THE MANAGEMENT CENTRE

Elena SANTIAGO CID - Director General

Elena is responsible for overall leadership and management of the organizations according to the strategic directions set by the governance. She represents CEN and CENELEC within the European Standardization System.

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Ashok GANESH - Advisor to the Director General

Ashok provides advice to the Director General by studying the organizational goals and strategies and proposing what changes can be made to better serve the organizations.

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Serge GROVEN - Director, Technology & Projects Excellence

Serge is responsible for the IT infrastructure and solutions, as well as for the performance of the Project Management Office (PMO), providing a specific catalogue of services through the PMO.

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Eric CORNEZ - Account Manager, Technology Integration

Eric is responsible for the IT solutions, business applications and IT infrastructure, aligning with ISO and IEC IT developments.

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Shannon KIERNAN - Account Manager, Project Management Office

Shannon manages the Project Management Office (PMO), establishing common methodologies and tools, building competencies across the organisation, providing support and providing direct project management for specific and priority projects.

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Andreea GULACSI - Director, Policy & External Affairs

Andreea coordinates the CEN and CENELEC engagement with policymakers and Partners, including overall Communication activities. She acts as Secretary to the Policy Groups. She coordinates, in close collaboration with the CEN and CENELEC Officers, the development, maintenance and monitoring of the Strategy. She also ensures uptake of new standardization opportunities and the promotion of the European standardization model beyond the EU market. 

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Giovanni COLLOT - Account Manager, Public Relations

Giovanni’s role is to support the CEN and CENELEC external communication and public relations activities, including trainings and events. He also provides the Secretarial support to the informal CEN and CENELEC PR Roundtable.

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Brecht LEIN - Account Manager, Strategy & Business Models

Brecht manages the development, monitoring, and evaluation of the CEN and CENELEC Strategy, and supports business model innovation among CEN and CENELEC Members. His team covers the engagement with Partner Organizations, the Industry Advisory Forum and issues pertaining to capacity building, and diversity and inclusion.

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Alberto SIMEONI - Account Manager, European & International Policy

Alberto is responsible for the European and International Policy team. His responsibilities cover the identification and screening of European legislative initiatives relevant for CEN and CENELEC, development of related action plans and policy position papers, further engagement of Annex III organizations and promotion of partnerships with key international counterparts, including the management of international policy projects.

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Cinzia MISSIROLI - Director, Standardization

Cinzia is responsible for the overall support to the development of standards and their smart (digital) delivery. She ensures the coordination of all cross-sectoral matters as well as being the Secretary to the CEN and CENELEC Technical Boards.

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Gonçalo ASCENSAO - Account Manager, Production

Gonçalo manages the overall deliverables production process, the editing, translation and publication of European Standards and other CEN and CENELEC deliverables.

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Alessia GAETANI - Account Manager, Technical Management

Alessia is in charge of the CEN and CENELEC Technical Boards (BT) and is responsible for the technical proposals subject to EC and EFTA funding. In addition, she oversees the coherence, completeness and correctness of the data.

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Frédéric MLANAO - Account Manager, Harmonized Standards Compliance

Frédéric’s role is to support the compliance with horizontal aspects related to Harmonized Standards (quality-check process, fulfilment of horizontal and sectorial requirements related to the relevant legislation/SReqs, allowing hENs timely citation in the OJEU, training for Technical Bodies, etc). He acts as Secretary of the CEN-CLC/BTWG 12 – ‘Harmonized standards and the European regulatory framework’.

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Catherine VIGNERON - Senior Manager, Standards Development & Deputy Director, Standardization

Catherine is responsible for the coordination of all sectoral activities within the Standardization Directorate, facilitating the timely and successful delivery of standardization solutions for CEN and CENELEC.

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Nooshin AMIRIFAR - Acting Account Manager, Electrotechnology

Nooshin's role is to support the Technical Bodies in the fields of Electrotechnology and ICT to ensure timely and successful delivery of standardization solutions for CEN and CENELEC.

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Joanna FRANKOWSKA - Account Manager Energy & Living

Joanna's role is to support the Technical Bodies in the fields of Energy and Utility, Household appliances, Healthcare, Food and Feed, Consumers, Services and Security to ensure timely and successful delivery of standardization solutions for CEN and CENELEC.

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Thierry LEGRAND - Account Manager, Mobility

Thierry’s role is to support the Technical Bodies in the fields of Transport, Vehicles, Pressure Equipment and Packaging to ensure timely and successful delivery of standardization solutions for CEN and CENELEC.

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Nuno PARGANA - Account Manager, Manufacturing

Nuno’s role is to support the Technical Bodies in the fields of Construction, Mining and Metals, Machinery, Nanotechnology and Chemicals to ensure timely and successful delivery of standardization solutions for CEN and CENELEC.

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Patrick MEERT - Head of Department, Finance & Facilities

Patrick is responsible for CEN and CENELEC financial affairs, as well as for financial aspects of contracts with EC and EFTA, including accounting and financial reporting for CEN and CENELEC. He acts as Secretary to the Financial Groups. He also ensures the availability of clean, safe and efficient working facilities in order to offer both an efficient working environment and an efficient CEN and CENELEC Meeting Centre.

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Kamila PUJAN - Head of Department, Governance & Membership

Kamila is responsible for the provision of services to the CEN and CENELEC governing bodies and ensures the organizational structure and processes for the assessment of the membership criteria of CEN and CENELEC.

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Isabel QUINTANA-SORIA - Head of Department, Talents & Performance

Isabel supports the development of CCMC’s human capital attracting and retaining an agile workforce, facilitating individual potential and performance management whilst fostering teams’ synergies.

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