As of March 31, 2019, Ms Elisa Markula will become CIOPORA Germany's new Executive Secretary, managing the affairs of the national association in the framework of the CIOPORA Germany's associate membership at the German Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau e.V. - ZVG). Elisa's appointment was officially announced at the Annual General Meeting 2019 of CIOPORA Germany on February 21-22 in Hanover. Elisa, who has been with the German Horticultural Association since 2016, holds a Master degree in horticulture. She started her career at ZVG in a PR & Communications role and is presently in charge of two organizations, the ZVG Young Plant section and Hortigate, with CIOPORA Germany to become the third. The CIOPORA Office have already had the pleasure to host Elisa at its Hamburg headquarters for an informal get-together in February 2019. The entire CIOPORA (International) team is looking forward to cooperating closely with the Berlin-based administration of its German counterpart.