On 28 May 2025, CECOP held its annual Congress in Kraków, Poland, kindly hosted by its member NAUWC.
The Congress was an opportunity to get together with members and discuss the direction of the organisation, elect the President and new Board members, and discuss with members past achievements and future plans for CECOP.
The members’ votes confirmed the re-election of President Giuseppe Guerini, Confcooperative, Italy, for a third term of mandate.
Re-election of President and election of the new Board
The members’ votes confirmed the re-election of President Giuseppe Guerini, Confcooperative, Italy, who will be staying for a third term of mandate.
Additionally, members also casted their vote for the new CECOP Board:
Janusz Paszkowski, NAUWC, Poland
Bożena Piaskowy, NAUWC, Poland
Vladislav Lazarov, NUWPC, Bulgaria
Jaume Oller Rosell, COCETA, Spain
Amaya Delgado Fernández, COCETA, Spain
Felice Siciliano, Confcooperative Lavoro e Servizi, Italy
Giorgia Sordoni, Confcooperative Federsolidarietà, Italy
Sevastita Grigorescu, UCECOM, Romania
Jenny de Villiers, Cooperatives UK, UK
Babs Macgregor, workers.coop, UK
Joaquim Pequicho, Confecoop, Portugal
Jarmo Hänninen, Coop Finland, Finland
Francesca Montalti, Legacoop Produzione e Servizi, Italy
Anne-Laure Desgris, SMART, Belgium
Giuseppina Colosimo, AGCI Solidarietà, Italy
Olga Pegoraro, AGCI PSL, Italy
We underline an increase in female participation on our board, with more than half of the newly elected directors being women!
Looking forward to our joint work for the next four years!