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Governance

The governance of the SESAR Joint Undertaking is ensured by the Administrative Board and the Executive Director.

The Administrative Board is composed of representatives of:

Members of the SJU
Military
Civil users of airspace
Air navigation service providers
Equipment manufacturers
Airports
Bodies representing staff in the air traffic management sector
Scientific institutions and the scientific community

The Administrative Board is chaired by the representative of the Commission, Mr Henrik Hololei, Director General, DG Mobility and Transport.

The Interim Executive Director, Mr Richard Frizon, directs the execution of the SESAR project within the guidelines established by the Administrative Board, to which he reports.

Access here Minutes and Decisions of the Administrative Board

Composition of the SJU Administrative Board

SJU Founding Members	Member	Alternate Member
European Union represented by the European Commission	Mr Henrik Hololei (Chairman)	Mr Filip Cornelis
EUROCONTROL	Mr Eamonn Brennan (Deputy Chairman)	Mr Philippe Merlo
SJU Members	Member	Alternate Member
Airbus	Mr Bruno Darboux	Mr Hugues De Beco
AT-One consortium	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Kügler	Dr Helmut Többen
B4-consortium	Mrs Magdalena KuKula	Mr Lubos Hlinovsky
COOPANS	Mr Robert Schneebauer
Dassault Aviation	Mr Alain Boucher	Ms Catherine Champagne
DFS	Mr Dirk Mahns	Mr Gerard Tauss
DSNA	Mr Maurice Georges	Mr Philippe Barnola
ENAIRE	Mr Ángel Luis Arias	Ms Mariluz de Mateo
ENAV	Mr Alessandro Ghilari	Mr Cristiano Cantoni
LEONARDO	Mr Luigi Iacometta	Mr Fabio Ruta
Frequentis	Mr Hermann Mattanovich	Mr Michael Holzbauer
Honeywell	Mr George Papageorgiou	Mr Sander Roosendaal
INDRA	Mr Rafael Gallego Carbonell	Mr Ramon Tarrech
NATMIG	Mr Trond Runar Hagen	Mr Trond Bakken
NATS	Mr Dave Curtis
SEAC	Mr Frank Pötsch	Mr Fredrik Nygaard
Skyguide	Mr Thomas Buchanan	Mr Pascal Latron
Thales LAS France SAS	Mr Luc Lallouette	Mr Todd Donovan
Thales AVS France SAS	Mr Olivier de la Burgade	Mr Pascal Combe
Stakeholder Representatives	Member	Alternate
Military	MG (ret.) Eric Labourdette	Mr Per Coulet Mr Emilio Fajardo
Civil users of airspace	Mr Giancarlo Buono Ms Sylviane Lust (Permanent observer)	Mr Robert Baltus
Air Navigation Service Providers	Ms Tanja Grobotek	Mr Eduardo García González
Equipment manufacturers	Mr Vincent de Vroey	Mr Benjamyn Scott
Airports	Mr Olivier Jankovec	Mr Aidan Flanagan
Staff in the ATM sector	Mr Michele Altieri	Mr Theodore Kyritsis
Scientific community Read more about the Scientific Committee	Prof. Peter Hecker	Prof. Jacco Hoekstra

Permanent Observers

European Commission - Directorate General for Research and Innovation	Mr Jane Amilhat
European Commission - Directorate General for Research and Innovation

Permanent Participants

SJU Interim Executive Director	Mr Richard Frizon
SJU Deputy Executive Director	Mr Peter Hotham
SJU Chief Administration Affairs	Mr José Calvo Fresno
SJU Internal Audit	Mrs Véronique Haarsma
Secretary of the Board	Mrs Ilaria Vazzoler