ExCom
The European Marine Board operations are overseen by the Executive Committee (ExCom). The ExCom is composed of a Chair and six vice-Chairs, elected by the European Marine Board members, and the Executive Director of the Secretariat (ex officio).
The ExCom provides strategic guidance to the Board and Secretariat, oversees implementation of the actions agreed by the Board at plenary meetings, and makes operational and financial decisions.
Dr. Gilles Lericolais
Chair
Institut Français Recherche Exploitation de la Mer (Ifremer), France
Dr. Carlos Garcia-Soto
vice-Chair
Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), Spain
Ms. Rosa Fernández Otero
vice-Chair
Centro Tecnológico del Mar (CETMAR), Spain
Mr. Jeremy Gault
vice-Chair
Irish Marine Universities Consortium (IMUC), Ireland
Dr. Fiona Grant
vice-Chair
Marine Institute (MI), Ireland
Mr. Alan Evans
vice-Chair
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)/NERC, UK
Dr. Katrin Schroeder
vice-Chair
National Research Council (CNR), Italy
Prof. Sheila Heymans
Executive Director (ex officio member)
Previous ExCom members:
Position Name Period
Vice-Chair Yves-Marie Paulet (France) Spring 2018 - Spring 2021
Vice-Chair Ferdinando Boero (Italy) Spring 2017 - Spring 2020
Vice-Chair Jan-Stefan Fritz (Germany) Spring 2015 - Spring 2020
Vice-Chair Mark James (UK) Spring 2015 - Spring 2020
Chair Jan Mees (Belgium) Spring 2014 - Spring 2019
Vice-Chair Erlend Moksness (Norway) Spring 2014 - Autumn 2018
Vice-Chair Gilles Lericolais (France) Autumn 2013 - Autumn 2018
Vice-Chair Alessandro Crise (Italy) Spring 2012 - Spring 2017
Vice-Chair Tarmo Soomere (Estonia ) Spring 2012 - Spring 2017
Vice-Chair Jacky Wood (UK) Spring 2012 - Autumn 2014
Vice-Chair Carlo Heip (The Netherlands) Autumn 2011 - Spring 2012
Vice-Chair Ricardo Serrao Santos (Portugal) Spring 2012 - Autumn 2015
Vice-Chair Peter Haugan (Norway) Spring 2011 - Spring 2014
Chair Kostas Nittis (Greece) Spring 2011 - Spring 2014
Exec. Director Niall McDonough (Ireland) Spring 2009 - Summer 2017
Vice-Chair Beatriz Morales-Nin (Spain) Spring 2009 - Spring 2012
Vice-Chair Çolpan Polat-Beken (Turkey) Spring 2009 - Spring 2012
Vice-Chair Geoffrey O’Sullivan (Ireland) Spring 2008 - Autumn 2011
Vice-Chair Edward Hill (UK) Spring 2007 - Spring 2012
Vice-Chair Antoine Dosdat (France) Spring 2007 - Spring 2012
Chair Lars Horn (Norway) Spring 2006 - Spring 2011
Vice-Chair Jan Mees (Belgium) Spring 2006 - Spring 2011
Vice-Chair Jan De Leeuw (The Netherlands) Spring 2004 - Spring 2009
Vice-Chair Kostas Nittis (Greece) Spring 2006 - Spring 2009
Vice-Chair Kaisa Kononen (Finland) Autumn 2007
Chair Jean-Francois Minster (France) 2002 - 2006
Chair Fauzi Montoura (UK) 1999 - 2002
Chair Daniel Cadet (France) 1995 - 1999
Exec. Director Niamh Connolly (Ireland) 2001 - 2009
Exec. Director Laurent d’Ozouville (Portugal) 1994 - 2001