The Council of the European Union has appointed seven members to join the Management Board of the European Food Safety Authority. The members will take up their appointment on 1 July 2008 and, along with seven other Board members appointed in June 2006, will ensure continuity in overseeing the functioning of the Authority. The inaugural meeting of the newly constituted Management Board is scheduled for 2 October 2008.
The seven members are: Sue Davies, Piergiuseppe Facelli, Matthias Horst, Milan Pogacnik, Jiri Ruprich, Sinikka Turunen, Bernhard Url. Appointed in a personal capacity, they all have proven expertise and longstanding experience in a wide range of areas related to the Authority’s mission including relations with institutions and stakeholders, and notably those organizations representing consumers
"These new appointments will ensure continuity in the strong contribution the Board has made to the management of EFSA’s work. Emphasis will be put on the further development of EFSA’s strategic plans 2008 - 2013. The Board’s role in helping EFSA set future directions and guiding the Authority through this process will be crucial" said EFSA Executive Director, Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle.
The appointees replace, for a period of four years, seven of the 14 members from the first EFSA Management Board established in 2002 and whose term of office ends on 30 June 2008. The Council’s decision follows consultation with the European Parliament on a list of candidates proposed by the European Commission following an open call for expressions of interest launched in 2007.
The Board ensures that the Authority delivers its mandate as defined in the founding Regulation, functions effectively and efficiently, and meets the expectations of European and national institutions, stakeholders and the public.
____________________________
Notes for editors:
1.Sue Davies, Chief Policy Advisor of the UK consumer organisation “Which?”
2.Piergiuseppe Facelli, Director Office for International Affairs in Food and Veterinary of the Italian Ministry of Health
3.Matthias Horst, Director-General of the Federation of the German Food and Drink Industry (BVE)
4.Milan Pogacnik, Dean of the Veterinary Faculty at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
5.Jiri Ruprich, Director, Czech National Institute of Public Health
6.Sinikka Turunen, Secretary General of the Finnish Consumers’ Association
7.Bernhard Url, Managing Director of the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
Matthias Horst and Milan Pogacnik have been re-appointed. Matthias Horst was a founding member of the EFSA Board established in 2002 and Milan Pogacnik was appointed in June 2007.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Lucia de Luca, Press Officer
E-mail: Press@efsa.europa.eu
Tel: + 39 0521 036 149 |
|