New AOSESA Regional Board
Start of term of the new AO Spine European and Southern Africa (AOSESA) Regional Board Members
11 July 2019

On July 1st, 2019, Lorin Benneker (Switzerland) started his term as the new board chairperson and Patrick Tropiano (France) as the new education officer. In parallel, the election of Markus Schultheiss (Germany) as the new Community Development Officer and Marko Neva (Finland) as the new Research Officer was confirmed by the AO Spine International Board.
The process was held according to the criteria and requirement of the AO Spine Template of Governance.
The AO Spine European and Southern Africa (AOSESA) Regional Board:
Lorin Benneker, Switzerland: Chairperson
Giuseppe Barbagallo, Italy: Past Chairperson
Patrick Tropiano, France: Education Officer
Pedro Berjano, Italy: Fellowship and Spine center Officer
Markus Schultheiss, Germany: Community Development Officer
Marko Neva, Finland: Research Officer
We would like to take the opportunity to thank the former board officers for their continuous support and engagement for AO Spine during the past 3 years.
We wish all the elected members a successful term.