EBU - The People
Meet the people behind EBU, including information about the elected leadership of EBU, board positions and EBU office staff.
Board
Composition
The EBU is led by thirteen board members. They are elected by the EBU membership at the General Assembly for the period of four years. Board members are accountable to the General Assembly. All thirteen boardmembers are blind or partially sighted. The Board usually meets three times a year. Detailed information about its composition, voting procedure, powers and functions can be found in the EBU Consitution.
Powers
The Board carries into effect the general policies and working objectives of EBU and prepares a Plan of Action to that effect. It appoints commissions and committees and any other bodies as it deems necessary to assist in meeting the targets set in its Plan of Action.
Officers
President: Wolfgang Angermann, Germany
First Vice-president: Alexander Neumyvakin, Russia
Second Vice-president: Tommaso Daniele, Italy
Treasurer: Vincent Michel, France
Secretary General: Unn Ljoner Hagen, Norway
Members
- Emin Demirci, Turkey
- Maria Iñiguez Villanueva, Spain
- Ann Jönsson, Sweden
- Maria Kyriacou, Cyprus
- Pete Osborne, UK
- Vaclav Polasek, Czech republic
- Sergiu Ruba, Romania
- Sinan Tafaj, Albania
EBU representatives to WBU Executive Committee 2011-2015
- Unn Ljoner Hagen, Norway
- Alexander Neumyvakin, Russia
- Sinan Tafaj, Albania
EBU Central Office
The EBU Office is based in Paris, France. It supports the Board, commissions and steering groups in its work and is a central contact point for information to the EBU membership, partners, external parties and the general public. The Director of the EBU Central office is Mokrane Boussaïd.
The other members of staff are :
Marie Ménager - Executive Assistant
Romain Ferretti - Project Officer
Gary May - Information Officer