
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 

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) Commission Regulation (EU) No 677/2011 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123 establish a Network Management Board to monitor and steer the execution of air traffic management network functions. They also establish a European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell to ensure effective crisis management at network level.

(1) To ensure their efficient functioning, 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 should be appointed for the duration of at least one reference period of the performance scheme, this is from 2020 to 2024 inclusive, as laid down in Article 7(1) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/317.

(2) In April 2019, the entities to be represented in the Network Management Board proposed candidate voting members and alternates for the Network Management Board. In accordance with Article 21(2)(c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, Member States were consulted and provided their opinion on the proposed nominations.

(3) In October 2019, the candidate voting members proposed the candidate chairperson and two candidate vice-chairpersons for the new Board.

(4) In November 2019, pursuant to Article 18(7) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/123, Eurocontrol proposed the candidate non-voting members representing the air navigation service providers of associated countries in the new Board.

(5) In April 2019, the organisations to be represented in the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell proposed their nominations for the Cell.

(6) In accordance with those proposals, the chairperson, vice-chairpersons and members of the Network Management Board and their alternates, as well as the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates should now be appointed.

(7) This decision should enter into force as a matter of urgency before the beginning of the period covered by the appointments in question.

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

Article 1 
The persons listed in Annex I shall be appointed for the period from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024 as chairperson, vice-chairpersons and members of the Network Management Board and their alternates respectively.
Article 2 
The persons listed in Annex II shall be appointed for the period from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024 as the members of the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and their alternates respectively.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2019.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
ANNEX I
VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND THEIR ALTERNATES OF THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT BOARD

Chairperson: Mr Simon HOCQUARDDirector-General CANSO
1st Vice Chairperson: Ms Sylviane LUSTDirector General AIRE
2nd Vice Chairperson: Mr Luc LAVEYNESenior Advisor ACI Europe
Airspace users
 Voting members Alternates
AIRE/ERA Ms Sylviane LUSTDirector-GeneralAirlines International Representation in Europe (AIRE) Mr Russell DUDLEYManager Policy and TechnicalEuropean Regions Airline Association (ERA)
A4E Mr Francis RICHARDSATM ManagerEasyJet Airline Company Limited Mr Choorah SINGHChief Operating OfficerLaudamotion
IATA Mr Giancarlo BUONORegional Director Safety and Flight OperationsInternational Air Transport Association (IATA) Mr Rory SERGISONAssistant Director ATM InfrastructureInternational Air Transport Association (IATA)
EBAA/IAOPA/EAS Ms Vanessa RULLIER-FRANCAUDSenior Manager, ATM and Special ProjectsEuropean Business Aviation Association (EBAA) Dr Michael ERBSenior Vice-PresidentInternational Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations (IAOPA)
Air navigation service providers per functional airspace block
 Voting members Alternates
BALTIC Mr Janusz JANISZEWSKIActing PresidentPolish Air Navigation Services Agency (PANSA) Mr Nerijus MALECKASChief Operations OfficerLithuanian Air Navigation Services — State Enterprise ‘Oro Navigacija’
BLUEMED Ms Despoina PAPANDREOUHead of ANSP Management & Development Division/D21Hellenic Air Navigation Service Provider (HANSP) Mr Maurizio PAGGETTIChief Operations OfficerEnte Nazionale Assistenza al Volo (ENAV)
DANUBE Mr Georgi PEEVDirector GeneralBulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA) Mr Fănică CÂRNUDeputy Director GeneralRomanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA)
DK-SE Ms Carin HOLTZRIN KJELLANDERDirector of International AffairsLFV Ms Lise KRONBORGHead of strategic programmesNavigation Via Air (NAVIAIR)
FABCE Mr Kornél SZEPESSYChief Executive OfficerHUNGAROCONTROL MS Valerie HACKLManaging DirectorAUSTRO CONTROL
FABEC Mr Robert SCHICKLINGChief Operating OfficerDeutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) Mr. Maurice GEORGESDirecteur des Services de la Navigation AérienneDirection des Services de la Navigation aérienne (DSNA)
  Mr François-Xavier PRACHChairmanANSP FABEC Group
NEFAB Mr Üllar SALUMÄEHead of ATS DepartmentEstonian Air Navigation Service Mr Tormod RANGNESDirector OperationsAVINOR Air Navigation Service
SOUTH-WEST Mr Enrique MAURER SOMOLINOSDirector of Services of Air NavigationSpanish Air Navigation (ENAIRE) Mr Carlos REISDirector of OperationsNavegação Aérea de Portugal (NAV Portugal)
UK-IRELAND Mr Billy HAHNDirector ATM Operations & StrategyIrish Aviation Authority (IAA) Ms Juliet KENNEDYOperations DirectorNational Air Traffic Services UK (NATS)
Airport operators
 Voting members Alternates
 Mr Luc LAVEYNESenior AdvisorAirports Council InternationalACI Europe Ms Isabelle BAUMELLEChief Operating Officer & Airline Marketing DirectorSociété Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur
 Mr Giovanni RUSSOChief Operating OfficerAéroport International de Genève Mr Mark C. BURGESSHead of Operational Planning, Performance & Transformation OperationsHeathrow Airport Limited
Military
 Voting members Alternates
Military Air Navigation Service Providers Lt. Col Raymond MARTINChief Air Traffic Services OfficerIrish Air Corps HQ Col. Bernhard MAYRBranch Chief German Military Aviation Authority (GE MAA)Germany
Military airspace users Brigadier General Etienne HERFELDDirecteur de la circulation aérienne militaire française (DIRCAM)Direction de la sécurité aéronautique d’Etat (DSAE) Col. Stéphane GOURGDirection de la circulation aérienne militaire française (DIRCAM)
Chairperson of the Network Management Board
 Non-voting member Alternate
 Mr Simon HOCQUARDDirector-General CANSO Ms Sylviane LUSTDirector-General AIRE
 Mr Luc LAVEYNESenior Advisor ACI
European Commission
 Non-voting member Alternate
 Mr Filip CORNELISDirector for AviationDG MOVE European Commission Ms Christine BERGHead of Unit Single European SkyDG MOVE European Commission
EFTA Surveillance Authority
 Non-voting member Alternate
 Gunnar Örn IndriðasonLegal Officer, Security InspectorEFTA Surveillance Authority To be nominated
Network Manager
 Non-voting member Alternate
 Mr Iacopo PRISSINOTTIDirector Network Management Directorate Network ManagerEurocontrol Mr Razvan BUCUROIUHead of Network & Strategy DevelopmentDirectorate Network ManagerEurocontrol
Chairperson of the working group on operations (NDOP)
 Non-voting member Alternate
 Mr Xavier BENAVENTDirector of OperationsENAIRE To be nominated
Representatives of Air Navigation Service providers of associated countries
 Non-voting members Alternates
  
