Management Board Members
Wojciech Zdanowicz
Chairman of the EMSA Management Board
Eric Banel
Deputy Chairperson of EMSA Management Board
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Austria
Andreas Linhart
Deputy Head of Legal and Administrative Department
Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie
WienPublished22.07.2026 -
Austria [alternate]
Doris Possler
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Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie
WienPublished22.07.2026 -
Belgium
Peter Claeyssens
Federal Public Service Mobility & Transport
Directorate General Shipping,
BrusselsPublished22.07.2026 -
Belgium [alternate]
(to be appointed)
Published22.07.2026 -
Bulgaria
Ventsislav Ivanov
Executive Director
Executive Agency Maritime Administration,
SofiaPublished22.07.2026 -
Bulgaria [alternate]
Lyuba Hristova
Head of International regulations and cooperation department,
International and National Maritime Shipping Regulations Directorate
SofiaPublished22.07.2026 -
Cyprus
Ioannis Efstratiou
Director
Safety and Environmental Protection Directorate,
Shipping Deputy Ministry
LimassolPublished22.07.2026 -
Cyprus [alternate]
Costas Costaras
Senior Marine Surveyor
Shipping Deputy Ministry
LimassolPublished22.07.2026 -
Croatia
Siniša Orlić
Deputy Minister,
Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
ZagrebPublished22.07.2026 -
Croatia [alternate]
Toni Maričević
Head of Sector
Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
ZagrebPublished22.07.2026 -
Czech Republic
Evzen Vydra
Head of Maritime Division,
Ministry of Transport
PrahaPublished22.07.2026 -
Czech Republic [alternate]
Michaela Peterkova
Head of Division of Maritime Transport,
Ministry of Transport
PrahaPublished22.07.2026 -
Denmark
Rikke W. Olufsen
Deputy Director General, Danish Maritime Authoritiy,
Ministry of Business & Growth
KorsørPublished22.07.2026 -
Denmark [alternate]
Malene L. Mundt
Director of Maritime Regulation and Legal Affairs,
Danish Maritime Authority,
KorsørPublished22.07.2026 -
Estonia
Edgar Peganov
Director of Maritime Division
Estonian Transport Administration
TallinnPublished22.07.2026 -
Estonia [alternate]
Kristjan Truu
Deputy Secretary
General Maritime Affairs and Water Reseources
Estonian Maritime Administration
TallinnPublished22.07.2026 -
Finland
Sanna Sonninen
Maritime Director
Finnish Transport & Communication Agency
Helsinki, FinlandPublished22.07.2026 -
Finland [alternate]
Eero Hokkanen
Ministerial Adviser
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Helsinki, FinlandPublished22.07.2026 -
France
Eric Banel
General-Director
Directorate-General Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and AquaculturePublished22.07.2026 -
France [alternate]
Anne Legrégeois
Deputy Director for the Fleets and Seafarers
Directorate-General Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and AquaculturePublished22.07.2026 -
Germany
Martina Kohlhaas
Director of Shipping
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Developement,
BerlinPublished22.07.2026 -
Germany [alternate]
Sebastian Gastes
Unit WS 20 for International & European Maritime Transport Policy,
Integrated Maritime Policy, Transformation of Energy System (Offshore), CoordinationPublished22.07.2026 -
Greece
Andreas Spanos
Director for Shipping
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
PiraeusPublished22.07.2026 -
Greece [alternate]
Nikolaos Matoulas
Head of International Organisations and EU Unit
Directorate for Shipping
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
PiraeusPublished22.07.2026 -
Hungary
Csaba Bellyei
Head of Department
Ministry for Transport and Public Works
Department of Shipping Authority
BudapestPublished22.07.2026 -
Hungary [alternate]
György Skelecz
Head of Unit
Maritime and Inland Navigation Unit
Civil Aviation, Maritime and Inland Navigation Department
Ministry for Transport and Public Works
BudapestPublished22.07.2026 -
Ireland
Eamonn Kelly
Assistant Secretary,
Head of Maritime Policy
Department of Transport,
DublinPublished22.07.2026 -
Ireland [alternate]
Noelle Waldron
Principal Officer - Maritime Safety Policy Division
Department of Transport,
DublinPublished22.07.2026 -
Italy
Enrico Castioni
Head of ICT Department,
Italian Coast Guard
Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility
RomaPublished22.07.2026 -
Italy [alternate]
(to be appointed)
Published22.07.2026 -
The Republic of Latvia
Jānis Krastiņš
Chairman of the Board-Director,
Latvian Maritime Administration
RigaPublished22.07.2026 -
The Republic of Latvia [alternate]
Anita Rozenberga
Director of Maritime Department
Ministry of Transport
RigaPublished22.07.2026 -
Lithuania
Linas Kasparavicius
Head of Maritime Supervision Division
Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration
VilniusPublished22.07.2026 -
Lithuania [alternate]
Vilma Ketleriene
Director of Waterborne Transport Department
Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration
VilniusPublished22.07.2026 -
Luxembourg
André Hansen
Commissaire du gouvernement aux affaires maritimes
