ETTU Executive Board and ETTU staff gathered this week in Luxembourg for meetings. The Working Week was highlighted with the change of the position of the ETTU Secretary General. After 9 years Richard SCRUTON stepped down as Secretary General but he will remain on duty as a Senior Advisor. Unanimously Executive Board decided to appoint Pierre KASS as ETTU Secretary General.
“Pierre’s history competence and compromise within ETTU is more than enough to justify the Executive Board unanimous decision of nominating him as ETTU Secretary General. While we are so grateful to Richard’s dedication to ETTU as we wish to keep his experience and knowledge inside the organisation we all feel very confident about our future in this new era. Having ETTU General Secretariat leaded by Pierre KASS having Galia DVORAK as Deputy Secretary General is also securing the future of our organisation ” said Acting President Pedro MOURA.
Secretary General KASS thanked the EB members for their trust in him and promised to put all his efforts to good use and do great work with all members and staff. KASS is in more than three decades dedicated to table tennis firstly as an active player former national team player and later as a tireless administrative officer working under leadership of Jeanny DOM and SCRUTON. Not only as administrative who connects the ETTU members the Executive Board and clubs leagues event organisers KASS is also moving power behind new event. Beside great energy he was putting into improving Europe club competitions his efforts to involve more European clubs resulted in creating and launching the Europe Trophy.
Secretary General KASS started in ETTU in 2009; worked at the position of ETTU Assistant Secretary General until 2013. From 2014 to 2022 KASS was carried duties of ETTU Deputy Secretary General. From 2018 he was appointed ETTU General Data Protection Regulation Officer and he is still on this position; since 2014 in charge of ETTU finances
KASS also worked as Euro-Asia All Stars Challenge team Europe manager in 2017 and he is European Champions League Men and Women Management Board member.
Galia DVORAK is appointed Deputy Secretary General whilst Andrea BJURSTRÖM is full time Executive Assistant and club Competition Manager.
