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

The Management Board elected Elise Barbé of France as its new Chairperson on 9 June 2020 and Rick Lawson of the Netherlands as its new Vice-Chairperson on 24 September 2021.

The current Members of the Executive Board are:

• Elise Barbé (Chairperson, Management Board, France) 
• Rick Lawson (Vice-Chairperson, Management Board, The Netherlands) 
• Verica Trstenjak (Management Board member, Slovenia)
• Oreste Pollicino (Management Board member, Italy)
• Emmanuel Crabit (European Commission) 
• Philippe Boillat (Council of Europe)