Members of European appliance association CECED elected Reinhard Zinkann, Executive Director and Co-Proprietor for Miele, to be CECED’s new President. The vote took place during the association’s annual General Assembly.

“It is a great honor for me to take on the challenge of spearheading CECED’s outreach as its President over the next two years,” said Zinkann. “I will use my mandate to promote further understanding within Europe of industry’s position on key topics such as energy, environment and safety policy. I will also highlight the household appliance industry’s achievements such as the promotion of energy saving and resource efficiency through the use of modern energy and resource efficient appliances. The household appliance industry is a positive, forward-looking industry that is a force for good within the European Union.”

Outgoing CECED President Fabio De’Longhi, of Italian-based appliance maker De’Longhi, now becomes a CECED vice president.

CECED represents the household appliance manufacturing industry in Europe. Member companies are mainly based in
Europe.