Management Board

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


Chairman

 
Filip PYNCKELS

Filip PYNCKELS

Filip is Director-general IT at the Belgian Ministry of Home Affairs. He has obtained a master’s degree in sciences (Mathematics) and a master’s degree in applied sciences (Information and Communication Technology) at the University of Gent. He also followed the Public Management Programme at the University of Leuven He was coordinator for the Belgian VIS system (BelVis). In the meantime, this system has been extended to a system that exchanges information for different applications between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Filip is described as a no-nonsense manager. He wants his organisation to be "on time + on scope + on budget". He will do his utmost to have happy, competent and responsibilized colleagues that help him attain the organisational goals. That way, he won the Belgian IT Innovator Award with his team. To contact Filip, you can connect with him on LinkedIn.

 
 

Members of the Management Board

 
  • Austria

    Mr Mike Fandler

    Member

    Mr Andreas Plangl

    Alternate

  • Belgium

    Ms Hanna De Backer

    Member (Deputy Chairperson)

    Ms Emilie Museeuw

    Alternate

  • Bulgaria

    Mr Milcho Milchev

    Member

    Ms Nevyana Aldeva-Stoyanova

    Alternate

  • Switzerland

    Mr Beat Meister

    Member

    Mr Matthias Schmutz

    Alternate

  • Cyprus

    Mr Demetris Demetriades

    Member

    Mr Georgios Georgiou

    Alternate

  • Czech Republic

    Mr Jiří Čelikovský

    Member

    Mr Michael Weiss

    Alternate

  • Germany

    Mr Tillmann Keber

    Member

    Mr Martin Conrad

    Alternate

  • Denmark

    Mr Jakob Spangsberg Lundsager

    Member

    Mr Andreas Alsøe

    Alternate

  • Estonia

    Mr Rene Vihalem

    Member (Chairperson)

    Ms Clara Guralnik

    Alternate

  • Spain

    Mr Manuel Jesus Izquierdo Bernal

    Member

    Mr Juan Antonio Torres Trives

    Alternate

  • Finland

    Ms Minna Bloigu

    Member

    Mr Ari Uusikartano

    Alternate

  • France

    Mr David Myard

    Member

    Ms Karen Ben Aïm

    Alternate

  • Greece

    Ms Dimitra Kollia

    Member

    Mr Christos Tsitsimpikos

    Alternate

  • Croatia

    Mr Marjan Vukušić

    Member

    Mr Petar Barišić

    Alternate

  • Hungary

    Mr Zsolt Szolnoki

    Member

    Ms Adrienn Szabó-Kisné

    Alternate

  • Ireland

    Mr Aeneas Leane

    Member

    Mr Brendan Smith

    Alternate

  • Iceland

    Mr Guðmundur Andrés Jónsson

    Member

  • Italy

    Mr Carlo Bui

    Member

    Mr Antonio Ruotolo

    Alternate

  • Liechtenstein

    Mr Markus Mayer

    Member

    Vacant

    Alternate

  • Lithuania

    Vacant

    Member

    Mr Vytautas Krasauskas

    Alternate

  • Luxembourg

    Mr Florent Goniva

    Member

    Mr Jean-Marie Laures

    Alternate

  • Latvia

    Mr Arnis Jurševics

    Member

    Mr Vladimirs Rojenko

    Alternate

  • Malta

    Mr Antonello Grech

    Member

    Mr Clint Sammut

    Alternate

  • Netherlands

    Mr Peter Mostert

    Member

    Ms Vivian Sanders

    Alternate

  • Norway

    Ms Louise Nesset

    Member

    Mr Robert Rødsten

    Alternate

  • Poland

    Mr Dariusz Nowak-Nova

    Member

    Ms Magdalena Somla

    Alternate

  • Portugal

    Vacant

    Member

    Mr Jorge Saraiva

    Alternate

  • Romania

    Ms Nușa Coman

    Member

    Ms Ana-Maria Stănculescu

    Alternate

  • Sweden

    Mr Henrik Wallén

    Member

    Mr Daniel Melin

    Alternate

  • Slovenia

    Mr Alen Vozelj

    Member

    Mr Igor Vučko

    Alternate

  • Slovakia

    Mr Radovan Uhler

    Member

    Mr Kamil Fako

    Alternate

  • European Commission

    Ms Beate Gminder

    Member

    Mr Henrik Nielsen

    Member

    Mr Marc Sulon

    Alternate

    Mr Olivier Onidi

    Alternate

Observers

 
  • Frontex

    Mr François Laruelle

    Observer

  • Europol

    Mr Stefan-Andrei Lință

    Observer

  • Eurojust

    Mr Martin Gillen

    Observer

  • European Public Prosecutor’s Office

    Mr Jonathan Broughton

    Observer

 

​Management Board Meetings​​​
         ​
  • Summary of the 49th Management Board meeting / 19-20 June 2024
  • Summary of the 48th Management Board meeting / 20-21 March 2024
  • Summary of the 47th Management Board meeting / 31 January 2024
  • Summary of the 46th Management Board meeting / 15-16 November 2023
  • Summary of the 45th Management Board meeting / 27-28 September 2023
  • Summary of the 44th Management Board meeting / 14-15 June 2023
  • Summary of the 42nd Management Board meeting / 14-15 March 2023
  • Summary of the 40th Management Board meeting / 12 January 2023
  • Summary of the 39th Management Board meeting / 16-17 November 2022
  • Summary of the 37th Management Board meeting / 20 September 2022
  • Summary of the 36th Management Board meeting / 22-23 June 2022
  • Summary of the 34th Management Board meeting / 23-24 March 2022
  • Summary of the 33rd Management Board meeting / 25 January 2022
  • Summary of the 29th Management Board meeting / 29 June 2021
  • Summary of the 27th Management Board meeting / 16 March 2021
  • Summary of the 26th Management Board meeting / 26 January 2021