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 in PD Patent Research and Policies
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
Principal Advisor to the COO
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
Simon White
Principal Director Procurement and Vendor Management
Kris De Neef
Principal Director Internal Audit and Professional Standards
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