Administrative Board Members

Wojciech Zdanowicz

Chairman of the EMSA Administrative Board

Eric Banel

Deputy Chairperson of EMSA Administrative Board

Austria

Andreas Linhart
Deputy Head of Legal and Administrative Department
Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie
Wien

Doris Possler (alternate)
-
Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie
Wien

be.png Belgium

Els Claeys
Federal Public Service Mobility & Transport
Directorate General Maritime Shipping,
Brussels

Peter Claeyssens (alternate)
General Advisor,
Federal Public Service Mobility & Transport
Directorate General Maritime Shipping,
Brussels

bg.png Bulgaria

Ventsislav Ivanov
Executive Director
Executive Agency Maritime Administration,
Sofia

Lyuba Hristova (alternate)
Head of International regulations and cooperation department,
International and National Maritime Shipping Regulations Directorate
Sofia

cy.png Cyprus

Ioannis Efstratiou
Director
Safety and Environmental Protection Directorate,
Shipping Deputy Ministry
Limassol

Costas Costaras (alternate)
Senior Marine Surveyor
Shipping Deputy Ministry
Limassol

hrCroatia

Siniša Orlić
Deputy Minister,
Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
Zagreb

Toni Maricevic (alternate)
Head of Sector
Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
Zagreb

cz.png Czech Republic

Evzen Vydra
Head of Maritime Division,
Ministry of Transport
Praha

Michaela Peterkova (alternate)
Head of Division of Maritime Transport,
Ministry of Transport
Praha

dk.png Denmark

Rikke W. Olufsen 
Deputy Director General, Danish Maritime Authoritiy,
Ministry of Business & Growth
Korsør

Malene L. Mundt
Director of Maritime Regulation and Legal Affairs,
Danish Maritime Authority,
Korsør

ee.png Estonia

Kristjan Truu
Director of Maritime Division
Estonian Maritime Administration
Tallinn

Kaupo Läänerand (alternate)
Deputy Secretary General for Maritime
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Tallinn

fi.png Finland

Juha-Matti Korsi
Head of Department
Finnish Transport & Communication Agency
Helsinki, Finland

Katja Viertävä
Ministerial Counsellor
Ministry of Transport and Communications
 

fr.png France

Eric Banel
General-Director
Directorate-General Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture

Christophe Lenormand (alternate)
Head of the Fleets and Seafarers Department
Directorate-General Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture

de.png Germany

Martina Kohlhaas
Director of Shipping 
Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Developement,
Berlin

(to be appointed)

gr.png Greece

Andreas Spanos
Director for Shipping

Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
Piraeus

Nikolaos Matoulas (alternate)
Head of International Organisations and EU Unit
Directorate for Shipping
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy
Piraeus

hu.png Hungary

Csaba Bellyei
Head of Unit
National Transport Authority
Budapest

György Skelecz (alternate)
head of the Department of Waterway Transport
Ministry for Innovation and Technology
Budapest

ie.png Ireland

Eamonn Kelly
Assistant Secretary,
Head of Maritime Policy
Department of Transport,
Dublin

Noelle Waldron (alternate)
Principal Officer - Maritime Safety Policy Division
Department of Transport,

Dublin
 

it.png Italy

Enrico Castioni 
Head of ICT Department,
Italian Coast Guard
Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility
Roma

Massimo di Marco (alternate)
Head of International Affairs
Italian Coast Guard
Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility
Roma

lv.png The Republic of Latvia

Jānis Krastiņš
Chairman of the Board-Director,
Latvian Maritime Administration
Riga

Anita Rozenberga (alternate)
Director of Maritime Department
Ministry of Transport
Riga

lt.png Lithuania

Linas Kasparavicius
Head of Maritime Supervision Division
Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration
Vilnius

Tomas Kolendo (alternate)
Deputy Director
Port Safety Administration

lu.png Luxembourg

André Hansen
Commissaire du gouvernement aux affaires maritimes
Ministère de l’Économie
Luxembourg