1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020 Representative of the Air Navigation Service provider of Turkey (DHMI) To be nominated
 Representative of the Air Navigation Service provider of Albania (ALBCONTROL) To be nominated
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021 To be nominated To be nominated
 To be nominated To be nominated
1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022 To be nominated To be nominated
 To be nominated To be nominated
1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023 To be nominated To be nominated
 To be nominated To be nominated
1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024 To be nominated To be nominated
 To be nominated To be nominated
Eurocontrol
 Non-voting member Alternate
 Mr Eamonn BRENNANDirector-GeneralEurocontrol Mr Philippe MERLODirector European Civil-Military Aviation (DECMA)Eurocontrol
ANNEX II
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 next 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 next Chairmanship of the Standing Committee of the EFTA States
European Commission
 Member Alternate
 Mr Filip CORNELISDirector for AviationDG MOVE European Commission Ms Christine BERGHead of Unit Single European SkyDG MOVE European Commission
Agency
 Member Alternate
 Mr Denis KOEHLSenior Military AdvisorEASA Mr Augustin KLUSATM/ANS Standards, Implementation & Oversight Senior ExpertEASA
Eurocontrol
 Member Alternate
 Mr Donal HandleyHead of the Director General OfficeEurocontrol Mr Philippe MerloDirector DECMADirectorate European Civil-Military AviationEurocontrol
Network Manager
 Member Alternate
 Mr Iacopo PRISSINOTTIDirector Network ManagementDirectorate Network ManagerEUROCONTROL Mr Kenneth ThomasEACCC Operations ManagerDirectorate Network ManagerEUROCONTROL
Military
 Member Alternate
 Lieutenant-Colonel Hans-Jörg FietzGerman Military Aviation Authority Lieutenant-Colonel Gert Jan van KralingenDutch Military Aviation Authority
Air Navigation Service providers
 Member Alternate
 Ms Tanja GrobotekDirector Europe AffairsCANSO Mr Flavio SgròENAV
Aiport operators
 Member Alternate
 Mr Guillaume AuquierRegulation, Policy and Compliance ManagerGroupe ADP Mr Olivier JankovecDirector GeneralACI EUROPE
Airspace users
 Member Alternate
 Mr Carlo VerelstManager ATM Infrastructure Europe IATA Mr Achim BaumannPolicy DirectorA4E