
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/2224 of 27 November 2015 on the appointment of the chairperson, the members and their alternates of the Network Management Board for the air traffic management network functions for the second reference period (2015-2019) 

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 the airspace in the single European sky (the airspace Regulation), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011, the Network Manager established a Network Management Board in order to adopt measures relating to the governance of the network functions and to monitor their performance. That Regulation provides that representatives of certain organisations are voting members of the Network Management Board, that those voting members have alternates and that those members and their alternates are to be appointed upon proposals by the organisations concerned. It also provides that the Board shall have a chairperson, who is one of its members.

(2) In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Network Management Board, the chairperson, the voting and non-voting members and their respective alternates are appointed for the duration of one reference period of the performance scheme referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Pursuant to Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 691/2010, the second reference period runs from 1 January 2015 until 31 December 2019.

(3) In February and March 2015, the organisations concerned proposed candidates for their representatives in the Network Management Board.

(4) In accordance with those proposals, the voting and non-voting members and their respective alternates, as well as the chairperson, of the Network Management Board should now be appointed, for the duration of the second reference period.

(5) For reasons of clarity and transparency, Commission Decision C(2012) 9613, which concerns the appointment of the chairperson, the voting members and their alternates of the Network Management Board for the duration of the first reference period, should be repealed.

(6) Considering that the second reference period began on 1 January 2015 and the appointments provided for in this Decision should coincide with that period, this Decision should enter into force on the day following that of its publication and it should apply with retroactive effect from 1 January 2015.

(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 549/2004,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 
The chairperson of the Network Management Board shall be Mr Simon HOCQUARD, Operations Director Strategy, NATS.
Article 2 
The voting and non-voting members of the Network Management Board and their respective alternates shall be the persons listed in the Annex.
Article 3 
The appointments referred to in Articles 1 and 2 shall be for the period from 1 January 2015 until 31 December 2019.
Article 4 
Commission Decision C(2012) 9613 is repealed.
Article 5 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2015.
Done at Brussels, 27 November 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX
VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES OF THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT BOARD

CHAIRPERSONMr Simon HOCQUARD
Operations Director Strategy
NATS
AIRSPACE USERS
 VOTING MEMBERS ALTERNATES
IACA/ERA Ms Sylviane LUST (Vice-Chair)Director-GeneralInternational Air Carrier Association (IACA) Mr Simon MCNAMARADirector, Infrastructure and EnvironmentEuropean Regions Airline Association (ERA)
ELFAA Mr John HANLONSecretary-GeneralEuropean Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) Mr Francis RICHARDSDirector AirspaceEuropean Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA)
AEA/IATA Mr Peter CURRANAssistant Director ATM ChargesInternational Air Transport Association (IATA) Mr Jan ERIKSSONTechnical & Operations ExpertAssociation of European Airlines (AEA)
EBAA/IOPA/EAS Ms Vanessa RULLIER-FRANCAUDSenior Manager, European AffairsEuropean Business Aviation Association (EBAA) Mr Martin ROBINSONSenior Vice President, European RegionInternational Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (IAOPA)
 Mr Marcel FELTENVice-PresidentEurope Air Sports
AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE PROVIDERS PER FUNCTIONAL AIRSPACE BLOCK
 VOTING MEMBERS ALTERNATES
BALTIC Mr Maciej RODAKBoard RepresentativePolish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) Mr Sergej SMIRNOVDirector ATMLithuanian Air Navigation Services — Oro Navigacija
BLUEMED Mr Maurizio PAGGETTIDirector,Italian Air Navigation Services (ENAV) Mr Konstantinos LINTZERAKOSGovernorHellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA)
DANUBE Mr Fanica CARNUDeputy General DirectorROMATSA — Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration Mr Georgi PEEVDirector-GeneralBULATSA — Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority
DK-SE Mr Claus SKJAERBAEKChief Operating OfficerNAVIAIR Denmark Mr Anders JERNBERGManager En-Route ProductionLFV Sweden
FABCE Mr Jan KLASDirector-GeneralAir Navigation Services of the Czech Republic Mr Heinz SOMMERBAUERChief Executive OfficerAUSTRO CONTROL.at
FABEC Mr Robert SCHICKLINGCOODeutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) Mr Maurice GEORGESDirectorDirection des Services de la Navigation aérienne (DSNA)
NEFAB Mr Heikki JAAKKOLAVice-President, International Affairs, ANS, FINAVIA Mr Üllar SALUMÄEHead of ATS DepartmentEstonian ANS
SOUTH-WEST Mr Mario NETODirector Safety, Quality and StrategyNAV Portugal EPE Mr Ignacio GONZÁLEZ SANCHEZDirectorSpanish Air Navigation ENAIRE
UK-IRELAND Mr Peter KEARNEYDirector ATM Operations & StrategyIrish Aviation Authority (IAA) Mr Jonathan ASTILLDirector of International AffairsNATS UK
AIRPORT OPERATORS
 VOTING MEMBERS ALTERNATES
 Mr Luc LAVEYNE (Vice-Chair)Senior AdvisorAirports Council InternationalACI Europe Mr Robert HILLIARDDirector of Special ProjectsEdinburgh Airport
 Mr Giovanni RUSSOHead of Planning & EngineeringFlughafen Zürich AG Mr Mark C. BURGESSManager Air Traffic ServicesLondon Heathrow Airport
MILITARY
 VOTING MEMBERS ALTERNATES
 Gen. Eric LABOURDETTEDirecteur de la Circulation aérienne militaire française Colonel Ulrich GRIEWELBundeswehr, Germany
 Col. GS Ian LOGANChief Military Aviation RegulationDefence, Swiss Airforce Col. Bas PELLEMANSDirector of the NL MIL Aviation AuthorityMinistry of Defence
EUROCONTROL
 NON-VOTING MEMBER ALTERNATE
 Mr Frank BRENNERDirector-General Mr Philippe MERLODirector ATM
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
 NON-VOTING MEMBER ALTERNATE
 Mr Margus RAHUOJADirector Air Transport DirectorateDG MOVE Mr Maurizio CASTELLETTIHead of Unit Single European SkyDG MOVE
NETWORK MANAGER
 NON-VOTING MEMBER ALTERNATE
 Mr Joe SULTANADirector Network ManagerDirectorate Network ManagerEurocontrol Mr Razvan BUCUROIUHead of Network & Strategy DevelopmentDirectorate Network ManagerEurocontrol