Management Advisory Committee

Under Article 10(1) of the European Patent Convention (EPC), the President manages the European Patent Office, and is responsible to the Administrative Council for the Office's activities. In managing the Office, the President is assisted by a body known as the Management Advisory Committee (MAC), in particular in ensuring the effectiveness of the Office's activities, the implementation of the Office's strategy and the long-term sustainability of its operations. Moreover, the President may seek the MAC's advice when contemplating strategic or other important decisions.

The President presides over the MAC and appoints its members from among the Office's senior management. The current members of the MAC are:

President

António Campinos

Vice Presidents

Stephen Rowan
Patent Granting Process

Nellie Simon
Corporate Services

Christoph Ernst
Legal/ International Affairs

Principal Directors

Oliver Dreute Chief of Staff	Aidan Kendrick Chief Business Analyst	Luis Berenguer Giménez Communication
Kris De Neef Corporate Governance Service	Laura Smith-Hewitt (as observer) Internal Audit and Professional Standards	Thomas Groffmann (as observer) Administrator of the Reserve Funds
Grant Philpott Chief Operating Officer Mechatronics & Mobility	Roberta Romano-Götsch Chief Operating Officer Healthcare, Biotechnology & Chemistry	Razik Menidjel Chief Operating Officer Information & Communica- tion Technology
Niclas Morey Quality, Business and User Services	Peter Albrecht Head of Vice President’s Office for Patent Granting Process	Vincent Kos Chief Financial Officer
Andreas Sattler Chief People Officer	Elodie Bergot Chief Corporate Policies Officer	Edda Franz General Administration
Angel Aledo Lopez Chief Technology Officer	Diego Eguidazu Alonso Chief Information Officer	Telmo Vilela Cooperation and Patent Academy
Mihály Zoltán Ficsor Legal Affairs	Richard Flammer Patent Knowledge	Gilles Requena Chief International and Legal Officer

Directors

Yann Ménière Chief Economist	Patrice Pellegrino Director Brussels Office	Mariya Koleva Data Protection Officer
Florian Grundies Lead Adviser Vice President’s Office for Corporate Services	Raffaella de Greiff HR Customer Engagement	Marco Bravo Director Patent Knowledge Promotion, PATLIB
Xavier Seuba Director Patent Academy and EQE