Mark Hindley is the new president of ECG, the association logistics industry for the automotive industry, and will lead the new board of directors elected on 4 June during the annual general meeting at which the about 300 associates and partners participated. The former president, Wolfgang Göbel, who is leaving the post after 24 years of service in the including seven as Vice-President and ten as President, was appointed honorary president in recognition of his contribution to the activities of the association, a task that will allow you to continue to participate in special projects.

The new president, Mark Hindley, of BCA Automotive, who previously held the position of vice president, and the new vice president, Marco Duato Mollera, of Suardiaz Shipping Lines, were elected for a two-year term. The others members of the board of directors will remain in office for one year. The following directors were re-elected: Serge Agneray (Groupe Charles André), Artur Allende (Noatum Automotive), Costantino Baldissara (Grimaldi Group), Mats Eriksson (AXESS Logistics), Ceren Eker Güven (ANT Lojistik), Ömer Gürsoy (Gürsoy Group), Johannes Alexander Hödlmayr (Hödlmayr International AG), Neringa Jasiulioniene (MANVESTA), Jørgen Lindgaard (UECC) and Nikos Paterakis (Neptune Lines). The councilors Marc Adriansens and Krzysztof Szeligowski have resigned.

In his opening speech at the General Assembly and the spring congress 2026 held in Istanbul, the new president Hindley noted that the rapid growth of electric vehicles offers great opportunities for the sector, "but the long-term success of the sector - he specified - will depend from the balance between innovation, competitiveness, safety and energy and geopolitical risks". "Challenges such as increasing fuel costs, capacity constraints, dynamics ever-changing component manufacturers and the urgent need for sustainability and skilled talent - he added - require us to be more adaptable and innovative than ever".