Ministère de l’Économie
LuxembourgPublished22.07.2026 -
Luxembourg [alternate]
Marc Siuda
Responsible for Quality
Commissariat aux affaires maritimes
Ministère de l’Économie
LuxembourgPublished22.07.2026 -
Malta
Ivan Tabone
Chief Officer & Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen
Authority for Transport in Malta,
Malta Transport Centre
MaltaPublished22.07.2026 -
Malta [alternate]
Fritz Farrugia
Chief Officer,
Ports and Yachting Directorate,
Transport Malta
MarsaPublished22.07.2026 -
Netherlands
Paul van Gurp
Head of Unit for Maritime Shipping
Directorate for Maritime Affairs
Ministry of Infrastructure and Watter Management
The HaguePublished22.07.2026 -
Netherlands [alternate]
Jeroen Witter
Senior Advisor Merchant Shipping
Netherlands Shipping Directorate
The HaguePublished22.07.2026 -
Poland
Wojciech Zdanowicz - Chairman of the EMSA Management Board
Director
Maritime Office
SzczecinPublished22.07.2026 -
Poland [alternate]
Sonia Knobloch-Sieradzka
Deputy Director
Department of Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation,
Ministry of Infrastructure
WarsawPublished22.07.2026 -
Portugal
Antonio Coelho Cândido
Director- General
Directorate General for National Resources, Safety and Maritime Services
Ministry of the Sea
LisboaPublished23.07.2026 -
Portugal [alternate]
Paulo Pamplona
Director of Maritime Administration Services Directorate
Directorate General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services
Ministry of the Sea
LisboaPublished23.07.2026 -
Romania
Răzvan Gabriel Trandafir
Technical Director,
Romanian Naval Authority
BucarestPublished23.07.2026 -
Romania [alternate]
Lacrima Hornet
Inspector
Programmes Coordination Department
Foreign Affairs and International Relations Directorate
Romanian Naval Authority
RNA Building, Constanta
ConstantaPublished23.07.2026 -
Slovakia
Josef Mrkva
Head of Maritime Office, Ministry of Transport,
Post and Telecommunication,
BratislavaPublished23.07.2026 -
Slovakia [alternate]
(to be appointed)
Published23.07.2026 -
Slovenia
Jadran Klinec
Director,
Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning,
Slovenian Maritime Administration,
KoperPublished23.07.2026 -
Slovenia [alternate]
Aleš Rotar
Harbour Master
Ministry of Infrastructure
Slovenian Maritime Administration,
KoperPublished23.07.2026 -
Spain
Ana Núñez Velasco
Director General of Merchant Marine
Head of Spanish Maritime Administration
MadridPublished23.07.2026 -
Spain [alternate]
Javier Fernández Abad
Jefe Unidad de Apoyo
Spanish Maritime Administration
MadridPublished23.07.2026 -
Sweden
Pernilla Wallin
Head of Personnel & Qualifications Unit
Deputy Civil Aviation and Maritime Director
Swedish Transport Agency
StockholmPublished23.07.2026 -
Sweden [alternate]
Maria Gelin
Head of Unit / Senior Advisor,
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications,
StockholmPublished23.07.2026 -
Iceland
Jon Gunnar Jonsson
Director General
Icelandic Transport Authority,
ReykjavikPublished23.07.2026 -
Iceland [alternate]
Geir Þór Geirsson
Director of Maritime
Icelandic Transport Authority,
ReykjavikPublished23.07.2026 -
Norway
Alf Tore Sørheim
Acting Director General of Navigation and Shipping
Norwegian Coastal Administration
ÅlesundPublished23.07.2026 -
Norway [alternate]
Einar Vik Arset
Director General
Norwegian Coastal Administration,
ÅlesundPublished23.07.2026 -
European Commission - DG MOVE
Magda Kopczynska
Director General
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)Published23.07.2026 -
European Commission - DG MOVE (alternate)
Barbara Sellier
Head of Unit in charge of maritime safety
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)Published23.07.2026 -
European Commission - DG MOVE
Fotini Ioannidou
Director Waterborne Transport
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)Published23.07.2026 -
European Commission - DG MOVE
Andrei Mungui-Patrascu
Deputy Head of Unit in charge of maritime safety
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)Published23.07.2026 -
European Commission - DG MOVE/ENER
Carmen Naranjo Sanchez
Director
Shared Resource Directorate MOVE/ENER
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE/ENER)Published23.07.2026 -
European Commission - DG MOVE/ENER [alternate]
Cristina Cuadra García
Head of Unit SRDD.3 Budget and Financial Management
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE/ENER)Published23.07.2026 -
European Commission - DG ECHO
Hanna Jahns
Director for Disaster Preparedness and Prevention
DG ECHOPublished23.07.2026 -
European Commission - DG ECHO [alternate]
Veronica Manfredi
European Commission
Director for Quality of life
Directorate-General for EnvironmentPublished23.07.2026 -
EFTA Surveillance Authority
Kadus Basit
Deputy Director for Transport and Connectivity, ESA
Andreas Breivik
Legal Officer, Transport and Connectivity
Published23.07.2026 -
Industry Representatives
Henrik Ringbom
Adjunct Professor (Docent) in Maritime Law and the Law of the Sea
Åbo Akademi University Turku/Åbo, FinlandDorotea Zec
Seafarers' Union of Croatia
Published23.07.2026