Pekka Pesonen exits EU farmer lobby group
Pekka Pesonen has joined the Finnish agriculture administration after 17 years as secretary-general of of the powerful EU agriculture lobby group, Copa-Cogeca.
Copa and Cogeca presidents, Christiane Lambert and Lennart Nilsson, acknowledged Pesonen’s unwavering commitment and passionate defence of EU farmers and their agricultural cooperatives over his tenure.
Patrick Pagani, Copa-Cogeca lead coordinator, has been appointed as deputy secretary general of the EU farmer representative body in the interim. He is overseeing the secretariat operations and ensuring continuity until the nomination and appointment of the new secretary general.