Juan (47) is currently the National General Secretary of YMCA Spain where he has been in position since 1999. He started in the YMCA in 1985 as a volunteer camp counsellor and has been employed by the YMCA since 1988 when he was an intern at Cleveland YMCA, USA. He will begin his new role on 1 March 2011.
He succeeds Rev. Johan Vilhelm Eltvik, who is leaving to take up the position of Secretary General of the World Alliance of YMCAs with effect from 1 January 2011.
We wish both Johan Vilhelm and Juan every success in their new roles.
Peter Posner
President
YMCA Europe