Management Board composition

According to Article 14(1)(2) of the Founding Regulation, the Management Board shall be composed of one member designated by each Member State, two members designated by the European Parliament and three members representing and appointed by the Commission. Additionally, the representatives of EEA and EFTA countries fully participate in the work of the ECDC Management Board, except for the right to vote.

The members of the Board shall be appointed in such a way as to secure the highest standards of competence and a broad range of relevant expertise. Alternates who represent the member in his/her absence shall be appointed by the same procedure. Members' term of office shall be three years.​​

Representatives of the EU Member States

Austria

Sigrid Kiermayr

  • Austria
  • member
  • Head of Department S VII/A/11, Communicable diseases
  • Crisis management, Disease Control, Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection

Declaration of interest

English (680.83 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (566.56 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (499.48 KB - PDF)

Irene Kászoni-Rueckerl

  • Austria
  • alternate
  • Deputy Head
  • S VII/A/11, Communicable Diseases and Disease Control
  • Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection

Declaration of interest

English (57.27 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (53.3 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (621.75 KB - PDF)

Belgium

Lieven De Raedt (Deputy Chair)

  • Belgium
  • member
  • Strategic Advisor
  • Food Chain Safety and Environment
  • Federal Public Service Health

Declaration of interest

English (668.37 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.27 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (69.33 KB - PDF)

Naïma Hammami

  • Belgium
  • alternate
  • Infection Prevention & Vaccination Physician
  • Department Care, Unit for Preventive Health Policy
  • Flanders Agency for Health and Care

Declaration of interest

English (669.85 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (572.12 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (194.39 KB - PDF)

Bulgaria

Angel Kunchev

  • Bulgaria
  • member
  • Chief State Health Inspector
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (600.6 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (571.93 KB - PDF)

Nataliya Spiridonova

  • Bulgaria
  • alternate
  • Chief Expert
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (665.05 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (567.96 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (74.63 KB - PDF)

Croatia

Marija Bubaš

  • Croatia
  • member
  • State Secretary
  • Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia

Declaration of interest

English (668 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.94 KB - PDF)

Krunoslav Capak

  • Croatia
  • alternate
  • Assistant Professor
  • Hrvatski Zavod za Javno Zdravstvo Enviromental Health Service

Declaration of interest

English (667.69 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.53 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (43 KB - PDF)

Cyprus

Constantinos Papantoniou

  • Cyprus
  • member
  • Medical Laboratory Scientist
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (664.25 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (567.96 KB - PDF)

Carolina Stylianou

  • Cyprus
  • alternate
  • Senior Medical Laboratory Officer
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (664.57 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (571.41 KB - PDF)

Czechia

Barbora Macková

  • Czechia
  • member
  • Chief Public Health Officer
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (669.19 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.16 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (408.1 KB - PDF)

Matyáš Fošum

  • Czechia
  • alternate
  • Director
  • Department of Public Health Protection
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (671.44 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.9 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (181.87 KB - PDF)

Denmark

Kirstine Moll Harboe

  • Denmark
  • member
  • Acting Director
  • Preparedness and infectious diseases
  • Danish Health Authority

Declaration of interest

English (666.14 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (566.92 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (79.19 KB - PDF)

Gideon Ertner

  • Denmark
  • alternate
  • Senior Medical Officer
  • Preparedness and Infectious diseases
  • Danish Health Authority

Declaration of interest

English (601.03 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.95 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (89.74 KB - PDF)

Estonia

Heli Laarmann

  • Estonia
  • member
  • Head of Public Health Department
  • Ministry of Social Affairs

Declaration of interest

English (666.86 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.6 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (91.13 KB - PDF)

Mari-Anne Härma

  • Estonia
  • alternate
  • Deputy Director General
  • Health Board of Estonia

Declaration of interest

English (667.48 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.37 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (114.23 KB - PDF)

Finland

Taneli Puumalainen

Taneli Puumalainen

  • Finland
  • member
  • Director General
  • Department for Safety, Security and Health
  • Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Declaration of interest

English (668.66 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.51 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (117.17 KB - PDF)

Mirka-Tuulia Kuoksa

  • Finland
  • alternate
  • Senior Ministerial Adviser
  • Legal Affairs
  • Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Declaration of interest

English (669.11 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (571 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (122.38 KB - PDF)

France

Caroline Semaille

  • France
  • member
  • Director General
  • Santé publique France

Declaration of interest

English (58.92 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (52.85 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (84.67 KB - PDF)
Anne-Catherine Viso

