!!! ASSOCIATION DISSOLVED since September 2023 !!!
The Committee comprised the six following members:
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Catherine Othenin-Girard
President An art historian and consultant, Catherine is curator of the Art Collection of the Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (BCV) and a consultant for the Art Commission of Vaudoise Assurance, Banque Piguet Galland and the Salon artgenève via the curatorial programme artgenève musique. She is also active in the Leenaards Foundation (member of the Foundation Council and President of the Cultural Commission and the Jury for Prizes and Scholarships) and the Manganel Foundation (ECAL). EXECAL President since 2012. |
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Yoo-Mi Steffen
Secretary After a long career at the Olympic Museum/ICO, Yoo-Mi took over responsibility for the ECAL Library in 2007. In addition to her duties as librarian, she has managed the EXECAL Association since January 2018. |
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Selim Atakurt
Treasurer A journalist by profession, Selim has worked as Communications Officer at ECAL since 2004. He has been secretary of EXECAL for many years and became Treasurer in 2018. |
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Alexis Georgacopoulos
Member (Alumnus) Alexis has been the Director of ECAL since July 2011 and was awarded a Diploma in Industrial Design by the school in 1999. He then took the helm of the Department of Industrial Design serving between September 2000 and December 2008 while continuing to work as an independent designer and enjoying a professional posting of six months in Hong Kong. Member of the EXECAL Committee since 2011. |
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Pauline Saglio
Member (Alumna) After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Media & Interaction Design in 2013, Pauline has worked as an independent designer in partnership with Mathieu Rivier, also a graduate of the Department. At the same time, she worked as Visual Communication assistant at ECAL between 2013 and 2015 and then as Senior Artistic Collaborator between 2015 and 2018 and finally became Head of the Media & Interaction Design Department in 2018. Member of the EXECAL Committee since 2014. |
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Prune Simon-Vermot
Member (Alumna) Prune is a photographer at the Ethnographic Museum in Neuchâtel, and visits ECAL one day a week as course director for ECG (General Culture School) students in Multimedia Communication. She was awarded her Master’s in Art Direction by ECAL in 2013 and worked at our institution for two years as an assistant. Member of the EXECAL Committee since 2014. |
After 26 years of achievement, the EXECAL Committee is looking optimistically to the future. Aware of the administrative challenges that come with running an association and the changing societal interests, the Committee has decided to consider a new approach.
This would not mean the disappearance of the EXECAL identity, nor the end of relations and activities linked to ECAL alumni. On the contrary, the idea of transforming the organization internally is an exciting prospect. This change will enable us to run our activities more smoothly, focusing more on our core missions: maintaining links, cultivating an international network and supporting the professional integration of our alumni.
In accordance with our articles of association, the decision to dissolve the association requires the approval of an extraordinary general meeting:
Wednesday 6 September 2023, at 6:30 pm
at ECAL (Renens)
Nussbaumer Auditorium (ground floor)
Agenda:
- President’s report
- Treasurer's report
- Dissolution of the association
- Future projects
- Other
Aperitif.
Please register: execal@ecal.ch
The Committee would like to express its deep gratitude to the members who have supported the association through their contributions and active involvement. Another new page is opening and our determination to bring the alumni community together around ECAL remains unwavering.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
The EXECAL Committee
Articles of Association adopted by the constituent General Assembly of 20 January 1997: