Judith Kirton-Darling







Deputy General Secretary

Acting Joint General Secretary


Policy Fields

  • Industrial Policy
  • Decarbonisation/Just Transition

Sector Networks

  • Automotive
  • Basic Metals
  • Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
  • Energy
  • Basic Materials
  • Textile/Clothing/Leather/Footwear (TCLF)
  • Ad Hoc Network Railway Equipment

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees

  • Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
  • Electricity
  • Extractive Industries
  • Gas
  • Paper
  • Basic Metals
  • Tanning & Leather
  • Textile & Clothing
  • Footwear
Horizontal Networks

  • Equal Opportunities
  • Training and Education
  • Press and Communication

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0064 
  • Mobile: +32 471 133 691
  • Email: judith.kirton-darling@industriall-europe.eu


Benjamin Denis




Senior Policy Adviser

Head of Industrial Policy Coordination

Policy Fields

  • Industrial Policy (including Industrial Forum)
  • Green Deal (including Fit-for-55 legislation, ETS, CBAM)
  • Energy policy (in coordination with Corinna Zierold & Sophie Grenade)
  • Trade policy (including EU-Korea DAG, EU-US relations, EU-China relations)

Sector Networks

  • Automotive
  • Ad Hoc Network Railway Equipment

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0078
  • Mobile: +32 490 566 808
  • Email: benjamin.denis@industriall-europe.eu


Corinna Zierold



Senior Policy Adviser

Head of Just Transition Coordination

Policy Fields

  • Industrial Policy
  • Sustainable Development & Climate Change
  • Energy Policy
  • Just Transition

Sector Networks

  • Energy

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0055
  • Mobile: +32 473 234 040
  • Email: corinna.zierold@industriall-europe.eu


Sophie Grenade









Senior Policy Adviser

Policy Fields

  • Industrial Policy
  • Supporting on Energy Policy
  • Circular Economy
  • Raw Materials
  • Social Dialogue
Sector Networks

  • Basic Materials (Paper & Pulp, Raw materials)
Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees

  • Paper
  • Extractive Industries
  • Gas
  • Electricity
  • NEPSI

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 00 77
  • Mobile: +32 485 443 933
  • Email: sophie.grenade@industriall-europe.eu



Elspeth Hathaway







Senior Policy Adviser

Policy Fields

  • Industrial Policy
  • Trade (EU trade agreements, sustainable trade and trade defence)

Sector Networks

  • Aerospace
  • Basic Metals
  • Defence
  • Textile, Clothing, Leather & Footwear (TCLF)

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees

  • Basic Metals
  • Textile & Clothing
  • Tanning & Leather
  • Footwear

External relations

  • Liaison with EU Institutions
Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0072
  • Mobile: +32 473 865 884
  • Email: elspeth.hathaway@industriall-europe.eu


Maike Niggemann






Senior Policy Adviser

Policy Field

  • Industrial Policy
  • REACH

Sector Networks

  • Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
  • Basic Materials (Plastics, Glass, Ceramics, etc.)

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees

  • Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

Horizontal Networks

  • Equal Opportunities
  • White Collars
  • Health & Safety

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0053
  • Mobile: +32 474 981 724
  • Email: maike.niggemann@industriall-europe.eu


Aurora Rossi

AR




Policy Adviser

Policy Fields

  • Supporting Industrial Policy
  • Supporting Collective Bargaining & Social Policy

Sector Networks

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • ICT and digitalisation
  • Shipbuilding

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees

  • MET sector (Plenary Committee and Working Group Competitiveness & Employment)
  • Shipbuilding
Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0069
  • Mobile: +32 488 285 694
  • Email: aurora.rossi@industriall-europe.eu



Celia McClements




PA to Deputy General Secretary

Administration Coordination

  • Policy Fields
    • Industrial Policy
  • Sector Networks
    • ICT
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Shipbuilding
    • Defense
  • Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees
    • Shipbuilding
Translation & proofreading English

Contact info

  • Tel: +32 2226 0070
  • Mobile: +32 489 110 578
  • Email: celia.mcclements@industriall-europe.eu