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

Aidan Kendrick Chief Business Analyst	Luis Berenguer Giménez Communication	Gilles Requena Chief Patent Research and Policy Officer
Laura Smith-Hewitt (as observer) Internal Audit and Professional Standards	Thomas Groffmann (as observer) Administrator of the Reserve Funds	Laurent Germond Employment Law and Social Dialogue Advice
Razik Menidjel Chief Operating Officer Operations	Jakob Kofoed Operations	Åsa Ribbe Operations
Francesco Zaccà Operations	Emma Ó Donnabháin Quality and Practice Harmonisation	Yorick Lostetter Business Planning and Performance
Niclas Morey Customer Journey and Key Account Management	Peter Albrecht Digital Change and Business Transformation, Delivery of SP2023	Patrick Bodart Opposition and Central Formalities
Roberta Romano-Götsch Chief Sustainability Officer	Richard Flammer Head of Vienna Sub-Office	Vincent Kos Chief Financial Officer
Mariya Koleva Procurement and Vendor Management	Andreas Sattler Chief People Officer	Elodie Bergot Welfare and Remuneration
Angel Aledo Lopez Chief Technology Officer	Yvan De La Fuente Search and Patent Granting Process Products	Diego Eguidazu Alonso Chief Information Officer
Florian Grundies General Administration	Kris De Neef Head of Performance and Process Office, PD European and International Affairs a.i.	Mihály Zoltán Ficsor Legal Affairs
Heli Pihlajamaa Patent Law and Procedures	Xavier Seuba Patent Intelligence

Advisors

Telmo Vilela Principal Advisor to the President	Konstantinos Kortsaris Senior Advisor President’s Office	Tilman Quarch Senior Advisor President’s Office
Simona Barbieri Deputy Data Protection Officer

Directors

Yann Ménière Chief Economist	Patrice Pellegrino Brussels Office	Beatrice Marliani Corporate Performance, Risk and Compliance
Raffaella de Greiff HR Customer Engagement