Article 1 
Mr Sven STÜRMANN, born in Bonn (Germany) on 20 November 1971, is hereby appointed chairperson of a Board of Appeal of the Office for a term of 5 years. The date on which the 5-year term referred to in the first paragraph shall commence shall be determined by the Management Board of the Office.
Article 2 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .