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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 Ana Isabel Viloria Alebesque.

Country / institutionName and detailsPositionRoleInstitution of origin and positionDocuments
European Commission
Claire Bury

Start term:

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

Start term:

Member Representatives of the European CommissionEC - DG AGRI - Director of Directorate AGRI.B – SustainabilityCV
Klaus Berend

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the European CommissionDirector of Directorate SANTE.E (acting) – Food Safety, Sustainability and InnovationDoI,
CV
María Gafo Gómez-Zamalloa

Start term:

Alternate Representatives of the European CommissionEC - DG AGRI - acting Head of Unit B.3 – Social SustainabilityDoI,
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
Margaret Bateson-Missen30 November 2024
Sigurborg Daðadóttir31 October2024
Marie-Ange Delen1 October 2024
Rebeca Fernandez16 January 2025
Xavier Gabarrell i Durany12 July 2023
Eleni Ioannou-Kakouri †29 May 2023
Deividas Kliučinskas1 February 2025
Karoline Mathisen13 August 2024
Zuzana Nouzovska4 December 2023
Isabel Peña-Rey10 February 2025
Dietrich Rassow30 June 2024
Ana Rodriguez Castaño11 March 2024
Craig Simpson26 April 2023
Katarzyna Stoś04 June 2024


Declarations of Interests: download