About the Committee

The Investments & ESG Committee brings together the work of the Council's former Investors, Sustainability and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committees under a single structure, reflecting how closely capital, environmental performance and social responsibility are now linked in digital infrastructure.

The Committee provides a forum for investors, operators and industry experts to examine the financial and non-financial factors shaping fibre and data centre investment across Europe. Its scope spans the investment landscape and financing conditions for network rollout, the environmental footprint and sustainability credentials of fibre infrastructure, and the governance and diversity practices that support a resilient, competitive industry.

By combining these perspectives, the Committee aims to give members a clearer view of how ESG considerations influence investment decisions,  and how the sector can demonstrate its value to the investors, policymakers and stakeholders who rely on that evidence.

This page is new and growing. The Committee's reports, studies, and other resources will be added here as they're published - in the meantime, you can explore the latest assets below.

The FTTH Council Europe elects new Board Members, President, Treasurer, and Committee Chairs during its 2023 Spring General Assembly

Brussels, 5 June 2023 – During its 2023 Spring General Assembly, the members of the FTTH Council Europe elected 3 new Board Members, 7 Committee, and 1 Working Group Chairs. They all expressed willingness to work towards the mission of the Council to accelerate ubiquitous, full fibre-based connectivity empowering a leading Digital Society throughout Europe. 

In addition to the current Board Members, now in the second year of their mandate: 

  • Raf Meersman, Senior Vice President EMEA at IQGEO 
  • Gerrit Hecking, Senior Vice President Project Finance for Infrastructure at Hamburg Commercial Bank AG 
  • Suzanne Tracy, CTO at SIRO 
  • Christof Sommerberg, Senior Vice President Public Affairs at Deutsche Glasfaser Holding GmbH 
  • Xavier Renard, Marketing Director at Acome 
  • Jan Schindler, Market Intelligence & Business Development Manager at Prysmian Group 

The newly elected Board Members are: 

  •  Francesco Nonno, Director of Regulation and Public Affairs at Open Fiber S. p. A. 
  • Christian Priess, Head of Central Europe, Africa, Middle East & Submarine Cable Business at Hexatronic Group AB 
  • Andreas Waber, CEO at Swiss Fibre Net AG 

The newly constituted Board of Directors elected Raf Meersman as President and Gerrit Hecking as Treasurer of the FTTH Council Europe. 

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