General Assembly
The General Assembly is composed of all Euromontana member organisations . It meets every year and is responsible for all decisions concerning the network and the activities of the association. In particular, the General Assembly defines the guidelines and positions on the fundamental issues for the sustainable development of the mountains. It also elects the members of the Board of Directors, votes on the activity reports and controls the budgets.
Board of Directors
Euromontana’s Board of Directors consists of a maximum of 30 members who supervise and implement the decisions of the General Assembly. It provides expertise on specific issues and on the management of the network. In particular, it is responsible for approving the admission of new members. The Board meets about 3 times a year.
It is elected by the members at the General Assembly for a term of 4 years. The Board elects from among its members a President, a Treasurer and up to 5 Vice-Presidents.
![Juanan Gutierrez Juanan Gutierrez](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/juanan-gutierrez-scaled-200x200.jpg)
Juan Andrès Gutierrez
President
Basque Government HAZI – Spain
president[a]euromontana.org
![George Alexakis George Alexakis](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/george-alexakis.jpg)
Georges Alexakis
Vice-President
Region of Creete – Greece
![Dominique Fayel Dominique Fayel](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dominique-fayel-200x200.png)
Dominique Fayel
Vice-President
FNSEA – France
![Alessandro Fede Pellone Alessandro Fede Pellone](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alessandro-fede-pellone-200x200.jpg)
Alessandro Fede Pellone
Vice-President
ERSAF – Italy
![Kjell Overvag Kjell Overvag](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/kjell-overvag-2-200x200.jpg)
Kjell Overvåg
Vice-President
Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences – Norway
![Adrian Radu Rey Adrian Radu Rey](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/adrian-radu-rey-200x200.jpg)
Adrian-Radu Rey
Vice-President
Romontana – Romania
![Thomas Egger Thomas Egger](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/thomas-egger-200x200.jpg)
Thomas Egger
Treasurer
SAB – Switzerland
![Vlatko Andonovski Vlatko Andonovski](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/vlatko-200x200.jpg)
Vlatko Andonovski
Board member
Makmontana – Macedonia
![Rosalind Bryce Rosalind Bryce](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rosalind-bryce-200x200.jpg)
Rosalind Bryce
Board member
Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College University of Highlands and Islands – Scotland
![Bernat Claramunt Bernat Claramunt](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bernat-claramunt-1-200x200.jpg)
Bernat Claramunt
Board member
CREAF – Spain
![Rob Clarke Rob Clarke](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rob-clarke-200x200.jpeg)
Rob Clarke
Board member
Highlands and Islands Enterprise – Scotland
![Laura Gascon Herrero Laura Gascon Herrero](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/laura-gasconherrero-200x200.jpg)
Laura Gascón Herrero
Board member
Province of Teruel – Spain
![Klavdija Gornik Klavdija Gornik](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/klavdija-gornik-scaled-200x200.jpg)
Klavdija Gornik
Board member
Regional development agency for Podravje Maribor – Slovenia
![Anna Giorgi Anna Giorgi](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/anna-giorgi-2-200x200.jpg)
Anna Giorgi
Board member
UNIMONT – Italy
![Mario Grillo Mario Grillo](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mario-grillo-200x200.jpg)
Mario Grillo
Board member
Cia Agricoltori Italiani – Italy
![Aud Hove Aud Hove](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/aud-hove-1-200x200.jpg)
Aud Hove
Board member
Innlandet County – Norway
![Christophe Leger Christophe Leger](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/christophe-leger-200x200.jpg)
Christophe Léger
Board member
Chambres d’agriculture France – France
![Simao Pinho Simao Pinho](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/simao-pinho-200x200.png)
Simão Pinho
Board member
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), Mountain Research Centre (CIMO) – Portugal
![Olav Skinnes Olav Skinnes](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/olav-skinnes-200x200.jpg)
Olav Skinnes
Board member
Viken County – Norway
![Dilyana Slavova Dilyana Slavova](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dilyana-slavova-200x200.jpg)
Dilyana Slavova
Board member
Mountain Milk Association – Bulgaria
![Alfred Vismara Alfred Vismara](https://www.euromontana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alfred-vismara-200x200.jpg)
Alfred Vismara
Board member
Association of Chambers of Agriculture of the Pyrenees – France
Senate
The Senate is the advisory body of Euromontana. It is made up of several founding members of the association and of people who have been involved with the network for a long time and who provide valuable input and expertise to the association. Euromontana’s Senate is currently made of 7 members.