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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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