Javier Solana, Head of the European Defence Agency (EDA), today announced the appointment of Jan-Olof Lind as chairman of the meetings of the European Defence Agency Steering Board at the level of Directors of Research & Technology.
Lind is currently working in the Swedish Defence Research Agency and previously served as National Armaments Director.
The Steering Board is the decision-making body of the EDA, composed of senior representatives of the Ministries of Defence of the 26 EU Member States that participate in the Agency and the European Commission. Solana chairs the Steering Board when it meets at ministerial level.
“I have every confidence that you are the man to ensure that the R&T Directors community engages with the Agency in this challenging but supportive fashion,” Solana said to Lind in a letter..
“I am deeply convinced that the Agency’s success is critical to the whole credibility of European external action,” he added.
“As I have impressed on the Chief Executive and his Management Board colleagues, the Agency must deliver results, and deliver them soon. Against that background, the role of the Steering Board is vital – to guide and encourage the Agency, and to ensure the continued commitment and support of the participating Member States.”
Lind said: “I appreciate the importance of this assignment and I will do everything to help the Steering Board in R&T Directors formation deliver on the high expectations of the Head of the Agency and the participating Member States.”
Lind will chair his first R&T Steering Board on 8 April.