Antonella Pederiva
Antonella is the Secretary General of the Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers (CECCM).
Background
Antonella Pederiva is the ex-Director of the Italian Dairy Industry Association. [1]
Work on Tobacco
Pederiva started as Director for Institutional Relations at CECCM in 1999. She was appointed Secretary General in January 2003. [2]
"I am a Lobbyist and I Like Lobbying"
The firm that asked to vet candidates for the Institutional Relations position at CECCM in 1999, Russell Reynolds Associates, argued in a confidential letter that "we are most impressed by this woman who says 'I am a lobbyist and I like lobbying'". [1]
As another positive attribute for Pederiva the letter quoted her "extensive network. She, for example, knows very well the Italian who is likely to take on the responsibility in DGVI". [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Russell Reynolds Associates, Antonella Pederiva, Letter to Wildred Dembach, 23 February 1999
- ↑ LinkedIn Website, Antonella Pederiva,Accessed August, 2011
- ↑ Russell Reynolds Associates, Antonella Pederiva, Letter to Wildred Dembach, 23 February 1999