IFIEC WORLD - Key Persons


Annette Loske

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director at VIK German Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers
Annette Loske has been Managing Director at VIK German Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers between 2009 - 2015. Before she has been working for the German federation since 2001 as an expert on energy politics and economics. Prior Annette worked for the oil production company DEMINEX (later VEBA Oil). Here she was active in project management for oil/gas exploration and production projects in Russia and the CIS. Annette has a doctor's degree in philology from the University in Münster. Furthermore, she has got a Master of Business Administration from the Open University Business School in the UK.

Fernand Felzinger - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Fernand headed the Energy Departments of Rhodia Chemical Group until 2002 and then ArcelorMittal until 2009, in both cases, on a worldwide basis. Before 2000, he held various managing positions in Rhône-Poulenc Group. Fernand has been IFIEC Europe´s President between 2011 - 2015. He holds an engineering degree from the Ecole Centrale (Paris), a Master of Sciences from Stanford University (California) and a MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau).

Friedrich Dittmar - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer

Paul N. Cicio - President

Job Titles:
  • General Secretary
  • President
  • Secretary General
  • President of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America
Paul N. Cicio has been the President of the Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA) since its founding. Previous to IECA, Mr. Cicio was employed by The Dow Chemical Company where he held a number of diverse business and public affairs assignments. He retired from Dow Chemical with almost 30 years of service. Mr. Cicio graduated from Youngstown State University with a BS in Business Administration and Economics.

Peter Claes - Chairman, VP

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Vice - President