Marc Siuda
Responsible for Quality
Commissariat aux affaires maritimes
Ministère de l’Économie
Luxembourg

mt.png Malta

David Bugeja
Chief Officer,
Chairman & CEO's office,
Transport Malta
Marsa

Fritz Farrugia (alternate)
Chief Officer,
Ports and Yachting Directorate,
Transport Malta
Marsa

mt.png Netherlands

Paul van Gurp
Head of Unit for Maritime Shipping
Directorate for Maritime Affairs
Ministry of Infrastructure and Watter Management
The Hague

Jeroen Witter (alternate)
Senior Advisor Merchant Shipping
Netherlands Shipping Directorate
The Hague

pl.png Poland

Wojciech Zdanowicz - Chairman of the EMSA Administrative Board
Director
Maritime Office
Szczecin

Marta Grabowska (alternate)
Head of Shipping Safety and Port Security Unit
Maritime Economy Department
Warsaw

pt.png Portugal

José Simao
Director General
Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services
Ministry of the Sea
Lisboa

Paulo Pamplona (alternate)
Director of Maritime Administration Services Directorate
Directorate General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services
Ministry of the Sea
Lisboa

ro.png Romania

Răzvan Gabriel Trandafir
Technical Director,
Romanian Naval Authority
Bucarest



Lacrima Hornet (alternate)
Inspector
Programmes Coordination Department
Foreign Affairs and International Relations Directorate
Romanian Naval Authority
RNA Building, Constanta
Constanta 

sk.png Slovakia

Josef Mrkva
Head of Maritime Office, Ministry of Transport,
Post and Telecommunication,
Bratislava

[to be appointed]



si.png Slovenia

Jadran Klinec
Director,
Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning,
Slovenian Maritime Administration,
Koper

Aleš Rotar (alternate)
Harbour Master
Ministry of Infrastructure
Slovenian Maritime Administration,
Koper

es.png Spain

Gustavo Santana Hernández
Director General of Merchant Marine
Head of Spanish Maritime Administration
Madrid

Javier Fernández Abad
Jefe Unidad de Apoyo
Spanish Maritime Administration
Madrid

se.png Sweden

Pernilla Wallin
Head of Personnel & Qualifications Unit
Deputy Civil Aviation and Maritime Director
Swedish Transport Agency
Stockholm

Maria Gelin (alternate)
Head of Unit / Senior Advisor,
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications,

Stockholm 

Representatives of the European Free Trade Association States

is.png Iceland

Jon Gunnar Jonsson
Director General
Icelandic Transport Authority,
Reykjavik

Geir Þór Geirsson (alternate)
Director of Maritime
Icelandic Transport Authority,
Reykjavik

no.png Norway

Alf Tore Sørheim
Acting Director General of Navigation and Shipping
Norwegian Coastal Administration
Ålesund

Einar Vik Arset (alternate)
Director General
Norwegian Coastal Administration,
Ålesund

eu.pngRepresentatives of the Commission

Magda Kopczynska
Director General
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)

Barbara Sellier (alternate)
Deputy Head of Unit in charge of maritime safety
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)

Fotini Ioannidou
Director Waterborne Transport
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE)

 

Anne Montagnon
Director SRD MOVE/ENER
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE/ENER)

Cristina Cuadra García (alternate)
Head of Unit SRDD.3 Budget and Financial Management
European Commission
Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE/ENER)

Hanna Jahns
Director for Disaster Preparedness and Prevention
DG ECHO

Veronica Manfredi (alternate)
European Commission
Director for Quality of life
Directorate-General for Environment

EFTA Surveillance Authority

Valgerdur Gudmundsdottir
Deputy Director for Transport and Connectivity
Lemonia Tsaroucha
Senior Legal Officer, Transport and Connectivity

Industry Representatives

Thomas Kazakos
Director General
Cyprus Shipping Chamber

Henrik Ringbom
Adjunct Professor (Docent) in Maritime Law and the Law of the Sea
Åbo Akademi University Turku/Åbo, Finland

 

Dorotea Zec
Seafarers' Union of Croatia