Dr. Verschueren has been Director General of EuroCommerce since July 2011. In this function, he is the chief spokesperson for the retail and wholesale sector before the EU institutions, stakeholders and the media. As the head of a team of 25 professionals making up the EuroCommerce staff, he leads and coordinates all European advocacy and communication actions. Christian Verschueren has DVM and PhD degrees from the University of Liège (Belgium) and the University of Utrecht (the Netherlands).