ESPA Elections 2023

Dear ESPA Members,

By tradition, it is the last official duty of an ESPA Past President to organize the election process for the new Executive Board. The call for applications was open in May 2023 and we have received 8 eligible candidates for 5 vacant positions. The election process took place throughout June 2023 and I have the pleasure to announce the elected/re-elected members as follows:

Jacob Karlsson, Sweden (newly elected Executive Board member) Fanny
Bonhomme, Switzerland (newly elected Executive Board member) Ivana
Budic, Serbia (newly elected Executive Board member)
Nadia Najafi, Belgium (re-elected Executive Board member)
Ignacio Malagon, The Netherlands (re-elected Executive Board member)

The following members are rotating off the Executive Board:
Tamas Kovesi, Hungary
Dusica Simic, Serbia
Laszlo Vutskits, Switzerland

From October 1st, 2023, the ESPA Executive Board is composed of:
Michael Brackhahn, Germany – President
Jurgen de Graaff, The Netherlands –Past President
Anne Laffargue, France – Secretary
Peter Frykholm, Sweden – Treasurer
Nicola Clausen, Denmark – Head of the Scientific Committee
Jacob Karlsson, Sweden
Fanny Bonhomme, Switzerland
Ivana Budic, Serbia
Nadia Najafi, Belgium
Ignacio Malagon, The Netherlands

I wish great pleasure and success to all members of the Executive Board, and I am sure that they will continue to successfully lead our Society. I would also like to thank all members of the ESPA for their support during my years on the Board. It was a fascinating experience and I truly enjoyed it. Although I am rotating off the Board, I will continue to serve ESPA in the future to the best of my abilities.

Sincerely,

Prof. Laszlo Vutskits MD PhD
ESPA Past President