News from Geneva

New Members of Secretariat Team

Nathalie Bergeret was born in Canada and moved to Switzerland to finish her studies. She has Swiss, French and Canadian nationalities and is bilingual in English and French. Having lived in Geneva for over 40 years, Nathalie has had the opportunity to work in various sectors such as the travel trade, NGOs, construction engineering, offshore drilling, and finance in CAO/Secretary General to the Board/HR/Office Manager roles. Nathalie joined IPLOCA in July 2023, filling the position previously held by Jackie Tempel, who had been on long-term sick leave. Nathalie takes care of membership administration and is responsible for managing the day to day relationship of the IPLOCA Secretariat with the members of the Board, the media partners and the public in general.

As announced in the June 2023 IPLOCA Newsletter, the Incoming Executive Secretary, Georges Hage, previously Group CEO of The C.A.T. Group, began a transitional period with current Executive Secretary, Juan Arzuaga , as of 1 August at the IPLOCA office in Geneva.

Incoming and Outgoing Executive Secretaries Visit Cairo

Georges Hage and Juan Arzuaga spent a short week in August, visiting hotels, cultural sites and other venues in Cairo, Egypt, in preparation for the December IPLOCA Board Meeting, which serves as a pre-visit or “tester” for a possible future IPLOCA Convention location.