Structure and Strategy
Structure
EFFA members can be divided into 3 categories as follows:- Observer members;
- National Flavour Association Ordinary Members;
- Company Ordinary Members.
The governing body of the Association is the General Assembly; consists of ordinary member representatives.
The Executive Board is made up of the President Mr SCHAPER (President of the DVAI), six Board Members (3 National Association Ordinary Members and 3 Company Ordinary Members) viz., Mr Hugo BOVILL (BEMA), Mr Sven BALLSCHMIEDE (DVAI), Mr Antoine KASTLER (SNIAA), Mr Jean ROBELLO (Firmenich), Mr Dan McCAFFERTY (Givaudan), Mr Jean M. MANE (Mane), the Treasurer Mrs Viviane VIJVERMAN (Aroma and Firmenich) and the Executive Director Mr Dan DILS.
The secretariat of EFFA is made up of the Executive Director, Mr Dan DILS, Executive Assistant, Ms Véronique CHALOT and Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Dr Jan DEMYTTENAERE.
The standing expert committee is known as the Flavour Expert Committee (FLEX). It is the consultative body of the Association focused on delivering EFFA's regulatory, safety, technical and scientific positions. Under FLEX ad hoc task forces and working groups can be created to address specific issues.
For all EFFA bodies, their structure, composition, voting rights and specific deliverables are either defined in the Statutes of the Association or in its Terms of Reference.
Strategy
The refocusing of EFFA has seen a newly adopted standard approach to organisational design, utilising 3 elements: structure, process and culture.The Association has in this respect developed its very own integrated strategy programme with the ultimate aim of positioning EFFA at the centre of Europe's flavouring industry. This positioning is also made possible via EFFA's global affiliation with IOFI.
Integrated Strategy Model Principles:
EFFA's mission statement is “to protect and enhance the flavouring industry's interests by providing coordination and direction”. To achieve this, the Association is focusing primarily on three strategy pillars. They are:1. Regulatory-Technical-Scientific
2. Growth and Sustainability
3. External Relations & Stakeholders
Each strategy pillar is coordinated by a Director of the Executive Board and is responsible for the development, monitoring and the execution of each action.
The Director is also charged with reporting to the General Assembly. The coordination of the overall EFFA strategy is the responsibility of the Executive Board.