The Board

EMC board is based in Brussels and is made up of a team of experienced marketers who are based throughout Europe and beyond.

Our permanent management board members are supported by external consultants and volunteers from our member associations, each bringing in-depth experience of marketing, sales and communication.

Ralf Strauss
Chairman (EMC)

Dr. Ralf E. Strauss is Managing Partner of Customer Excellence GmbH, Managing Partner CMO Academy GmbH, Managing Partner Marketing Tech Lab GmbH, Chairman CMO Community, Chairman Digital CMO Community, Former President of the German Marketing Association (DMV).

Chris Daly
Vice-chairman (EMC) and Chief Executive at the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) UK

Chris was appointed CEO of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) in March 2016.

Alvyde Palaimaite
Vice-chairman (EMC), Managing Director, LIMA at Vilnius, Lithuania

Alvyde is an experienced entrepreneur with a focus on e-commerce, marketing and management.

Árpád Papp-Váry
Board Member (EMC) and Vice President of the Hungarian Marketing Association

Árpád Papp-Váry, PhD is one of Hungary’s most well-known marketing professors and experts, serving as the head of the Marketing MSc program at Budapest Business University.

Carlos Sá
Board Member (EMC), President of the Portuguese Association of Marketing Professionals at lisbon, Portugal

Carlos Sá is President of the Portuguese Association of Marketing Professionals (APPM). Carlos is also a professor at the Portuguese Institute of Administration and Marketing (IPAM), and CMO at Talent SGPS.

María Sánchez del Corral
Board Member (EMC), Vicepresident, Spanish Marketing Association at Madrid, Spain

María is CEO and Partner at Sowhat.Team and Associate Professor of the Master's Degree in Communication Management & Public Affairs. 

Iryna Lylyk
Board Member (EMC), General Director Ukrainian Marketing Association at Kyiv

Iryna is, General Director of the Ukrainian Marketing Association at Kyiv.

Florian Möckel
Board Member (EMC), Geschäftsführer und Vorstand Bundesverband Marketing Clubs

Florian has more than 15 years experience as CEO and Co-Owner of Production and Service Companies.

Rob Overduin
Board Member (EMC), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at the Dutch institute of Marketing (NIMA), The Netherlands

Rob was appointed Chairman and CEO of the Dutch institute of Marketing (NIMA) in September 2023.

Chris Pozzoli
Member of EMC and President of the Swiss Marketing Association (SM)

Chris Pozzoli, CEO of Tessi Switzerland and board member at EMC, is a multilingual senior executive with over 20 years of global leadership experience in the ICT sector. He has been appointed as the new President and Chairperson of the Swiss Marketing Association, effective July 2024.

Shane McGonigle
Board Member (EMC) and Chief Executive Officer at the Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII)

Shane is Chief Executive Officer at the Marketing Institute of Ireland (MII) and also a member board at EMC, since August 2022.

Georg Wiedenhofer Mag.
Member of EMC and Chairman of AMC and MCÖ at Austria

Georg Wiedenhofer Mag. is Professor for Social and Economic Sciences and is Chairman of the Austrian Marketing Association.

Martin Huisman
Chief Operations Officer at EMC

Martin is Board Member since 2013 and former Chairman at National Institute of Marketing (NIMA), The Netherlands.