Europe | 02.05.2019

New President and Vice-President for Eurobitume

Markus Spiegl from OMV was elected Eurobitume President at Eurobitume’s recent Spring Meeting in Brussels, where Frédérique Cointe from ExxonMobil was appointed Vice-President and Keith Stone from Shell was re-elected Treasurer.

On behalf of Eurobitume members, Markus, Frédérique and Keith will help drive the continued development of Eurobitume as the first reference for bitumen in Europe, and also champion the efficient, effective and safe use of refined bitumen in road, industrial and building applications throughout Europe.

Former Eurobitume Vice-President Markus took over from Christophe Jacquet, who had been President since the 2018 Spring Meeting and had focused upon increased advocacy and enhanced stakeholder relationship management to help build a positive future for the bitumen industry.

Eurobitume President Markus Spiegl is Product Manager for Black Products at OMV in Austria, where he is responsible for business & product development and strategic supply and pricing for a wide range of oil derivative products - from bitumen to heavy fuel oil and marine fuel. He was made Chair of Eurobitume’s Membership Committee in June 2017 and has been a member of Eurobitume’s Board of Directors since April 2014.

Frédérique Cointe, the new Eurobitume Vice-President, is Asphalt Technical Manager for Europe Africa Middle East at ExxonMobil. She has actively supported Eurobitume since 1993. She was Chair of Eurobitume’s Technical Committee between 2016 and 2018 and has been ExxonMobil’s representative on Eurobitume’s Board of Directors since April 2018.

Eurobitume Treasurer Keith Stone is Pricing & Risk Manager for Shell Bitumen Europe and Africa. He has been on Eurobitume’s Board of Directors since March 2018 and been a member of the Eurobitume Membership Committee since 2015.

 

 

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Markus Spiegl, the new President of Eurobitume
Frédérique Cointe, the new Eurobitume Vice-President
Keith Stone, Eurobitume Treasurer