VIS Advisory Group

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The VIS Advisory Group is composed of experts from the Member States, Associated Countries (Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein), a representative of the European Commission and EUROPOL.

Its role is to provide the Management Board with relevant technical expert advice as well as support on various technical issues relating to the evolution and further development of existing systems.

Specifically, the VIS Advisory Group has been instrumental in developing and overseeing the implementation of a number of business-critical processes , including the following:

  • ​​​Strengthening of the Agency's governance structures through the introduction of an IT service management model;

  • Evolution of roadmaps, horizontal standard Service Level Agreement and change management processes for the systems managed;

  • Bespoke system training plans;

  • ​Technology monitoring.

Further Reading​​​

Rules for the prevention and management of conflict of interest concerning the members of the Management Board and members of the Advisory Groups.



Members of the Advisory Group

 
  • Austria

    Martin Suppan

    Member

  • Belgium

    Thierry Vandenberghe

    Member

  • Bulgaria

    Ivan Motev

    Member

  • Switzerland

    Cédric Kottelat

    Member

  • Cyprus

    Andreas Agridhiotis

    Member

  • Czech Republic

    Jan Hojer

    Member

  • Germany

    Peter Büschges

    Member

  • Denmark

    Majbrit Kinnberg

    Member

  • Estonia

    Reet Sirkel

    Member

  • Spain

    Juan de la Fuente

    Member

  • Finland

    Tarja Nylander

    Member (Deputy Chairperson)

  • France

    Eva Caldieri

    Member

  • Greece

    Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos

    Member

  • Croatia

    Boris Breznik

    Member

  • Hungary

    Dóra Hajduk

    Member

  • Iceland

    Birgir Sigurðsson

    Member

  • Italy

    Gaetano Indovina

    Member

  • Liechtenstein

    Gerhard Hermann

    Member

  • Lithuania

    Augustinas Zeirys

    Member

  • Luxembourg

    François Adam

    Member

  • Latvia

    Valdis Iljanovs

    Member

  • Malta

    Maria Farrugia

    Member

  • Netherlands

    Paul Sturm

    Member (Chairperson)

  • Norway

    Marja Janko

    Member

  • Poland

    Robert Cyranek

    Member

  • Portugal

    Gisela Pimentel

    Member

  • Romania

    Marian Mihail Tache

    Member

  • Sweden

    Mats Karlsson

    Member

  • Slovenia

    Mitja Bensa

    Member

  • Slovakia

    Juraj Koska

    Member

  • European Commission

    Anthea Galea

    Member

Observers

 
  • Europol

    Diego Chillón

    Observer

  • Frontex

    Richard Ares Baumgartner

    Observer

Chairman

 
Example Chairman AD Group VIS

Example Chairman AD Group VIS

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