Actions

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Management Board is composed of representatives of EU Member States and the European Commis­sion. Associated Countries (Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein) as well as Eurojust, Europol, Frontex and the EPPO are also represented.

Its role is to ensure that the Agency delivers the tasks and results as stipulated in the Agency's establishing regulation in the most cost-effective way, taking into account the strategic goals and objectives of the Agency. As such, it focuses on the following high-level tasks:

  • Ensuring confidence that the Agency mandate is being, and can be, delivered and developed coherently and effectively to meet all stakeholder and user requirements.
  • Directing the effective and coherent delivery of the eu-LISA vision.
  • ​Ensuring the development of a robust system of internal control.

Chairperson​​​

As of 21 June 2024, the Chairperson of the Management Board is Mr Rene Vihalem (Estonia) and the Deputy Chairperson is Ms Hanna De Backer (Belgium).

The previous Chairpersons of the eu-LISA MB were Mr Zsolt Szolnoki (Hungary, 2018-2024), Mr Filip Pynckels (Belgium, 2014-2018), and Mr Matthias Taube (Germany, 2012-2014).

​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 Management Board

Austria

Mike Fandler

Member

Austria

Andreas Plangl

Alternate

Belgium

Hanna De Backer

Member (Deputy Chairperson)

Belgium

Emilie Museeuw

Alternate

Bulgaria

Milcho Milchev

Member

Bulgaria

Martin Jivkov Atanassov

Alternate

Switzerland

Beat Meister

Member

Switzerland

Matthias Schmutz

Alternate

Cyprus

Demetris Demetriades

Member

Cyprus

Georgios Georgiou

Alternate

Czechia

Ondřej Hurtík

Member

Czechia

Michael Weiss

Alternate

Germany

Tillmann Keber

Member

Germany

Martin Conrad

Alternate

Denmark

Jakob Spangsberg Lundsager

Member

Denmark

Andreas Alsøe

Alternate

Estonia

Rene Vihalem

Member (Chairperson)

Estonia

Clara Guralnik

Alternate

Spain

Manuel Jesus Izquierdo Bernal

Member

Spain

Juan Antonio Torres Trives

Alternate

Finland

Minna Bloigu

Member

Finland

Ari Uusikartano

Alternate

France

David Myard

Member

France

Karen Ben Aïm

Alternate

Greece

Dimitra Kollia

Member

Greece

Christos Tsitsimpikos

Alternate

Croatia

Marjan Vukušić

Member

Croatia

Petar Barišić

Alternate

Hungary

Zsolt Szolnoki

Member

Hungary

Adrienn Szabó-Kisné

Alternate

Ireland

Aeneas Leane

Member

Ireland

Brendan Smith

Alternate

Iceland

Guðmundur Andrés Jónsson

Member

Italy

Vacant

Member

Italy

Antonio Ruotolo

Alternate

Liechtenstein

Markus Mayer

Member

Liechtenstein

Vacant

Alternate

Lithuania

Vacant

Member

Lithuania

Vytautas Krasauskas

Alternate

Luxembourg

Florent Goniva

Member

Luxembourg

Jean-Marie Laures

Alternate

Latvia

Arnis Jurševics

Member

Latvia

Vladimirs Rojenko

Alternate

Malta

Antonello Grech

Member

Malta

Clint Sammut

Alternate

Netherlands

Peter Mostert

Member

Netherlands

Willemijn Tiekstra

Alternate

Norway

Louise Nesset

Member

Norway

Robert Rødsten

Alternate

Poland

Dariusz Nowak-Nova

Member

Poland

Magdalena Somla

Alternate

Portugal

Pedro Moura

Member

Portugal

Jorge Saraiva

Alternate

Romania

Nușa Coman

Member

Romania

Ana-Maria Stănculescu

Alternate

Sweden

Henrik Wallén

Member

Sweden

Daniel Melin

Alternate

Slovenia

Alen Vozelj

Member

Slovenia

Igor Vučko

Alternate

Slovakia

Radovan Uhler

Member

Slovakia

Kamil Fako

Alternate

European Commission

Beate Gminder

Member

European Commission

Henrik Nielsen

Member

European Commission

Marc Sulon

Alternate

European Commission

Olivier Onidi

Alternate

Observers

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

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François Laruelle

Observer

Europol

Europol logo

Stefan-Andrei Lință

Observer

European Public Prosecutor’s Office

EPPO logo

Rosaria Giovannelli

Observer

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