Anne-Catherine Viso

  • France
  • alternate
  • Director
  • Scientific and International Department
  • Santé publique France

Declaration of interest

English (674.79 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.48 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (105.41 KB - PDF)

Germany

Gesa Lucking

Gesa Lücking (Chair)

  • Germany
  • member
  • Head of Division 611
  • Health Security/ National and European Crisis Management
  • Federal Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (670.56 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.18 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (119.02 KB - PDF)

Charlotte Möndel

  • Germany
  • alternate
  • Senior Policy Advisor
  • Division 611, Health Security/National and European Crisis Management
  • Federal Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (668.81 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.21 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (43.67 KB - PDF)

Greece

Christos Hadjichristodoulou

  • Greece
  • member
  • President of the Board of Directors
  • National Public Health Organization

Declaration of interest

English (669.91 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.61 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (168.92 KB - PDF)

Vasiliki Papaevangelou

  • Greece
  • alternate
  • National Public Health Organization

Declaration of interest

English (675.34 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.55 KB - PDF)

Hungary

Ágnes Dánielisz

  • Hungary
  • member
  • Head of Department of Epidemiology and Infection Control
  • National Public Health Center

Declaration of interest

English (667.87 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.92 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (59.95 KB - PDF)

Krisztina Biró

  • Hungary
  • alternate
  • Head of Unit
  • Healthcare and Public Health Department
  • National Public Health Center

Declaration of interest

English (667.18 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (572.38 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (116.45 KB - PDF)

Ireland

Rachel Murray

  • Ireland
  • member
  • Principal Officer
  • Department of Health, Immunisation and Infectious Diseases Unit

Declaration of interest

English (673.65 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.64 KB - PDF)

Alternate confirmation pending

  • Ireland
  • alternate

Italy

Maria Rosario Campitiello

  • Italy
  • member
  • Head of Department
  • Department of Prevention, Research and Health Emergencies
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (674.31 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (567.96 KB - PDF)

Giovanni Nicoletti

  • Italy
  • alternate
  • Head of Unit
  • Directorate for Health Emergencies, Department for prevention, research and health emergencies

Declaration of interest

English (667.88 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (566.77 KB - PDF)

Latvia

Jana Feldmane

  • Latvia
  • member
  • Head of Enviromental Health Division
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (666.93 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (566.94 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (74.61 KB - PDF)

Svens Henkuzens

  • Latvia
  • alternate
  • Deputy State Secretary for Health Policy
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (677.36 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.92 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (174.95 KB - PDF)

Lithuania

Audrius Ščeponavičius

  • Lithuania
  • member
  • Director of Public Health Department
  • Member States
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (667.45 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (571.47 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (1.09 MB - PDF)

Ginreta Megelinskienė

  • Lithuania
  • alternate
  • Advisor of Health Promotion Division
  • Public Health Department
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (669.26 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (571.57 KB - PDF)

Luxembourg

Jean-Claude Schmit

Jean-Claude Schmit

  • Luxembourg
  • member
  • Director of Health
  • Health Directorate

Declaration of interest

English (678.53 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.55 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (151.3 KB - PDF)

Eveline Santos

  • Luxembourg
  • alternate
  • Attachée de direction
  • Directorate of Health

Declaration of interest

English (668.85 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (567.45 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (713.88 KB - PDF)

Malta

Patricia Vella Bonanno

Patricia Vella Bonanno

  • Malta
  • member
  • Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner
  • Department for Health Regulation

Declaration of interest

English (673.81 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.48 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (341.9 KB - PDF)

Mariella Borg Buontempo

  • Malta
  • alternate
  • Consultant in Public Health Medicine
  • Superintendence of Public Health

Declaration of interest

English (664.14 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.05 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (200.89 KB - PDF)

Netherlands

Frank Kooiman

  • Netherlands
  • member
  • Director
  • Infectious Diseases Policy Department
  • Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport

Declaration of interest

English (673.54 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.85 KB - PDF)

Gerie Jonk

  • Netherlands
  • alternate
  • Deputy Director
  • Infectious Diseases Policy Department
  • Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport

Declaration of interest

English (671.18 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.08 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (39.71 KB - PDF)

Poland

Paweł Grzesiowski

  • Poland
  • member
  • Chief Sanitary Inspector
  • Chief Sanitary Inspectorate

Declaration of interest

English (602.55 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (571.14 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (171.14 KB - PDF)

Michał Ilnicki

  • Poland
  • alternate
  • Deputy Director
  • Department of Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
  • Chief Sanitary Inspectorate

Declaration of interest

English (671.45 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (572.17 KB - PDF)

