FENS leadership

FENS leadership is composed of a Governing Council, the Executive Committee and an Advisory Board.

Composed of representatives of full and associate member societies, and the Executive Committee, the Governing Council is the highest body of FENS.

The Executive Committee comprises the President, the Secretary General, the Treasurer, the chairpersons of the Standing Committees and of the Host Society Committee. It is responsible for the management and administration of the organisation.

The Advisory Board consists of the Past President, the President-elect, the Secretary General-Elect and the Treasurer-elect.

Meet the Executive Committee 2022-2024

Irene Tracey, United Kingdom

FENS President

2022-2024


Carlos Ribeiro

Carlos Ribeiro, Portugal

Secretary General

2022-2024


Francesca Cirulli, Italy

Treasurer

2023-2025


Patricia Gaspar

Patricia Gaspar, France

Chair CHET Committee

2020-2024


Richard Roche , Ireland

Chair Communication Committee

2022-2024


Liset de la Prida

Liset Menendez de la Prida, Spain

Chair of the Programme Committee

2022-2024


Sigismund Huck 2

Sigismund Huck, Austria

Chair Host Society Committee

2022-2024

Meet the Advisory Board 2022-2024

Ole Kiehn, Denmark

FENS President-elect

2022-2024


Jean-Antoine Girault, France

Past President

2020-2022


Yiota Poirazi, Greece

Secretary General-Elect

2022-2024

Aniko Korosi, Netherlands

Treasurer-Elect

2023-2025

Past leadership

Discover past FENS officers.

Past FENS Presidents

Jean-Antoine Girault, France

2020-2022


Carmen Sandi

Carmen Sandi, Switzerland

2018-2020

Barry Everitt, United Kingdom

2016-2018

Monica Di Luca

Monica Di Luca , Italy

2014-2016

Marian Joëls , The Netherlands

2012-2014

Sten Grillner , Sweden

2010-2012

Helmut Kettenman

Helmut Kettenmann, Germany

2008-2010

Richard Morris ,

2006-2008

Tamás Freund ,

2004-2006

Pierre Magistretti ,

2002-2004

Gaetano Di Chiara

Gaetano Di Chiara ,

2000-2002

Willem Gispen

Willem Gispen ,

1998-2000

Past FENS Secretary Generals

dora reglodi

Dóra Reglodi, Hungary

2020-2022

Eero Castren

Eero Castrén, Finland

2018-2020

Juan Lerma

Juan Lerma, Spain

2016-2018

Marianne Almaric

Marianne Amalric, France

2014-2016

Sigismund Huck 2

Sigismund Huck, Austria

2012-2014

Fotini-Stylianopoulou

Fotini Stylianopoulou, Greece

2010-2012

Asla Pitkänen

Asla Pitkänen, Finland

2006-2010

Monica Di Luca

Monica Di Luca , Italy

2000-2006

dop bar

Dop Bär, The Netherlands

1998-2000

Past FENS Treasurers

Harm Krugers

Harm Krugers, The Netherlands

2020-2022


Domenico Pellegrini-Giampietro

Domenico Pellegrini-Giampetro, Italy

2018-2020

Andreas Draguhn

Andreas Draguhn, Germany

2017-2019

Vincent Prévot, France

2014-2016

Mike Stewart

Michael G. Stewart, United Kingdom

2012-2014

Hans-Joachim Pfluger

Hans-Joachim Pflüger, Germany

2010-2012

Alois Saria

Alois Saria, Austria

2006-2011

Robert Nitsch

Robert Nitsch, Germany

2002-2006

Helmut Kettenman

Helmut Kettenmann, Germany

1998-2002