New EPPO Administrative Director
On 7 May 2025, the College of the EPPO appointed Ms Selomey Yamadjako as its new Administrative Director. The Administrative Director acts as the EPPO's legal representative for administrative and budgetary matters and is responsible for implementing the EPPO's budget. Prior to joining the EPPO, Ms Yamadjako served at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as Head of Management Services and at the United Nations Development Programme as Director of Programmes and Operations. She was also Deputy Resident Representative in Togo and Tunisia. She will serve a four-year term starting.
She follows Olivier Ramsayer who was appointed the first Administrative Director at the EPPO in 2021 (→eucrim 1/2021, 15).