An EFQM Valued Professional, or EVP as we like to call them, are dedicated individuals with a common belief and purpose in EFQM.  EVPs open doors to EFQM - they encourage other organisations to improve, to embed excellence in their strategy, to learn from the EFQM network.  EVPs are not trying to "sell", or rather promote, anything but EFQM and the benefits of embedding an excellence philosophy in your strategy. 

EVPs act with integrity and they always have the customer/member in mind.  They adhere to EFQM's core values.  They also have specific skill sets.  Refering to the description in the Tipping Point book (by Malcolm Gladwell), EFQM knows connectors (those in our network who know the right people and are willing to connect them to us and others), EFQM know mavens (those who have a thirst for knowledge and love to share their expertise) and salesman (not the usual use of the word - they have a gift to be able to encourage and convince others - we use the word promoter instead). 

EFQM has an number of advocates in our network.  In fact, our network comprises over 20,000 individuals.  However, to start a tipping point to drive the excellence momentum, we would like to work a small dedicated group; hence, we have identified 50 EVPs within the network.  These are individuals who represent the variety of our membership - they are not paid or remunerated; they offer their expertise, their enthusiasm to encourage others.  At this moment, these are the individuals that have completed an induction programme and have officially joined our EVP network: 

• Kostas Adamopoulos, TNT Greece
• Niklas Blomqvist, Volvo Car Corporation
• Jan Henrik Borgersen, Improver
• Martin Brander, VP Bank
• Polona Briski, Trimo
• Urs Bucher, Lucern University for Applied Sciences and Arts
• Vittorio Cesarotti, University di Roma Tor Vergata
• John Darby, Huntsman
• Claude Declerck, retired-Solvay
• Paul Evans, Liverpool John Moores University
• Walter Felchlin, Proven Practice
• Matt Fisher, Ricoh Europe
• Christian Forstner, Siemens
• Lars-Ivar Gjorv, Stromme Foundation
• Jacques Hageman, retired-Solvay
• Andre Haynes, Independent
• Felix Horner, Suva
• Christian Kaemmerlen, EIPM
• Susanne Kaldschmidt, Sustainable Excellence
• Siret Kegel, Elcoteq
• Robert Leloup, EDF
• Patrick Margaria, EDF
• Jan van Mierlo, retired-Philips
• Marie Jesus Novo, Novia Salcedo
• Britt-Marie Olsson, Green Cargo
• Birgit Otto, BO Consult
• Guy Peeters, Solvay
• Reza Haji Salimi, Golsar Fars
• Annemone Schuck, Lufthansa Cargo
• Marie Sugarman, WhiteConcierge
• Leon Tossaint, retired-Philips
• Francis Vanbellen, Umicore
• Alexis Willems, Bbest
• Jan Willem Willemsen, KPN