Alexandre Delacoux is an experienced senior executive who has long worked with trade associations. A French national, he has been based in Brussels for 15 years. He did his undergraduate studies in international relations and a master in international economics at the Graduate Institute, finishing in 1990.

Alexandre Delacoux 's career highlights include working for nearly a decade at Du Pont de Nemours, a major business-to-business company in the chemicals arena. He also co-wrote the management book “Communicating Sustainable Development - Issues and Impact for Enterprises”.

Alexandre Delacoux joined BIR last year as its general manager. He is to become the new director general as of 1 September, which will see him be responsible for the day to day operations of the worldwide trade association for the recycling industry. Besides overseeing ten staff members and a same number of BIR ambassadors, he is tasked with ensuring the smooth co-ordination of BIR commodity division and committee programmes to achieve a common strategy worldwide.

The appointment was announced at the BIR’s general assembly in Shanghai on May 28.

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