Five new EIT Governing Board members appointed

The new members were appointed today by the European Commission to join the EIT Governing Board and strategically steer the EIT and its KIC, Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem. 

The EIT is pleased to welcome: 

• Anne Borg (NO), Professor and former Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology;
• Dariusz Jemielniak (PL), Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Board Member of the Wikimedia Foundation;
• Kyriacos Kokkinos (CY), Former Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy of Cyprus;
• Anna Lindén (FI), Chairperson of the Board of Innofactor, Vice-Chair of the Board of Åbo Akademi University;
• Michel Mariton (FR), Vice-President for Economic Development, Université Paris-Saclay.

The new members will bring their skills and experience in business, education and research to the Board and particularly their abilities in bringing partners together to make innovation happen. The EIT Governing Board oversees the strategic direction of the EIT as well as the selection and monitoring of its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). It is composed of experienced professionals in the fields of education, research and business.