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
Laurent Germond Employment Law and Social Dialog 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	Andreas Sattler Chief People Officer	Elodie Bergot Welfare and Remuneration
Edda Franz General Administration	Angel Aledo Lopez Chief Technology Officer	Yvan De La Fuente Search and Patent Granting Process Products
Diego Eguidazu Alonso Chief Information Officer	Florian Grundies Procurement and Vendor Management	Telmo Vilela Co-operation and Patent Academy and (a.i.) Patent Knowledge
Mihály Zoltán Ficsor Legal Affairs	Gilles Requena Chief International and Legal Officer

Directors

Mariya Koleva Data Protection Officer	Yann Ménière Chief Economist	Patrice Pellegrino Brussels Office
Raffaella de Greiff HR Customer Engagement	Xavier Seuba Patent Academy and EQE	Marco Bravo Patent Knowledge Promotion, PATLIB