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<strong>Agenda</strong><br />

<strong>Weekly</strong><br />

WHAT‘S ON IN<br />

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POLITICAL BRUSSELS Up-to-the-minute newsletter on personnel changes and events. 9/07/2007<br />

Personnel News<br />

<strong>European</strong><br />

Economic and<br />

Social<br />

Committee<br />

Europabio<br />

Charis Xiroucharis<br />

Head of Visits<br />

Nationality: GR<br />

Working languages:<br />

GR, EN, FR, DE, IT<br />

Start: 01/09/2007<br />

Steen Riisgaard<br />

Chairman<br />

Nationality: DK<br />

Working languages:<br />

DK, EN<br />

Start: 14/06/2007<br />

Xirouchakis appointed Head of Visits at the <strong>European</strong> Economic<br />

and Social Committee<br />

Charis Xirouchakis has been appointed Head of the Visits and Publications Unit at the<br />

<strong>European</strong> Economic and Social Committee. He has so far been senior official with the<br />

Council of the EU responsible for visits, public events and communication policy. Mr.<br />

Xirouchakis worked for the Committee of Permanent Representatives and has specialized<br />

in research and development aid. He previously worked with Citibank and the <strong>European</strong><br />

Investment bank. He will be acting as the new head of this unit as of September 1st.<br />

Riisgaard new Chairman at Europabio<br />

Steen Riisgaard was named chairman of the Europabio organization representing the Eu-<br />

ropean biotechnology industry. He is President & CEO of Novozymes A/S, a position he has<br />

held since 2000. Mr. Riisgaard joined Novo, one of the founding companies of Novozymes,<br />

in 1979 as a microbiologist in Enzymes R&D. He went on to occupy a number of posi-<br />

tions in the enzyme business, including postings in Japan. Mr. Riisgaard also serves on the<br />

boards of WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Denmark and Egmont International Holding A/S.<br />

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