Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2774 of 13 December 2023 on the appointment of certain members, their alternates and observers of the Network Management Board and of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: EU office or agency, air safety, air space, air traffic, air traffic control, appointment of members, civil aviation, decision-making body (EU)








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2023/2774


14.12.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2023/2774
of 13 December 2023
         
on the appointment of certain members, their alternates and observers of the Network Management Board and of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 551/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on the organisation and use of airspace in the single European sky (1), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 (2) establishes a Network Management Board to monitor and steer the execution of air traffic management network functions. It also establishes a European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell to ensure effective crisis management at network level.












(2)


Under Article 18(7) and Article 19(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, the Commission is to appoint members and their alternatives to the Network Management Board and the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell upon proposals from their organisations, the European Defence Agency or Eurocontrol.












(3)


Under Article 18(8) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, the Commission may also appoint observers to the Network Management Board.












(4)


The chairperson, vice-chairpersons, members of the Network Management Board and their alternates, and the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates have been appointed for the period from 2020 to 2024 by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2168 (3).












(5)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2201 (4), took into account a number of proposals by the designated authorities identified in Article 18(7) and Article 19(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 for appointments to both the Network Management Board and the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell.












(6)


Subsequently, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/723 (5) and Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2446 (6) took into account a number of proposals for appointments for both the Network Management Board and the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and amended Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2201.












(7)


In 2023, the Commission received a number of proposals for new appointments for both the Network Management Board and the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell.












(8)


The proposals include one from Eurocontrol nominating four representatives of air navigation service providers of associated countries for 2024. It is necessary to accept these nominations for 2024 so that the representatives of associated countries can be rotated, as provided for in Article 18(7) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123.












(9)


Proceedings in the Network Management Board have demonstrated the need to bring in new expertise as observers. Some experts from aviation related bodies at European level should therefore be granted observer status to the Network Management Board.












(10)


All persons proposed for appointment should replace, as from the entry into force of this Decision, the persons appointed previously.












(11)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Single Sky Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The persons listed in Annex I shall be appointed for the period from the entry into force of this Decision until 31 December 2024 as members, alternates and observers to the Network Management Board, in the capacity referred to in that Annex.
The current terms of office covered by the appointments of persons, referred to in the first paragraph, shall expire upon the entry into force of this Decision.


Article 2
The persons listed in Annex II shall be appointed for the period from the entry into force of this Decision until 31 December 2024 as the members and alternates to the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell, in the capacity referred to in that Annex.
The current terms of office covered by the appointments of persons, referred to in the first paragraph, shall expire upon the entry into force of this Decision.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2023.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 96, 31.3.2004, p. 20.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 of 24 January 2019 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of air traffic management (ATM) network functions and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 (OJ L 28, 31.1.2019, p. 1).

(3)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2168 of 17 December 2019 on the appointment of the chairperson and the members and their alternates of the Network Management Board and of the members and their alternates of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions for the third reference period 2020-2024 (OJ L 328, 18.12.2019, p. 90).

(4)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2201 of 22 December 2020 on the appointment of certain members and their alternatives of the Network Management Board and of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions (OJ L 434, 23.12.2020, p. 59).

(5)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/723 of 10 May 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2201 on the appointment of certain members and their alternates of the Network Management Board and of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions (OJ L 134, 11.5.2022, p. 21).

(6)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/2446 of 12 December 2022 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/2201 on the appointment of certain members and their alternates of the Network Management Board and of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell for the air traffic management network functions (OJ L 319, 13.12.2022, p. 93).




