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Team
Secretariat
Jennifer Lewis
Executive Director
Jennifer Lewis was appointed as IBMA Executive Director in 2019. Jennifer represents IBMA on FAO and OECD and works with members and other stakeholders to advance biocontrol and the implementation of IPM worldwide.
Prior to IBMA, Jennifer was a member of the Certis Europe Management Board leading Innovation, Development and Regulatory Affairs for 10 years. Before this she was General Manager of Biological Crop Protection Ltd, a beneficial insect production company selling beneficial insects for pest control in UK, Europe and Africa.
Jennifer has worked in crop protection for 35 years in various marketing, regulatory and stewardship roles in the US, Brazil and Europe. Jennifer has always been passionate about IPM and biocontrol and its essential role for sustainable regenerative agriculture. Jennifer is an agronomy graduate with a Masters in Business Administration and a Diploma in Sustainable Business Development. Her broad background allows her to bring a blend of international business experience, biocontrol knowledge and regulatory know how as well as a shared passion for biocontrol,to our industry.
Isabelle Pinzauti Babrzyński
Senior Advocacy and Outreach Manager
Isabelle has over fifteen years professional experience, mostly in the Brussels lobbying arena working on sustainable agriculture.
In her everyday job, Isabelle shares her passion and knowledge, advocating about biocontrol essential role for sustainable resilient agriculture working with nature and ensuring collaboration with key agri stakeholders. This is fundamental for farmers to have more solutions as soon as possible, while ensuring innovation and business investments are also staying in Europe.
Prior to joining IBMA, Isabelle was a public affairs and communication consultant specialized in food, agriculture and sustainability. She had a very diverse portfolio of clients from large industries to small local NGOs. Isabelle has also some experiences in journalisms and marketing as well as working for environmental NGOs.
Isabelle is a French and Italian national and speaks fluent English and Polish. She has a good knowledge of Spanish and basis in German, Flemish and Hungarian.
Isabelle holds a Double Master’s degree in European Affairs from SciencesPo (Political Sciences Institute in Paris) and SGH (Warsaw School of Economics). In addition, Isabelle also holds a one year specializing Master’s degree in Food Culture and Communications from the University of Gastronomic Sciences (Bra, Italy).
Jérémy Belzunces
Technical Project Manager
Jérémy joined IBMA in 2022. He demonstrates more than 10 years of experience in EU agricultural affairs in the diplomatic and business areas. Jeremy worked for six years in the diplomatic field, advising various governmental and industry bodies on the development of EU agricultural policies and the EU sanitary and phytosanitary framework. He also served as a Delegate to the OECD Committee for Agriculture and two associated OECD working parties: the joint working party on agriculture and trade (JWPAT), and the working party on agricultural policies and markets (APM). Jeremy also worked as an independent consultant in EU agricultural affairs and completed an internship in the Global Strategic Marketing department of BASF Agricultural Solutions. He holds a master’s degree in international business, a master’s degree in business management, and a project management certification.
Thérèse Gohin
Regulatory Project Officer
Thérèse is a young professional passionate about sustainable agriculture and food systems. Originally from France but raised in Brussels, she holds an engineering degree in international agronomy and development, with a specialization in health and nutrition from AgroParisTech. In addition, she followed a specialized master’s in “Innovations and Policies for Sustainable Food Systems” from Institut Agro-Montpellier. She recently completed a Blue Book traineeship at the European Commission’s DG SANTE Pesticides Unit, where she worked on communication regarding the pesticide regulatory framework and organized a Research & Innovation Webinar connecting researchers and regulators to explore innovative plant protection solutions, including biopesticides, novel application techniques, and integrated pest management. She also gained field experience in West Africa, managing nutrition, sustainability, and agroecology projects in Senegal, with NGOs such as GRDR and ENDA Tiers Monde. Additionally, during her engineering studies, she conducted several consultancy projects, including an agrarian diagnostic for French local authorities, a project on urban agriculture logistics for AgroParisTech’s Urban Agriculture Chair, a study on organic mushroom-based food supplements for the Simplelab group, and a project on plant-based beverages for Nestlé.
Jeroen Meeussen
Regulatory Adviser
Holding a Master´s degree in plant pathology, Jeroen is a regulatory specialist in biocontrol with over 35 years’ experience. He previously worked in Ctgb, DG SANTE, for the Minor Uses Coordination Facility and for ERM Consultancy. His past experiences are valuable assets to help understand the complexity of the legislation. Jeroen has always had a particular focus on biopesticides and he has provided significant support to Working and Expert groups on biopesticides at EU-level, as well as OECD-level. Jeroen has taken a lead role in the development of guidance documents for several categories of biopesticides like microbials, botanicals and semiochemicals.
Soizick Menais
Office Manager
Soizick is looking after bookkeeping and administrative matters and assisting with event organising and website activities. She works from the office in Brussels.
Soizick is French and speaks fluent English.
Britta Schnittger
Projects Manager
Niamh Holland-Essoh
Communications Manager
Niamh is responsible for communications at IBMA. This involves managing external communications to a range of stakeholders and the press, guiding member communications to ensure our members are kept up-to-date, overseeing IBMA’s input into events such as ABIM as well as increasing awareness of the importance of biocontrol solutions in sustainable agriculture.
Board
Karel Bolckmans
President
Alessandra Moccia
Vice-President
