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The Ombudsman's Team

To ensure that the institution can properly deal with complaints in all 24 Treaty languages, as well as raise awareness about how it can help people and organisations, the Ombudsman has a well-qualified, multilingual staff. Search our staff by area or consult the organisational chart (organigramme) for our office.

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European Ombudsman

Cabinet of the European Ombudsman

The cabinet team is responsible personally to the Ombudsman, working under her direct instruction. It advises and assists the Ombudsman to help ensure implementation of her vision, strategy and objectives.
All cabinet members may accompany the Ombudsman on duty trips as requested, and may help draft speeches, presentations or reports as assigned.
  • Aidan O'Sullivan
    Head of Cabinet
    Overall responsibility for the Ombudsman strategy, interinstitutional relations including European Parliament and cabinet management. Works with the Secretariat-General in ensuring implementation of the strategy. Advises the Ombudsman on communication and outreach activities.
  • Silvia Bartolucci
    Policy Adviser
    Responsible for the relations with the European Parliament, including the Committee on Petitions. Advises the Ombudsman on the implementation of EO strategy. Prepares policy briefings and speeches.
  • Megan Killian
    Personal Assistant to the Ombudsman
    Responsible for organising Ombudsman agenda, missions and meetings; handles incoming Ombudsman correspondence and invitations, manages cabinet digital archive. Responsible for ad-hoc administrative tasks as assigned.
  • Markus Spoerer
    Policy Adviser
    Advises the Ombudsman on policy developments, external strategy, and relations with the European Parliament. Responsible for coordination of policy briefings and speeches.

Secretariat-General

The Secretariat-General is responsible for the overall management of the office and for ensuring overall coordination and implementation of the Ombudsman's strategy.
  • Cesira D'Aniello
    Secretary-General
  • Caroline Moen
    Assistant to the Secretary-General
  • Murielle Richardson
    Administrator

Directorate of Inquiries

The Directorate of Inquiries, which includes one case-handling Unit (below), is in charge of the Office's core activities namely conducting inquiries into possible cases of maladministration by the EU institutions, bodies and agencies and promoting good administrative practices.
  • Rosita Hickey
    Director of Inquiries
  • Marta Hirsch-Ziembińska
    Principal Adviser on Charter compliance
  • Fergal Ó Regan
    Chief Legal Expert
  • Peter Dyrberg
    Inquiries and Process Expert
  • Jennifer King
    Legal Expert
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  • Leticia Díez Sánchez
    Inquiries Officer
  • Tanja Ehnert
    Inquiries Coordinator
  • Silvia Fuller
    Inquiries Officer
  • Michaela Gehring
    Inquiries Officer
  • Oana Marin
    Inquiries Officer
  • Erika Murányi
    Directorate Assistant
  • Koen Roovers
    Inquiries Officer
  • Anna Sara Louisa Jakobsson
    Inquiries trainee
  • Nina Klubert
    Inquiries trainee
  • Viola Pendl
    Inquiries trainee

Case-handling Unit

  • Tina Nilsson
    Head of Case-handling Unit
  • Francesca Abbo
    Inquiries Officer
  • Vieri Biondi
    Inquiries Officer
  • Peter Bonnor
    Inquiries Officer
  • Nicholas Hernanz
    Inquiries Officer
  • Patricia López Martín
    Inquiries Officer
  • Jean Lusweti
    Case handling assistant
  • Tereza Mandjukova
    Inquiries Officer
  • Laura Massocchi
    Inquiries Officer
  • Richard More O'Ferrall
    Inquiries Coordinator
  • Eija Salonen
    Inquiries Officer
  • Valentina Stoeva
    Inquiries Officer
  • Konstantinos Tsaklidis
    Inquiries Officer
  • Anna Barbara Zejc
    Inquiries Officer
  • Olatz Fínez Marañón
    Inquiries trainee
  • Simon Kuban
    Inquiries trainee
  • Federico Narducci
    Inquiries trainee
  • Tomasz Zajac
    Inquiries trainee

Directorate for Administration

  • Marie-Pierre Darchy
    Director for Administration

Process & documents management, business continuity and infrastructure team

  • Alessandro Del Bon
    Head of Process & Document Management, Business Continuity and Infrastructure
  • Marc Kamran Amir-Tahmasseb
    Administrator - Web and Software Development Officer
  • Christophe Bauer
    Process Management Assistant - Coordination
  • Séverine Beyer
    Process Management Assistant
  • Bruno Alexandre Bismarque-Alcântara
    Process Management Assistant
  • Kevin Crespo
    Information Technology Support
  • Henri Finckbohner
    Logistics & Inventory (GBI) - Driver
  • Marjorie Fuchs
    Administrator
  • Ana Gaspar
    Process Management Assistant
  • Inga Jasmontaitė
    Process Management Assistant
  • Gaël Lambert
    Information Technology Officer - LSA
  • Oualiba Makhloufia
    Process Management Assistant - Document Manager Officer (DMO)
  • Catherine Vaudé
    Process Management Assistant
  • Caroline Zinck
    Process Management Assistant
  • Rémi Huyghe
    Web Developer Trainee

Budget and finance team

  • Véronique Vandaele
    Head of Budget and Finance
  • Cindy Giannakis
    Financial Assistant
  • Zygmunt Hrehorowicz
    Financial Assistant
  • Emese Szentes
    Financial Assistant

Human resources team

  • Zina Assimakopoulou
    Head of Human Resources
  • Rachel Doell
    Human Resources Assistant
  • Giovanna Fragapane
    Training Coordinator
  • Isgouhi Krikorian
    Human Resources Assistant
  • Stéphanie Maraj
    Human Resources Assistant
  • Francesca Pavesi
    Administrator
  • Gabrielle Sheridan
    Human Resources Assistant
  • Félicia Voltzenlogel
    Human Resources Assistant

Communication Unit

The Communications Unit is responsible for informing the general public, key target audiences, and other stakeholders about the Ombudsman's inquiries and strategic work, and her engagement in relevant EU debates and policy developments.
The Unit is responsible for general strategic communications work, as the coordination of the European Network of Ombudsmen.
  • Gundi Gadesmann
    Head of Communication
  • Helena Buhl
    Communication Assistant
  • Sylvie Debout
    Publications Assistant
  • Honor Mahony
    Media and Outreach Officer
  • Carolina Marín Vargas
    Communication Assistant
  • Enrico Portelli
    Team Leader, Digital Communication
  • Marina Ramazanova
    Communication Assistant
  • Christelle Therouse
    Communication Assistant
  • Michal Zuk
    Communication Officer

Data Protection Officer

  • Francesca Pavesi
    Data Protection Officer
  • Nicholas Hernanz
    Deputy Data Protection Officer

Transparency Officer

  • Tereza Mandjukova
    Transparency Officer
  • Eija Salonen
    Deputy Transparency Officer