Board

The Board issues the general guidelines on policy and activities, membership and finances, staff and statutory meetings.

President
Mr. Peter Jungen

pjungen@european-enterprise.org

Leading positions in private business around the world. Peter Jungen is on the board of Business Angels Germany and was recently elected to the board of Association of Business Angels of the USA. Born on 21 August 1939.

Co-President
Mr. Gunnar Hoekmark

ghoekmark@european-enterprise.org

Chairman of the Committee of the Constitution of the Swedish Parliament, MP since 1982. Chairman of the International Committee of the Moderate Party. Former Secretary- General of the Moderate Party and was between 1986 till 1991 executive director of Timbro Idea. Between 2000 and 2002 I was the managing director of the Institute of Reform. Born 1952. Master in Business Administration at the University of Lund. Married with Agnetha with three children.

Member
Mrs. Karin Riis-Jørgensen

kriis@european-enterprise.org

Mrs. Karin Riis-Jørgensen is the Vice-Chair of the Liberal Group in the European Parliament and member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Before being elected to the European Parliament Mrs. Riis-Jørgensen achieved professional recognition as a the head of department at Coopers & Lybrand (Price Waterhouse Coopers), from the European Commissions special branch for Small and medium sized enterprises and as the head of the International branch of the Danish Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Brussels.

Member
Mr. Jerzy Samborski

jsamborski@european-enterprise.org

MA (history and literature) and BSc. (Marine Engineering)

  • 10 years (until 1992) running own business in UK (London) Publishing and Design Studio
  • 8 years (until 1998) managing Polish and international companies in Poland: Twoj Styl (Polish), Ringier AG (Swiss), Trader.com (USA), Allianz - CRM (German)
  • Creation of Polish Middle Class Association (1996) - 35.000 members, mostly SMEs subscribed
  • Setting up Unicorn Consulting in 1998 to serve SMEs
  • Full Member, representing Poland at SME Union at European Parliament since March 2003
  • President of SME Union Poland.