[vc_row animation=”right-to-left” fullwidth=”no” bg_type=”solid_color” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]In its continued drive to step up the activities of the organization, the European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE) is pleased to announce that Karl Downey has begun as Secretary General part time at EUPAVE, as of October 2014. Mr. Downey, Sustainable Construction Manager at The European Cement Association (CEMBUREAU), is an Irish national with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University College Dublin. He has worked at CEMBUREAU since 2011—covering European Union (EU) issues of importance such as sustainability, energy efficiency in buildings, and standardization. He is an active member of “The Concrete Initiative”. Luc Rens and Özlem Aslan continue in their current roles of EUPAVE Managing Director and Technical Manager respectively. The addition of Mr. Downey brings added value to EUPAVE.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][button new_tab=”yes” icon_position=”left” special_style=”no” border_radius=”2″ three_d=”yes” size=”default” color=”default” animation=”scale-up” title=”See Karl’s LinkedIn Profile” link=”http://be.linkedin.com/pub/karl-downey/11/386/274″ icon=”icon-linkedin-sign”][/vc_column][/vc_row]