EFB elects its New Chairman
On the 19th of November, the prominent German entrepreneur Udo J. Vetter took over the presidency of EFB. The handover happened during the 6th EFB Summit in Madrid. Udo J. Vetter: “Many family businesses are world market leaders and want the EU to set the course so that we can continue to operate with our […]
The 6th European Family Business Summit
The 6th European Family Business Summit took place from the 19th to the 20th of November in Madrid. Over 200 family business entrepreneurs from 20 European countries attended the event to discuss the sustainability challenge and the role of family business in this context. In the first keynote of the day, Manuel Valls, underlined the […]
Anticipating the new reality – An article from our sponsors KPMG
Daniel TrimarchiDirector, Global Centre of Excellence for Family Business, KPMG Private Enterprise, KPMG International “As an admirer of frameworks and processes, the COVID-19 pandemic has been an opportunity for me to explore a variety of these in working through how we respond as individuals, families and businesses to the crisis. As is the case with many crisis […]
EFB hire new Junior Policy Advisor
Following our recruitment process for a Junior Policy Advisor, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Lynes who joined us at the start of April. Matthew joins us from the European Parliament where he worked as an Accredited Parliamentary Assistant for Jane Brophy MEP (Renew Europe, Liberal Democrats). He’ll be working to monitor […]
EFB elects new member of Executive Committee
Following our 2020 General Assembly, EFB are glad to announce the election of Anca Vlad to executive committee. A first-generation business owner, Vlad founded her Pharmaceutical business, Fildas-Catena Group, in 1991. Elected unanimously, Vlad takes up her position until 2023, when she will be eligible for re-election. An influential figure in the business world in Romania, […]
SAVE THE DATE: 2021 EFB Summit in Helsinki
With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, EFB were forced to postpone their Helsinki Summit to 26th-27th May 2021. The highly anticipated event was due to feature several high-profile speakers from the European Institutions, Family Business Community and National politics. EFB would like to thank our Finnish partner, Perheyritystenliitto, for their help in the organisation and rescheduling […]
Erasmus + Project updates
Despite the outbreak of COVID-19, EFB were able to keep on track of their 2 EU Erasmus + funded projects, SPRING and SUFABU. The SUFABU project looks directly at succession in family businesses and aims to make a flexible training system for the process. The second project meeting was meant to take place in Oslo, […]
Family Businesses fighting back against COVID-19
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, EFB have had to be creative in how we engage with our members and the creation of our COVID-19 webinars to bring the chapters from across to Europe have been a revelation. These webinars have enabled the network to stay up to date with the developments of the crisis across Europe, […]
Message from the President
The past 6 months have been a whirlwind, not just for our family business community but for the whole of society. COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect globally and thrown our societies and economies into complete disrepute. My best wishes go to all our members, families and friends, and my sincere condolences are offered to […]
Business and individual investors organisations issue statement on the European Commission’s upcoming initiative on sustainable corporate governance
Business and individual investors organisations issue statement on the European Commission’s upcoming initiative on sustainable corporate governance