Organisation

WHO IS THE EBC

The EBC currently represents around 2,500 local European companies and individuals who are members through their respective national chamber of commerce or business organisation. Many of these companies participate directly in one or more of the EBC’s many industry sector committees, whose work covers a wide variety of economic sectors.

THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL IS COMPRISED OF:

  • A Board of Directors consisting of the Presidents of all the European chambers of commerce and business organisations in Japan members of the EBC, an EBC President, three EBC Vice-Presidents and an EBC Treasurer.
  • 22 Industry Sector Committees whose work aims to improve the local business environment in a wide variety of economic sectors.
  • A Secretariat whose staff includes the EBC Chief Operating Officer and the EBC Chief Policy Director.

The EBC is funded by the European National Chambers of Commerce in Japan and around 200 individual EBC member firms who participate directly in committee activities.