Portugal

Rita Sá Machado

  • Portugal
  • member
  • Director-General
  • Directorate of General of Health

Declaration of interest

English (672.18 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.19 KB - PDF)

Cristina Abreu Santos

  • Portugal
  • alternate
  • Member of the Executive Board
  • National Institute of Health

Declaration of interest

English (668.26 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.22 KB - PDF)

Romania

Amalia Luca

  • Romania
  • member
  • Senior epidemiologist
  • National Centre for prevention and control of communicable diseases
  • National Institute of Public Health

Declaration of interest

English (667.15 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.61 KB - PDF)

Anca Sirbu

  • Romania
  • alternate
  • Director of the National Center for Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases
  • National Institute of Public Health

Declaration of interest

English (667.77 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (53.19 KB - PDF)

Slovakia

Martin Sojka

  • Slovakia
  • member
  • Public Health Authority of the Slovak Republic

Declaration of interest

English (671.49 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.14 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (117.73 KB - PDF)

Lucia Paulíková

  • Slovakia
  • alternate
  • Head of International Relations Department
  • Public Health Authority Office of the Slovak Republic

Declaration of interest

English (667.38 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.13 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (42.73 KB - PDF)

Slovenia

Mario Fafangel

  • Slovenia
  • member
  • Head of Centre for Communicable Diseases
  • National Institute of Public Health

Declaration of interest

English (671.43 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.31 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (283.56 KB - PDF)

Vesna Marinko

  • Slovenia
  • alternate
  • Director-General
  • Public Health Directorate
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (670.3 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.54 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (660.5 KB - PDF)

Spain

Pedro Gullón Tosio

  • Spain
  • member
  • Director General for Public Health and Health Equity
  • Spanish Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (676.05 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.98 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (337.24 KB - PDF)

Isabel Jado

  • Spain
  • alternate
  • Deputy Director General for Applied Services
  • Training and Research
  • Carlos III Health Institute

Declaration of interest

English (671.57 KB - PDF)

Sweden

Olivia Wigzell

  • Sweden
  • member
  • Director General
  • Public Health Agency of Sweden

Declaration of interest

English (673.54 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (567.91 KB - PDF)

Andreas Johansson

  • Sweden
  • alternate
  • Senior Adviser
  • Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
  • Government Offices of Sweden

Declaration of interest

English (667.84 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.46 KB - PDF)

Representatives of the European Commission

Antonio Parenti

  • alternate
  • Director for Public Health, Cancer and Health Security
  • Directorate General for Health and Food Safety

Declaration of interest

English (666.33 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.04 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (116.4 KB - PDF)

Laurent Muschel

  • member
  • Director and Deputy Head
  • Directorate General for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority

Declaration of interest

English (668.84 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.26 KB - PDF)

Kasia Jurczak

  • member
  • Head of Unit
  • Combatting Diseases
  • Directorate General for Research and Innovation

Declaration of interest

English (674.22 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (571.69 KB - PDF)

Ingrid Keller

  • alternate
  • Head of Unit
  • Health Security
  • Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety

Cornelius Schmaltz

  • alternate
  • Senior Expert
  • Office of the Deputy Head
  • Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority

Petra Goyens

  • alternate
  • Deputy Head of Unit “Combatting Diseases”
  • Directorate General for Research and Innovation

Declaration of interest

English (670.13 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.63 KB - PDF)

Representatives of the European Parliament

Andreea Capilna

  • member

Declaration of interest

English (669.43 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.05 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (70.51 KB - PDF)

Quique Bassat

  • member

Declaration of interest

English (679.69 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (570.04 KB - PDF)

Silvio Tafuri

  • alternate

Declaration of interest

English (679.3 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.43 KB - PDF)

Representatives of the EEA and EFTA countries

Line Vold

  • Norway
  • member
  • Director General
  • Ministry of Health and Care Services

Declaration of interest

English (665.96 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (568.74 KB - PDF)

Alternate confirmation pending

  • Norway
  • alternate

Ásthildur Knútsdóttir

  • Iceland
  • member
  • Director General
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (668.31 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (572.25 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (81.18 KB - PDF)

Gudlin Steinsdottir

  • Iceland
  • alternate
  • Deputy Director General
  • Ministry of Health

Declaration of interest

English (667.28 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (573.16 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (75.01 KB - PDF)

Silvia Dehler

  • Liechtenstein
  • member
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Office of Public Health

Declaration of interest

English (665.58 KB - PDF)

Declaration of commitment

English (569.58 KB - PDF)

Biography / CV

English (12.57 KB - PDF)