Executive Board

The Executive Board is composed of:

• the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Management Board,
• two other members of the Management Board (elected by the Management Board),
• one of the representatives of the European Commission in the Management Board.

The Management Board member appointed by the Council of Europe also participates in Executive Board meetings.

The Executive Board assists the Management Board in all matters such as preparing decisions. It also assists and advises the Director.

Members

At its 51st meeting on 19 May 2026, the Management Board elected Aristotelis Constantinides of Cyprus as its Chairperson and Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen of Denmark as its Vice-Chairperson. The mandate of the new Chairperson will start in October 2026. The mandate of the new Vice-Chairperson will start on 9 July 2026.

The current Members of the Executive Board are:

• Jim Clarken (Chairperson, Management Board, Ireland)
• Astrid Kjeldgaard-Pedersen (Management Board member, Denmark)
• Katarína Batková (Management Board member, Slovakia)
• Rosalba Striani (European Commission)
• Christos Giakoumopoulos (Council of Europe)