ANNEX I
APPOINTMENTS OF VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES AS WELL AS OBSERVERS OF THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT BOARD







Chairperson:



Mr Simon Hocquard*
 (1)

Director-General, CANSO





1st Vice-Chairperson:



Mr Giancarlo Buono ***** (2)

Regional Director, safety and flight Operations, IATA





2nd Vice-Chairperson:



Mr Luc Laveyne*
Senior Advisor, ACI Europe















Airspace users





 



Voting members




Alternates





AIRE/ERA


Ms Dorota Dmuchowska*****
Chief Operating Officer/Management Board Member,
Lot Polish airlines (AIRE)


Mr Peter Bjarnesand*** (3) Director, Ground Operations, Nova Airlines AB (ERA)




A4E


Mr Neal McMahon*****
Chief Operating Officer,
Ryanair


Mr Marcus Schnabel*****
Senior Vice President, Flight/Ground Operations and Security,
Lufthansa Group




IATA


Mr Giancarlo Buono*
Regional Director, Safety and Flight Operations


Mr Rory Sergison*
Assistant Director, ATM Infrastructure




EBAA/IAOPA/EAS


Mr Robert Baltus ****
COO,
European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)


Ms Melissa Capizzi***** Manager Operational Affairs, European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)















Air navigation service providers per functional airspace block





 



Voting members




Alternates





BALTIC


Mr Maciej Rodak**** (4)

Vice President, PANSA


Mr Tomas Montvila****
Chief Operations Officer,
Oro Navigacija




BLUEMED


Mr Claude Mallia*****
Chief Executive Officer,
MATS


Mr Haris Antoniades*****
Chief Operations Officer,
ANS Cyprus




DANUBE


Mr Giorgi Peev*
Director-General,
Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA)


Mr Adrian Florea***
Operational Director,
ROMATSA




DK-SE


Ms Carin Holtzrin Kjellander* Director, International Affairs,
Luftfartsverket


Mr Thorsten Elkjaer***
COO,
NAVIAIR




FABCE


Mr Gabor Menrath***
Director, ATM,
HungaroControl


Mr Alexander Hanslik***
Director, Corporate Strategy and International Affairs,
Austrocontrol




FABEC


Mr Dirk Mahns ** (5)

COO,
Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS)


Mr Florian Guillermet*** Director,
DSNA




 


 


Mr François-Xavier Prach* Chairman ANSP FABEC Group




NEFAB


Mr Tormod Rangnes*** Director, Operations,
Avinor


Mr Janis Lapins***
Deputy Head, ATM,
LGS




SOUTH-WEST


Mr Enrique Maurer Somolinos*
Director-General,
Spanish Air Navigation, ENAIRE


Mr Nuno Simoes****
Director, Strategy, Planning and External Relations Office,
Navegacao Aerea de Portugal




IRELAND


David Usher ****
Head of Customer Relations and Commercial Development,
AirNav, Ireland


Mr Joe Ryan**
National Network Manager,
AirNav, Ireland





Airport operators





 



Voting members




Alternates





 


Mr Luc Laveyne*
Senior Advisor, ACI Europe


Mr Ivan Bassato**
Director, Airport Management, Aeroporti di Roma




 


Mr Giovanni Russo*
Chief Operating Officer,
Aéroport International de Genève


Ms Isabelle Baumelle**
Chief Operating Officer & Airline Marketing Director, Société Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur, Nice, France















Military





 



Voting members




Alternates





Military air navigation service providers


Lt. Col Raymond Martin*
Chief Officer, Air Traffic Services,
Irish Air Corps HQ


Col Matthias Löwa***
Director, ATM,
Military Aviation Authority, Germany




Military airspace users


Brigadier General Laurent Thiebaut****
Director,
DSAE, France


Colonel Thierry Bretos*****
Head of the International Affairs Office – Single European Sky
French State Aviation Safety Authority, France















Chairperson of the Network Management Board





 



Non-voting member




Alternate





 


Mr Simon Hocquard*
Director-General, CANSO


Mr Giancarlo Buono *****
Regional Director, Safety and Flight Operations,
IATA




 


 


Mr Luc Laveyne*
Senior Advisor, ACI Europe















European Commission





 



Non-voting member




Alternate





 


Ms Christine Berg**
Head of Unit, Single European Sky
DG Move, European Commission


Mr Staffan Ekwall**
Policy Officer,
DG Move, European Commission















EFTA Surveillance Authority





 



Non-voting member




Alternate





 


Gunnar Örn Indriðason*
Legal Officer, Security Inspector,
EFTA Surveillance Authority


