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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​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.

Chairman​​​

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

Mr Mike Fandler

Member

Austria

Mr Andreas Plangl

Alternate

Belgium

Ms Hanna De Backer

Member

Belgium

Ms Emilie Museeuw

Alternate

Bulgaria

Mr Milcho Milchev

Member

Bulgaria

Vacant

Alternate

Switzerland

Mr Beat Meister

Member

Switzerland

Mr Adrian Wenger

Alternate

Cyprus

Mr Demetris Demetriades

Member

Cyprus

Mr Georgios Georgiou

Alternate

Czechia

Mr Jiří Čelikovský

Member

Czechia

Mr Michael Weiss

Alternate

Germany

Mr Tillmann Keber

Member

Germany

Mr Kim-Holger Opel

Alternate

Denmark

Mr Jakob Spangsberg Lundsager

Member

Denmark

Mr Andreas Alsøe

Alternate

Estonia

Mr Rene Vihalem

Member

Estonia

Vacant

Alternate

Spain

Mr Manuel Jesus Izquierdo Bernal

Member

Spain

Mr Juan Antonio Torres Trives

Alternate

Finland

Ms Minna Bloigu

Member

Finland

Mr Ari Uusikartano

Alternate

France

Ms Karen Ben Aïm

Member

France

Ms Marie Le Neillon

Alternate

Greece

Ms Dimitra Kollia

Member

Greece

Mr Christos Tsitsimpikos

Alternate

Croatia

Mr Marjan Vukušić

Member

Croatia

Mr Petar Barišić

Alternate

Hungary

Mr Zsolt Szolnoki

Member (Chairperson)

Hungary

Ms Adrienn Szabó-Kisné

Alternate

Ireland

Mr Aeneas Leane

Member

Ireland

Mr Brendan Smith

Alternate

Iceland

Mr Guðmundur Andrés Jónsson

Member

Italy

Mr Carlo Bui

Member

Italy

Mr Filippo Vanni

Alternate

Liechtenstein

Mr Markus Mayer

Member

Liechtenstein

Vacant

Alternate

Lithuania

Vacant

Member

Lithuania

Mr Vytautas Krasauskas

Alternate

Luxembourg

Mr Florent Goniva

Member

Luxembourg

Mr Jean-Marie Laures

Alternate

Latvia

Mr Arnis Jurševics

Member

Latvia

Mr Vladimirs Rojenko

Alternate

Malta

Mr Antonello Grech

Member

Malta

Mr Clint Sammut

Alternate

Netherlands

Mr Peter Mostert

Member

Netherlands

Ms Vivian Sanders

Alternate

Norway

Ms Louise Nesset

Member

Norway

Mr Robert Rødsten

Alternate

Poland

Mr Dariusz Nowak-Nova

Member

Poland

Ms Magdalena Somla

Alternate

Portugal

Mr Paulo Pinheiro

Member

Portugal

Mr Jorge Saraiva

Alternate

Romania

Ms Nușa Coman

Member

Romania

Ms Ana-Maria Stănculescu

Alternate

Sweden

Mr Henrik Wallén

Member

Sweden

Mr Daniel Melin

Alternate

Slovenia

Mr Alen Vozelj

Member

Slovenia

Mr Igor Vučko

Alternate

Slovakia

Mr Radovan Uhler

Member

Slovakia

Mr Kamil Fako

Alternate

European Commission

Ms Beate Gminder

Member

European Commission

Mr Henrik Nielsen

Member

European Commission

Mr Marc Sulon

Alternate

European Commission

Mr Olivier Onidi

Alternate

Observers

Eurojust

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Mr Jonathan Broughton

Observer

Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

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Mr François Laruelle

Observer

Europol

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Mr Stefan-Andrei Lință

Observer

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