Executive Board

The strategic direction of our association is defined by the Executive Board, which consists of 13 members, including an Executive Board Chair, elected on an annual basis by the General Assembly.

The main responsibility of the Executive Board is to define the long-term goals of the association, in agreement with the General Assembly, and to be the main decision-making body on all strategic matters. These include external positioning, policy papers, advocacy strategy, key decisions on events, etc... It also approves all the key statutory documents which are submitted to the General Assembly, such as the Annual Budget, the Annual Report, the Strategy and Stakeholder Plan and others. The Executive Board also reviews applications for new members and observers and can establish new working groups. It meets on a monthly basis.

  • Executive Board Chair: Steven Tas, Director Regulatory, PROXIMUS

Members

  • Michael Seitlinger, Head of Regulatory and European Affairs, A1 TELEKOM AUSTRIA GROUP
  • Daniel Wilson, Policy and Public Affairs Director, Innovation and Trade, BT
  • Jakob Greiner, Vice President European Affairs, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
  • Jos Huigen, Director Regulatory and European Affairs, KPN
  • ​​Pascal Rogard, Head of Brussels Office, ORANGE
  • ​Pedro Gonçalves, Senior Advisor for EU & International Digital Policy, ALTICE PORTUGAL
  • Giacomo Robustelli, Head of International and European Affairs, TIM​
  • Krisztina Baracsi, Vice President EU Affairs, TELENOR GROUP
  • Karin Stöckli, Public Affairs Delegate of Federal Administration and NGO Community Affairs & Support, SWISSCOM
  • Janet Zaharieva, Chief Regulatory Adviser to the Managing Board, United Group
     

Administrative Committee

The Administrative Committee oversees the correct execution of our budget and provides advice on HR matters.

  • Chair: Janet Zaharieva, UNITED GROUP
  • Members: Jakob Greiner, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM, and Pedro Gonçalves, ALTICE PORTUGAL
  • ​Permanent Observer: Steven Tas, PROXIMUS

Working Groups and Special Rapporteurs

Connect Europe’s Working Groups (WGs) and Task Forces (TFs) are where Europe’s leading telecom operators shape the sector’s policy position, exchange on best practices and share knowledge on regulation at the European and national level.

General Assembly

All our members are represented in the General Assembly, which is the association’s highest decision-making body. Its decisions, reached by consensus or vote, set the overall framework for Connect Europe's policy action and for its management.

  • GA Chair: Pedro Gonçalves, Senior Advisor for EU & International Digital Policy, ALTICE PORTUGAL