New president for European Electronics Recycling Association

Following a vote taken by EERA board members at a meeting in Amsterdam on Wednesday, October 9th , Mr Kyck was ratified as president. Spain’s Mr. Esteban Marijuan Requesta, General Manager of Indumetal Recycling, will be vice president.

Last week, Mr. Rasmus Bergstrom informed the secretariat that he was resigning as EERA president, due to limitations on the time he could devote to the organisation.

Mr. Kyck has been an active board member of EERA for six years. His company, KMK Metals Recycling Ltd. (Ireland) has been in operation for 40 years, growing from a small team to now employing over 100 people.

President of EERA, Mr. Kurt Kyck, said: “It is my great pleasure to be elected to this prestigious position and I look forward to progressing EERA’s aim to create a circular economy where electrical and electronic waste is managed as a resource and is returned to the economy as equipment for reuse or as a raw material. We will also press ahead with the organisation’s vision that the WEEE industry should operate on a level playing field with mandatory European Treatment Standards.”

Lida Stengs, Executive Secretary of EERA, said: “It is our pleasure to welcome Kurt as the new president of EERA and express our thanks to outgoing president Rasmus Bergstrom. Kurt has expressed that he is willing to contribute to our valuable association and that new fresh ideas will be welcomed.”