About us

Huguette Gerard has extensive experience in financial management and executive leadership. She served as CFO and international tax advisor for two listed companies, Valeo and Strafor Facom. Following this, she became the General Manager of Staub, part of the Zwilling Group, where she managed operations and strategic initiatives. Huguette then led global operations as CEO of Le Creuset Group until the end of 2012. Since 2015, she has been the General Secretary of UNITAM/SYNETAM, overseeing organizational operations and strategy. Her career reflects a robust background in managing complex financial and operational challenges across various sectors.

Since beginning of 2022, Clemente has been a member of FEC´s Directors’ Committee in his role as Vice President of FEC´s Italian member association FIAC (represents Italian manufacturers of cutlery, cookware, metal tableware and related items). Clemente is part of the fourth generation of the Bugatti Family. Besides his fundamental technical background, he benefits from many years of experience gained in various company positions within Casa Bugatti (design and manufacturing of table- and kitchenware products, cutlery and household appliances). Today Clemente is CEO and R&D Director of Casa di Bugatti and Ilcar di Bugatti.

Eike is CEO of the companies Flügel CSS and PCM Proficut Messertechnik based in Solingen. With more than 100 years of market experience FEC´s member company Flügel CSS is one of the leading sharpening steel manufacturers not only in Germany but also worldwide. Customers are international top brands of cutlery and household items as well as well-known wholesalers for professional use. Since the beginning of 2023, Eike has been an active member of the FEC board of directors and particularly responsible for planning FEC’s main annual event: the FEC Business Days.

Alessandra Coppo is the Production Manager and Analysis Laboratory Manager at Sambonet – Arcturus Group. In her role, she oversees the monitoring and management of production, with a particular focus on IT development, including customized MES and CMMS systems in collaboration with software partners. Alessandra coordinates relations among various company departments, including production management, department heads, and the commercial, marketing, and administrative areas. Additionally, she manages the internal analysis laboratory, AsecLab, which conducts analyses of materials and objects in contact with food, as well as environmental analyses. For many years, Alessandra has also been a valuable member of the Directors’ Committee of FEC.

Since 1998 he holds the position of Quality Manager, Integrated System Manager and Regulatory Compliance Manager for Chemicals and Food Contact for the Bakeware business of Guardini.

Huguette Gerard has extensive experience in financial management and executive leadership. She served as CFO and international tax advisor for two listed companies, Valeo and Strafor Facom. Following this, she became the General Manager of Staub, part of the Zwilling Group, where she managed operations and strategic initiatives. Huguette then led global operations as CEO of Le Creuset Group until the end of 2012. Since 2015, she has been the General Secretary of UNITAM/SYNETAM, overseeing organizational operations and strategy. Her career reflects a robust background in managing complex financial and operational challenges across various sectors.

Stefanie gained her first working experience in the banking sector, holding various positions at Germany’s second-largest bank for over 13 years. In 2002, she joined a renowned cookware and cutlery company based in Solingen, working as a management and marketing assistant covering product management, marketing, packaging design etc. For more than seven years she worked in Solingen as well as in Cyprus. She later completed a degree in new media, social media, and content management and gained journalistic experience as a freelancer for a German newspaper. Since July 2021, Stefanie has been supporting FEC as Coordinator for Marketing & Communications, leveraging her diverse experiences for the benefit of all FEC members.

Alessa Maria Lübke studied food chemistry at the university of Hamburg, Germany and and completed her first state examination in 2021. Her second examination as state-certified food chemist followed in 2022. Alessa is currently working as food chemist scientific regulatory officer at Polymer Comply Europe. Her professional field of activities includes among others several sustainability projects as well as regulatory consulting with focus on REACH and CLP. Since October 2023, she has been supporting the FEC office in Brussels as well as the Sustainability Development Team and the Food-Contact Expert team of FEC.