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The FTTH Council Europe is led by an elected Board of Directors and a contracted operational Team, managed by the Director General, which runs the activities of the Council.


Our Committee Chairs coordinate the contributions of our members on a selection of key topics.

Christian Priess

Christian Priess

Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa at Hexatronic Group AB

Board Member, FTTH Council Europe

Suzanne Tracy

Suzanne Tracy

CTO at SIRO

Board Member, FTTH Council Europe

Carl Pertry

Carl Pertry

Director of Business Development Fixed Networks at Nokia

Board Member, FTTH Council Europe

Xavier Renard

Xavier Renard

Marketing Director at ACOME

Board Member, FTTH Council Europe

Steffen Leiwesmeier

Steffen Leiwesmeier

Head of Strategic Treasury, Deutsche Giganetz GmbH

Investors Committee Chair, FTTH Council Europe

Thomas Miller

Thomas Miller

Executive Director, Hamburg Commercial Bank

Investors Committee Chair, FTTH Council Europe

Patrick Faraj

Patrick Faraj

Global Product Manager - Centralized Fiber Test Solutions at VIAVI Solutions

Deployment & Operations Committee Chair, FTTH Council Europe

Domenico Dichiarante

Domenico Dichiarante

Head of Residential Marketing and Business Development Top Clients at Open Fiber S.p.A.

Market intelligence Committee Chair, FTTH Council Europe

Arturs Alksnis

Arturs Alksnis

Public Affairs Director at FTTH Council Europe

Policy & Regulation Committee Chair

Maarten Egmond

Maarten Egmond

CTO, Genexis

In-Home Broadband Excellence Committee Chair

Trond Hovind

Trond Hovind

Director Business Development, Genexis

In-Home Broadband Excellence Committee Chair

Barbara Tonarelli

Barbara Tonarelli

Principal Sales Engineer at Adtran

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion