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Management Board members

This page lists the current members of EFSA’s Management Board, providing key information for each member.

The Board is chaired by Aivars Bērziņš, supported by the Vice-Chair Pamela Byrne.

Country / institutionName and detailsPositionRoleInstitution of origin and positionDocuments
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Austria
Ulrich Herzog

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - AustriaAustrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Care, Health and Consumer Protection - Director of the Division Consumer Policy and Consumer Health - Chief Veterinary OfficerDoI,
CV
Josefine Sinkovits

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - AustriaAustrian Federal Office for Food Safety - Vice-DirectorDoI,
CV
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Belgium
Herman Diricks

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - BelgiumBelgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) - Chief Executive OfficerDoI,
CV
Carl Berthot

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - BelgiumBelgian Federal Public Service Public Health, Safety of the Food Chain and Environment - Head of Service - DG for Animals, Plants and Food, Foodstuffs and Other Consumer ProductsDoI,
CV
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Bulgaria
Koycho Koev

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - BulgariaBulgarian Risk Assessment Center on Food Chain - DirectorDoI,
CV
Gergana Balieva

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - BulgariaTrakia University - Veterinary ProfessorDoI,
CV
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Croatia
Darja Sokolić

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - CroatiaCroatian Agency for Agriculture and Food - Executive DirectorDoI
Lidija Kozačinski

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - CroatiaUniversity of Zagreb - ProfessorDoI,
CV
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Cyprus
Stelios Yiannopoulos

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - CyprusState General Laboratory (SGL) - Cyprus - Former DirectorDoI,
CV
Herodotos Herodotou

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - CyprusCypriot Ministry of Health - Acting Head of the Health ServicesDoI,
CV
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Czech Republic
Jindřich Fialka

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - Czech RepublicCzech Ministry of Agriculture - Director General, Section of Food ProductionDoI,
Biography
Martin Štěpánek

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - Czech RepublicCzech Ministry of Agriculture - Director of the Food DepartmentDoI
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Denmark
Tejs Binderup

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - DenmarkDanish Veterinary and Food Administration - Deputy Director GeneralDoI,
CV
Henrik Dammand Nielsen

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - DenmarkDanish Veterinary and Food Administration - Head of DivisionDoI,
CV
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Estonia
Hendrik Kuusk

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - EstoniaEstonian Ministry of Rural Affairs - Deputy Secretary General for Food SafetyDoI,
CV
Pille Tammemägi

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - EstoniaEstonian Ministry of Rural Affairs - Head of the Food Safety DepartmentDoI,
CV
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Finland
Marjatta Rahkio

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - FinlandFinnish Food Authority - Director of Food Safety DepartmentDoI,
CV
Sebastian Hielm

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - FinlandFinnish Ministry of agriculture and forestry - Food Safety DirectorDoI
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France
Benoît Vallet

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - FranceFrench Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) – Director GeneralDoI,
CV
Loïc Evain

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - FranceFrench Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty - Inspector General of Veterinary Public HealthDoI,
CV
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Germany
Marie-Luise Trebes

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - GermanyGerman Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture - Head of Division for Food Control and Crisis ManagementDoI,
CV
Dietrich Rassow

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - GermanyGerman Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection – Head of the Animal Health and Welfare DirectorateDoI,
CV
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Greece
Antonis Zampelas

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - GreeceHellenic Food Authority (EFET) – PresidentDoI,
CV
George-John Nychas

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - GreeceAgricultural University of Athens - Professor EmeritusDoI,
CV
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Hungary
Szabolcs Pásztor

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - HungaryHungarian Ministry of Agriculture - Chief Veterinary OfficerDoI,
CV
Beáta Czeglédi

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - HungaryNational Food Chain Safety Office - Senior AdviserDoI,
CV
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Ireland
Pamela Byrne

Start term:

Vice Chair Representatives of the EU Member States - IrelandFood Safety Authority of Ireland - Chief Executive OfficerDoI,
CV
Geraldine Duffy

