Managing Board

Bernd Schäfer
CEO, Managing Director

Dr Andreas Klossek
COO, Managing Director
Administration

Alexandra Balke
Personal Assistant to CEO
Finance, Operations, and Compliance

Cyrille Saunier
Head of Finance

Dita Daukste
Head of Operations

Anar Davaadash
Commercial Operations Manager

Carolina Marín Moncada
Operations Manager

Damian Majer
Accountant

Eliza Koziara
Accountant

Georgi Valkov
Operations Manager

Heidi Castro
Finance and Administration Officer

Hichem Sayoud
Operations Manager

Katja Rauhala
Finance and Administration Officer

Lisa Breidenstein
Operations Manager

Omer Khan
Accountant

Sandra Grunde
Process and Intelligent Automation Manager

Sylwia Wasilewicz Crozier
Administration and Finance Officer

Valeria De Petris
Administration and Finance Officer
Human Resources

Anastasia Arnhold
Head of HR

Shruti Gupta
HR Assistant
Communications and Outreach

Vanessa Lorenz
Head of Communications

Stefano Arciprete
Outreach Manager

Alexandru Tand
Event Manager

Elisabeth Ippel
Communications Manager

Javor Dimitrov
Graphic Designer
Access to Finance

Antony Slotboom
Access to Finance Director

Dr Massimo Gasparon
ERMA Director

Antonis Politis
Senior Business Development Manager

Dr Catherine Bounsaythip
Business Development Manager

Fabio Pegorin
Business Development Manager

Dr Ignacio Calleja
Senior Advisor – Circular Economy and Recycling

Malgorzata Wolszlegier
ERMA Project Specialist Manager

Dr Maria Encina Lopez
Business Development Manager

Dr Nicolas Menou
Business Development Manager

Phuong Dai Nestler
Marketing and Financial Officer

Dr Theo Berthet
Business Development Manager
Business Development and Sales

Krzysztof Kubacki
Business Development Director

Michel Vanavermaete
Central & West Regional Director

Dr Olli Salmi
Baltic Sea & North Regional Director

Krzysztof Kubacki
South & East Regional Director

Dr Roland Gauß
Head of Innovation and Business Intelligence

André Ufer
Project Coordinator Responsible Sourcing

Andrea Dahik
Circular Economy Project Specialist

Danuta Tuchorska
Business Development Manager

Hanna Junttila
Business Development Manager

Imre Gombköto
RIS Project Coordinator

Jenni Kiventerä
Senior Advisor

Dr Laurence Lamm
Senior Advisor – Mineral and Metallurgical Processes

Lorena Jurado
Business Development Manager

Mikko Korhonen
Business Development Manager

Nora Groth
Business Development Manager

Dr Patrick Nadoll
Senior Advisor – Exploration and Resource Assessment

Tina Benda
Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) Manager

Ulf Orrebrink
Business Development Manager

Vicente Fuhrmann
Data Analyst
Education and Cross KIC

Dr Didier Zimmermann
Education and Cross-KIC Director

Jan Eggert
Head of Education

Anja Suknaic
Project Manager Strategic Education Cross-KIC Cluster

Dr Dolores Volkert
Head of HEI Capacity Building Initiative

Agata Poczmańska
Education Manager

Cornelia Crucean
Cross-KIC Education Project Specialist

Dorota Jouet
HEI Initiative Specialist

Dr Fabio Ferri
Education Manager

Francesca Barisani
Cross-KIC Outreach and Stakeholder Manager

Francisca Mena Gómez
Alumni Coordinator

Krysta Martinez
EU RM Academy Manager (LLL & Business Development)

Ligita Baleisyte
Cross-KIC Education Project Manager

Lotta Aalto
Education Manager

Luisa Bunesco
HEI Initiative Programme Coordinator

Rosanna West
HEI Capacity Building Initiative Manager

Solene Moutier
Education Project Specialist

Steffen Robert
Business Development Manager