Ms Valgerður Guðmundsdóttir**
Deputy Director, Internal Market Affairs Directorate,
EFTA Surveillance Authority















Network Manager





 



Non-voting member




Alternate





 


Mr Iacopo Prissinotti*
Director, Network Management, Directorate Network Manager
Eurocontrol


Mr Razvan Bucoroiu*
Head of Network & Strategy Development
Directorate Network Manager
Eurocontrol















Chairperson of the working group on operations (NDOP)





 



Non-voting member




Alternate





 


Mr Xavier Benavent*
Director, Operations,
ENAIRE


Mr Guillaume Blandel**** Director, operations,
DSNA















Representatives of air navigation service providers of associated countries





 



Non-voting members




Alternates





Until 31 December 2024.


Ms Kathryn Leahy*****
Chief Operations Officer, NATS


Mr Martin Donnan,***** Director, En-route ATM,
NATS




Until 31 December 2024


Mr Andreii Yarmak***** Director,
UkSATSE


Mr Sergeii Perevezentsev*****
Deputy Director, Operations, UkSATSE















Eurocontrol





 



Non-voting member




Alternate





 


Raúl Medina Caballero****
Director-General,
Eurocontrol


Ms Marylin Bastin*****
Head of Unit, Aviation Sustainability,
Eurocontrol















OBSERVERS



 


 




European Defence Agency


Christophe Vivier***** Head of Unit, Single European Sky.


 






(1)  Representatives marked with an * in the Annexes I and II were appointed by Commission Implementation Decision (EU) 2019/2168, which remains in force.

(2)  Representatives marked with an ***** in the Annexes I and II are being appointed by this Decision.

(3)  Representatives marked with an *** in the Annexes I and II were appointed by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/723.

(4)  Representatives marked with an **** in the Annexes I and II were appointed by Commission Implementation Decision (EU) 2022/2446.

(5)  Representatives marked with an ** in the Annexes I and II were appointed by Commission Implementation Decision (EU) 2020/2201.





ANNEX II
APPOINTMENTS OF PERMANENT MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES OF THE EUROPEAN AVIATION COORDINATION CRISIS CELL








Member States





 



Member




Alternate





 


Representative of the Member State that holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union *


Representative of the Member State that holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union*















EFTA States





 



Member




Alternate





 


Representative of the EFTA State that holds the Chairmanship of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States*


Representative of the EFTA State that holds the Chairmanship of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States*















European Commission





 



Member




Alternate





 


Ms Christine Berg**
Head of Unit, Single European Sky
DG Move, European Commission


Mr Staffan Ekwall**
Policy officer,
DG Move, European Commission















Agency





 



Member




Alternate





 


Mr Fabio Grasso***
Manager, ATM Standards and Implementation Section


Mr Augustin Klus*
Senior Expert, ATM/ANS Standards, Implementation
& Oversight















Eurocontrol





 



Member




Alternate





 


Predrag Vranjkovic*****
DG office


Mr Philip Hugues****
EGSD















Network Manager





 



Member




Alternate





 


Mr Iacopo Prissinotti*
Director, Network Management,
Directorate Network Manager
Eurocontrol


Mr Steven Moore**
EACCC Operations Manager,
Head of Operations Division
Directorate Network Manager
Eurocontrol















Military





 



Member




Alternate





 


Lieutenant –Colonel Adam Karwoth****
German Military Aviation Authority


Colonel Thierry Bretos*****
French State Aviation Safety Authority, France















Air navigation service providers





 



Member




Alternate





 


Ms Tanja Grobotek*
Director, Europe Affairs,
CANSO


Mr Vital Bride*****
DSNA, France















Airport operators





 



Member




Alternate





 


Mr Aidan Flanagan***
Safety Manager,
ACI Europe


Mr Olivier Jankovec*
Director-General,
ACI EUROPE















Airspace users





 



Member




Alternate





 


Mr Carlo Verelst*
Manager, ATM Infrastructure Europe, IATA


Mr Achim Baumann*
Policy Director,
A4E







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2023/2774/oj
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