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - IrelandAgriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc) - Head of Food Safety DepartmentDoI
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Italy
Ugo Della Marta

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - ItalyItalian Ministry of Health, Directorate for Hygiene, Food Safety and Nutrition – Director GeneralDoI,
CV
Pierdavide Lecchini

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - ItalyItalian Ministry of Health - Director General - Animal Health and Veterinary MedicinesDoI
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Latvia
Aivars Bērziņš

Start term:

Chair Representatives of the EU Member States - LatviaNational Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment (BIOR) - Latvia - DirectorDoI,
CV
Jānis Ruško

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - LatviaNational Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment (BIOR) - Latvia - Senior expert in chemical risk assessmentDoI,
CV
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Lithuania
Egidijus Pumputis

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - LithuaniaNational Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute of Lithuania - DirectorDoI,
CV
Deividas Kliučinskas

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - LithuaniaState Food and Veterinary Service of Lithuania - Deputy DirectorDoI,
CV
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Luxembourg
Patrick Hau

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - LuxembourgLuxembourgish Veterinary and Food Administration (ALVA) – Deputy DirectorDoI,
CV
Marc Weyland

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - LuxembourgASTA - Ministry of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development - Luxembourg - DirectorDoI,
CV
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Malta
Ingrid Borg

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - MaltaMalta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority - Director - Regulatory AffairsDoI,
CV
Rudie Vella

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - MaltaMalta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority - Director General (Technical Regulations)DoI
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Netherlands
Ana Isabel Viloria Alebesque

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - NetherlandsDutch Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport - Team coordinator food safety at the Department of Nutrition, Health protection and PreventionDoI,
CV
Marie-Ange Delen

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - NetherlandsDutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food – Coordinator Codex Alimentarius (NL)DoI,
CV
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Poland
Katarzyna Stoś

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - PolandNational Institute of Public Health NIH - National Research Institute - Head of Nutrition and Nutritive Value of FoodDoI,
CV
Piotr Jedziniak

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - PolandState Veterinary Institute - National Research Institute in Puławy - Head of the Department of Pharmacology and ToxicologyDoI
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Portugal
Ana Batalha

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - PortugalPortuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Senior Advisor - Directorate for European AffairsDoI,
CV
Susana Pombo

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - PortugalGeneral Directorate of Food and Veterinary – Director-GeneralDoI,
CV
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Romania
Alexandru Nicolae Bociu

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - RomaniaRomanian National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority - President Secretary of StateDoI,
CV
Laszlo Csutak-Nagy

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - RomaniaRomanian National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority - Vice PresidentDoI,
CV
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Slovakia
Awaiting appointment Member Representatives of the EU Member States - Slovakia
Martin Polovka

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - SlovakiaVUP Food Research Institute - Slovakia - DirectorDoI,
CV
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Slovenia
Jernej Drofenik

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - SloveniaSlovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry - Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Plant Protection - Deputy Director GeneralDoI,
CV
Ana Le Marechal Kolar

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - SloveniaSlovenian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Food and Fisheries Directorate - Director GeneralDoI,
CV
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Spain
Isabel Peña-Rey Lorenzo

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - SpainSpanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) - Executive DirectorDoI,
CV
Awaiting appointment Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - Spain
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Sweden
Annica Sohlström

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EU Member States - SwedenSwedish Food Agency - Director GeneralDoI,
CV
Kristina Granelli

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EU Member States - SwedenSwedish Food Agency - Head of Science Division (acting)DoI,
CV
European Parliament
Sanja Musić Milanović

Start term:

Member Representatives of the European ParliamentCroatian Institute of Public Health - Head of Health Promotion Division; University of Zagreb - Associate ProfessorDoI,
CV
Astrid Thors

Start term:

Member Representatives of the European ParliamentFormer Finnish Minister of Migration and European Affairs (2007-2011) - Former Member of the European Parliament (1996-2004)DoI,
CV
European Commission
Claire Bury

Start term:

