CEO-designate of Retail Excellence, Lorraine Higgins, has today been appointed to the Board of Directors of Ecommerce Europe.
The Brussels-based association represents in excess of 75,000 companies selling goods and/or services online to consumers in Europe.
“Ms. Higgins will be valuable addition to the Board of Ecommerce Europe, thanks to her extensive experience in the areas of law, political process, retail and digital commerce," said Marlene ten Ham, secretary general of Ecommerce Europe.
"Retail Excellence has been involved with the activities of Ecommerce Europe for the past number of years and today we are glad to see Lorraine joining the governance of our European e-commerce association. We look forward to working together to break down barriers to e-commerce at regional, European and global level.”
EU Expansion Opportunities
Retail Excellence are long-time members of Ecommerce Europe and their support has been invaluable to Irish retailers looking to expand across the EU.
"Having regularly attended Committee meetings to discuss issues relating to VAT, Logistics and e-Regulations, I am fully aware of the challenges businesses face when trying to remain competitive in a constantly evolving digital marketplace,"
Higgins added.
"I look forward to working together with fellow Board Members as we strive to promote a fairer platform for retailers but also a safer online shopping marketplace for consumers.”
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