Marc Michielsen will serve as chairman for two years.

"FEFPEB has worked very hard in recent years to raise the profile of our industry, which uses almost a quarter of the output of sawn timber in Europe," said FEFPEB president Rob van Hoesel. "Marc’s appointment is an extremely positive endorsement of our efforts, and recognition of the key part pallets and packaging pay in the overall forest-based sector.

CEI-Bois represents European wood processing industries.