Member Representatives of the European CommissionDeputy Director General for food sustainability in DG SANTEDoI,
Biography
Michael Pielke

Start term:

Member Representatives of the European CommissionEC - DG AGRI - Director of Directorate AGRI.B (acting) – SustainabilityDoI
Klaus Berend

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the European CommissionDirector of Directorate SANTE.E (acting) – Food Safety, Sustainability and InnovationDoI,
CV
Margaret Bateson-Missen

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the European CommissionHead of Unit AGRI.B3 - Social sustainabilityDoI
Floriana Cimmarusti

Start term:

Member Representatives of the civil society and of the food-chain interestsConsumers organisations - Safe Food Advocacy Europe (SAFE) - Secretary GeneralDoI,
CV
Awaiting appointment Alternate Representatives of the civil society and of the food-chain interestsConsumers organisations -
Rebeca Fernandez

Start term:

Member Representatives of the civil society and of the food-chain interestsIndustry organisations - FoodDrinkEurope - Director Food Policy, Science and R&DDoI,
CV
Dimitrios Ladikos

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the civil society and of the food-chain interestsIndustry organisations - YIOTIS S.A. - Plant DirectorDoI,
CV
Annette Toft

Start term:

Member Representatives of the civil society and of the food-chain interestsFarmers organisations - Danish Agriculture & Food Council - Director of the Brussels' OfficeDoI,
CV
Maira Dzelzkalēja-Burmistre

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the civil society and of the food-chain interestsFarmers organisations - NGO Farmers Parliament - Vice-ChairDoI,
CV
Awaiting appointment Member Representatives of the civil society and of the food-chain interestsEnvironmental non-governmental organisations -
Awaiting appointment Alternate Representatives of the civil society and of the food-chain interestsEnvironmental non-governmental organisations -
EFTA Surveillance Authority - ESA 2
EFTA Surveillance Authority
Janne Britt Krakhellen

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EFTA countriesEFTA Surveillance Authority - Deputy Director - Food and Veterinary Unit of the Internal Market Affairs DirectorateDoI,
CV
Karoline Mathisen

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EFTA countriesEFTA Surveillance Authority – Legal Officer - Food and Veterinary Unit of the Internal Market Affairs DirectorateDoI,
CV
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Iceland
Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EFTA countriesIcelandic Food and Veterinary Authority – Director GeneralDoI,
CV
Sigurborg Daðadóttir

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EFTA countriesIcelandic Food and Veterinary Authority – Chief Veterinary OfficerDoI
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Norway
Ingunn Midttun Godal

Start term:

Member Representatives of the EFTA countriesNorwegian Food Safety Authority – Director GeneralDoI,
CV
Ole-Herman Tronerud

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the EFTA countriesNorwegian Food Safety Authority – Chief Veterinary OfficerDoI,
CV

Registry of activities of former members of the Management Board

In compliance with the provisions in EFSA’s Policy on Independence and in the Code of Conduct of the Management Board of EFSA, the Declarations of Interest of the former members of the Management Board are made publicly available for a period of two years from the end of their term of office as Management Board members.

Name and surnameEnd term
Geronimo Răducu Brănescu30 June 2022
Marija Cerjak30 June 2022
Hanna Dufva8 February 2023
Libor Dupal30 June 2022
Iñaki Eguileor30 June 2022
Annelise Fenger23 January 2023
Xavier Gabarrell i Durany12 July 2023
Roger Genet30 October 2022
Georgi Georgiev †1 May 2022
Jitka Gotzova23 August 2022
Didier Houssin30 June 2022
Eleni Ioannou-Kakouri †29 May 2023
Zuzana Nouzovska4 December 2023
Raymond O’Rourke30 June 2022
Patricia Reilly23 August 2022
Apolline Roger10 January 2023
Giuseppe Ruocco30 June 2022
Craig Simpson26 April 2023
Mantas Staškevičius28 November 2022
András Székács30 June 2022
Svetlana Tcherkezova12 December 2022
Michael Winter30 June 2022

Declarations of Interests: download