Governance

The General Assembly

The general assembly is the decision-making body of ESA and meets annually. It approves the budget, elects the board and amends the association’s by-laws. It consists of all business members of the organisation, each represented by a permanent delegate.

The Board

The Board sets the direction of the organisation and approves the organisation's strategic plan for the forthcoming year. It supervises the work of the three working groups and is led by the president.

The President

Sandy Iagallo is ESA’s current president until the two-year term ends in June 2025.

Board Members

Name Company Role
ADAMS, Julie * Almond Board of California WG Chair
Bellmunt, Santiago Intersnack group Corporate Member
BJÖRK, Stefan Rosenqvist Corporate Member
COLLINS, Carmel Kerry Corporate Member
DELVA, Stephanie * Kellanova WG Chair
GOSAU, Christopher PepsiCo Corporate Member
HABEL-BECK, Rabea Lorenz Snack-World WG Chair
IAGALLO, Sandy Kellanova President
JASTI, Pratima * Griffith Foods WG Chair
KALBFLEISCH, Horst * Lorenz Snack-World WG Chair
LEERDAM, Maarten Intersnack Group Corporate Member
MAGLIO, Valentina Unichips Corporate Member
TONO, Pons Importaco Corporate Member
SKEHAN, Paul PepsiCo Corporate Member
JOOST, Vermue Orkla Corporate Member
VITALONI, Susanna Unichips Corporate Member
ZWEIFEL, Christoph Zweifel Chips & Snacks Corporate Member

Director General

Name Company Role
EMIG, Sebastian ESA Director General
(*) Elected Board members by virtue of the fact that they are the respective chairpersons of the ECR; Nut Processors; Public Affairs and Communications and Sustainability working groups

The Working Groups

Four working groups cover the priorities of the industry and work towards implementing the Association’s strategic plan:

  • EC regulatory working group, chaired by Horst Kalbfleisch (Lorenz Snack-World), is looking after technical and regulatory topics

  • Nut processors working group, chaired by Julie Adams (Almond Board of California), works on nut-related themes

  • Public Affairs & Communications working group, chaired by Stephanie Delva (Kellanova), is focusing on advocacy and outreach

  • Sustainability working group, chaired by Pratima Jasti (Griffith Foods), is focusing on sustanbaility issues impacting the savoury snacks sector