Governance
& Committees
The GB is responsible for the supervision of F4E in the implementation of its activities. It makes recommendations and takes decisions on a wide range of matters, in particular it:
- appoints the Director;
- approves the basic organisational structure;
- adopts the financial regulation and its implementing rules;
- adopts the annual work programmes and budgets;
- adopts the staff establishment plan and the staff policy plan;
- appoints the Chairman and members of the Procurement and Contracts Committee;
- establishes the Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) and appoint their members;
- approves the annual accounts and annual activity reports;
- adopts the implementing provisions for the Staff Regulations;
- adopts rules for making human resources available to ITER and the Broader Approach;
- approves the host agreement between the Joint Undertaking and Spain;
- adopts rules on industrial policy, intellectual property rights and the dissemination of information in agreement with the Commission;
- approves the conclusion of agreements with third countries and with institutions, undertakings or persons of third countries or with international organisations.
The voting rights of the members of the Governing Board are set out in Annex I of the statutes of the Joint Undertaking. Most decisions are taken by two-thirds majority or simple majority.
The GB adopts its own rules of procedure and also approves the rules of procedure of the Procurement and Contracts Committee.
The Director and the Chair of the Procurement and Contracts Committee normally take part in GB meetings.
Chair and Vice-Chairs
Representatives
Each member of F4E is represented in the Governing Board by two representatives, one of which has scientific and/or technical expertise in the areas related to its activities.
The following General Declarations of Interest are prepared in accordance with the Governing Board’s decision of 9 June 2015 concerning Confidentiality, Independence, Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest and subject to this Specific Privacy Notice.
Austria
Prof. Dr. Friedrich Aumayr
Director, Institute of Applied Physics TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Ilko Rusinov
Association Professor, Sofia University “St.Kliment Ohridski”
Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Dimitar Tonev
Professor, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Croatia
Dr Tonči Tadić
Division of Experimental Physics, Laboratory for Ion Beam Interactions, Rudjer Boskovic Institute
Croatia
Dr Stjepko Fazinić
Division of Experimental Physics, Laboratory for Ion Beam Interactions, Rudjer Boskovic Institute
Cyprus
Mr Demetrios Sakkas
Department of Labour Inspection. Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance
Czech Republic
Ing. Ladislav Vála
Senior Researcher & Project Manager Centrum výzkumu Řež s.r.o. (Research Centre Řež)
EURATOM
Mr Massimo Garribba
Deputy Director-General responsible for the coordination of EURATOM policies, European Commission Directorate-General Energy (DG ENER)
EURATOM
Mr Jan Panek
Director “Nuclear energy, safety, and ITER” European Commission (DG ENER)
Finland
Dr. Tuomas Tala
Head of the FinnFusion Consortium, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
France
Mr. Bertrand Bouchet
Managing Director for European Affairs CEA- International Relations Division
Greece
Dr. Athanasios Stubos
Director of the Institute of Nuclear and Radiological Sciences and Technology, Energy and Safety. National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos
Greece
Dr. Konstantia Mergia
Director of Research, INRASTES, NCSR Demokritos Scientist in charge of Greek Fusion Technology Program for Demokritos
Hungary
Dr. Andras Siegler
Senior Advisor National Research Development and Innovation Office Hungary
Lithuania
Dr Sigitas Rimkevičius
Head, Laboratory of Nuclear Installation Safety Lithuanian Energy Institute
Luxembourg
Dr rer. nat. Leon Diederich
Premier Conseiller de Gouvernement, Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche
Luxembourg
Ms Lynn Wenandy
Chargee de mission Ministere de l’Enseignement superieur et de la Recherche
Malta
Mr. Frankie Borg
Executive Framework Programme, The Malta Council for Science and Technology
Poland
Ms Ewelina Majuk-Puzyńska
Chief Specialist, Department of Innovation and Development Ministry of Education and Science
Romania
Dr. Teddy Craciunescu
National Institute of Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics NILPRP Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
Slovakia
Robert Ševčík
Director General, Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Dr. Matjaž Perc
Professor of Physics, University of Maribor, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Spain
Joaquín Sánchez Sanz
Director de Laboratorio Nacional de Fusion Centro Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
Sweden
Prof Dr James Drake
Division of Fusion Plasma Physics, The Royal Institute of Technology KTH
The record of the Governing Board meetings and the decisions taken are public. They can be found here below.