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
Management Advisory Committee members

Telmo Vilela
Principal Advisor to the President

Konstantinos Kortsaris
Senior Advisor President’s Office

Tilman Quarch
Senior Advisor President’s Office

Yann Ménière
Chief Economist

Patrice Pellegrino
Brussels Office

Luis Berenguer Giménez
Communication

Yorick Lostetter
Chief Business Analyst

Gilles Requena
Chief Patent Research and Policy Officer

Thomas Groffmann
(as observer)
Administrator of the Reserve Funds

Simona Barbieri
Data Protection Officer

Laurent Germond
Employment Law and Social Dialogue Advice

Niclas Morey
User Engagement and SMEs

Angel Aledo Lopez
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer

Laura Smith-Hewitt
Internal Audit and Professional Standards

Mariya Koleva
Operations Planning & Performance Office

Emma Ó Donnabháin
Quality and Practice Harmonisation

Roberta Romano-Götsch
Chief Sustainability Officer

Richard Flammer
Head of Vienna Sub-Office

Vincent Kos
Chief Financial Officer

Gema Sempere Requena
Chief People Officer

Beatrice Marliani
People Engagement and Development

Elodie Bergot
Welfare and Remuneration

Florian Grundies
General Administration

Åsa Ribbe
Search and Patent Grant Process Products in BIT

Diego Eguidazu Alonso
Chief Information Officer

Kris De Neef
Head of Performance and Process Office

Mariana Karepova
European and International Affairs and Principal Advisor to the President

Mihály Zoltán Ficsor
Legal Affairs

Heli Pihlajamaa
Patent Law and Procedures

Xavier Seuba
Academy, Professional Certifications and Learning Partnerships