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About Us

We are the voice of companies manufacturing, distributing and selling fine-cut tobacco, pipe tobacco, and traditional European nasal snuff and chewing tobaccos. These smoking tobacco products are part of an enduring European cultural heritage.

Our members are mainly mid-sized companies, including SMEs and several generations-old family-owned businesses . Many are still rooted where they began and have grown from manufacturing and selling locally to operating as truly European companies reaching consumers throughout the EU and beyond.

HOW WE WORK

ESTA BOARD

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ESTA SECRETARIAT

PRODUCTS WORKING GROUP

Chairman :
Mr. Klaus Berens

TAX & TRADE WORKING GROUP

Chairman :
Mr. Mark Kristen Draper

MEET THE TEAM

Peter van der Mark
Secretary General

Peter has been Secretary General of ESTA since 2010, with overall responsibility for the association and its representation with EU Institutions, governments and media. Peter administers and advises the Board of ESTA as well as the General Assembly, and oversees all ESTA Working Groups.

peter.vandermark@esta.be

James Ramsay
Director EU Affairs

James is ESTA’s Director of EU Affairs and is directing ESTA’s relationship with the EU Institutions, spearheading ESTA’s representation with the European Parliament. He manages the Products Working Group and Technical Taskforce and looks after ESTA’s governance. James joined ESTA in October 2024.

james.ramsay@esta.be

Jack Boyden
Junior EU Policy Officer

Jack Boyden is ESTA’s junior policy officer working on taxation, customs and trade issues, as well as handling ESTA’s social media presence. He manages the Tax and Trade Working Group and is responsible for the association’s office management. Jack joined ESTA in October 2024.

jack.boyden@esta.be

CONTACT

DETAILS
ADDRESS
Rue Belliard 205, 1040 Brussels
TELEPHONE
+32 (0)2 230 80 92
EMAIL
info@esta.be