Leonardo da Vinci Program |
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Project funded by EU Leonardo da Vinci Program |
| President: Tom Vaclavik, Czech Republic | |
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Tom is the Principal in the marketing consultancy Green marketing (www.greenmarketing.cz), which works in the natural and organic food business in the Czech republic and other CEE countries. Tom is also Managing Director of the Czech Organic Retailers Association PRO-BIO (www.pro-bio.cz). Prior to his current role he worked as the Marketing and Sales Director for Country Life, the largest Czech organic and natural food wholesaler and retailer. |
| Business Development Manager: Susan van Osch, Switzerland | |
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Susan runs the company ‚Susan van Osch Sustainable Marketing’ and provides marketing services for companies with a vision of sustainability, mainly trading and research organisations in the field of organic products. She is happy to share her experience in project management, marketing concepts, market research & analysis, visual merchandising, in-store promotion and PR. In her work she brings along a hands-on mentality as well as analytical and organisational talent. Spoken languages: English, German, French, Dutch and basic Italian. |
| Executive Director: Ralph Liebing, Austria | |
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Ralph deals with organic & environmental issues since the late 70s. A trained Hotel-Manager by origin he completely changed directions and underwent training in bio-dynamic gardening & tree-nursing in Germany. He also studied at Emerson College/GB (bio-dynamic agriculture & rural development). He engaged himself in Development Work in Africa and is a committed networker and organizer. Before VNOe, the Austrian Organic Retailers Association fused with BIO AUSTRIA in 2005 (http://www.bio-austria.at), Ralph was its Managing Director, which - besides BNN-EH of Germany - was the only organization so far to introduce certified organic shops in public (www.vnoe.at). In BIO AUSTRIA he is now in charge of the Organic Retail Sector. As a father of 5 children he loves all kinds of outdoor activities and is a collector of superb music of all styles. |
| Vice-president: Toralf Richter, Germany | |
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Toralf works as a consultant in the specialised organic retailer sector for 'BIO PLUS AG' in Switzerland (http://www.biopartner.ch). Before Toralf was employed at the Research Institute for Organic Farming (FiBL) in Switzeland for seven years. He got experience there in the organic market related consumer and market research and participated in several European research projects (OMIaRD, EISfOM, QLIF). Apart from the scientific profile Toralf published books on market research results and marketing guidelines for organic producer initiatives (https://www.fibl.org/english/shop/) which are helpful tools for the development of the organic markets in many countries. |
