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FACE ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT
During its 52nd General
Assembl, FACE – the
European Federation for
Hunting and Conservation –
unanimously elected Torbjörn
Larsson as its new president
and appointed a new board.
In his address to FACE
members, Larsson stated: “I
want the coming presidency
to be about the future. FACE
has four decades of proud work
and victories in the service of
its member organisations and
Europe’s hunters – but the
coming four decades will be
entirely up to us sitting here.
“FACE is as strong as
its members and what the
members make of it.”
Torbjörn Larsson has a long
background in dealing with a
diverse range of issues related to
hunting and conservation.
He is currently the president
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of the Swedish Association
for Hunting and Wildlife
Management (Svenska
Jägareförbundet) and prior to
that he served as a regional
president for fi ve years.
For eight years he was a
member of the national board
and became responsible for
international aff airs, closely
following the work of FACE.
Torbjörn Larsson will leave
his current position as president
of the Nordic Hunters’ Alliance,
elected in April 2018, to accept
the new challenge as FACE
president.
Announcing his strategic
goals for his presidency, he
stated: “A fi rst priority of my
presidency will be a review of
FACE’s focus and objectives.”
He also stressed the
importance of: “Solidarity
between Europe’s hunting
regions to preserve and promote
Europe’s unique hunting
cultures.
“Th e members’ diversity is
one of our greatest strengths.
We are diverse but united in our
passion for hunting, shooting
and conservation.”
Th e newly elected FACE
board is composed of nine
vice-presidents: Dr Volker
Böhning (Germany), Gian Luca
Dall’Olio (Italy), Christopher
Graffi us (United Kingdom),
Claus Lind Christensen
(Nordic Region), Linda
Dombrovska (Baltic Region),
John Flannery (Atlantic
Region), Lino Farrugia
(Mediterranean Region),
Dragan Šormaz (South-East
Region) and Srečko Žerjav
(Central Region). Dr Laurens
Hoedemaker was elected as the
new treasurer general.
Outgoing president Dr Michl
Ebner had announced his wish
not to continue his presidency,
thanking all FACE members
for their support during the
last three years. He wished
them continued success in
representing common interests
for hunting at the European
level.
During the FACE General
Assembly, the EU health and
food safety commissioner
Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis
acknowledged his strong
support for the role of the
European hunting community
in wildlife conservation and
combating a range of serious
animal diseases, especially
African swine fever in wild
boar.
FACE also welcomed Dallas
Safari Club as a new associate
member.
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