The European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA) has announced that Jean-Claude Bel is stepping back from his role as chief executive of the association but is not retiring. He has asked EFTTA's board to allow him step back into a part-time job. Bel, who has been at the helm of the organization for nearly ten years, said he is willing to remain chief executive but does not wish to travel overseas any more. He will be concentrating on European issues, working with the European Anglers Alliance (EAA) in Brussels and on other issues affecting European trade. Bel became EFTTA's chief executive in 2008, after a career in the industry including senior roles at Rapala France, Freetime Group France, Mepps France and O. Mustad and Son. EFTTA will now be represented overseas by Jacques Prallet, the former director general of Pure Fishing Europe. Prallet has retired from the board after more than a decade of service, and has been replaced by Grant Harris, the head of Pure Fishing's European business.

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