Alban MAGGIAR - (Adelanti)

With a triple education in literature, law and finance, Alban MAGGIAR has had successful experience as a company manager for over 30 years. He successfully developed a food supplement company, Laboratoire CARRARE, which he backed with an external family pharmaceutical group at the end of 2017. Since then, he has been active in another structure, ADELANTI, where he provides management consulting and influence strategy to entrepreneurs. Director of SYNADIET (Syndicat National des Compléments Alimentaires) from 2002 to 2017, Alban MAGGIAR was its president from 2005 to 2015. His strong involvement enabled him to federate the profession, build positive relations with the supervisory authorities, and thus constitute the leading professional association in the sector in Europe. From 2013 to 2016, he logically chaired EHPM (European Health Products Manufacturers), which represents the associations of European food supplement manufacturers. He consolidated its foundations and strengthened its role and position. From 2015 to 2021, Alban MAGGIAR was Delegate for European Affairs of the French CPME (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises). Appointed Vice President of SMEunited (formerly UEAPME-Union of European Craft and SME's), he was elected President for 2 years at the end of 2019. For 7 years, he has been at the service of the 23.5 million European SMEs and their 90 million employees. At the same time, he was also a director of SBS (Small Business Standards), a platform created with the European Commission to develop the body of standards applicable to SMEs in the EU.