On 28 June 2021, EU Member States representatives elected Juan Manuel del Salvador Codosero Bolaños as the new Deputy Chair of the EUSPA Administrative Board. It followed the election of the AB Chair, Václav Kobera, in mid-June.
Representatives from the European Union Member States and the European Commission gathered on 28 June 2021 to elect the new Deputy Chair of the EUSPA Administrative Board.
The new EUSPA AB Deputy Chair, Juan Manuel del Salvador Codosero Bolaños is a Spanish national and aeronautical engineer specialized in jet engines with an extensive experience in both the public and private sector in areas related to aviation and aerospace.
Codosero Bolaños and the newly appointed Chair, Vaclav Kobera reaffirmed their commitment to be working together with all EU Member States to equally spread the benefits of the EU Space Programme across the Union. Transparency in decision making will continue being the cornerstone of the processes of the EUSPA Administrative Board (AB).
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“I am glad to have received the trust of my colleagues to take this role. I want to get EUSPA closer to the Member States. I will use my mandate as a lever to boost the participation of the Member States in EUSPA daily work and leverage the EUSPA activities in the Member States administration,” said Codosero Bolaños.
“I would like to congratulate Mr Codosero Bolaños on his election. There is a lot of work ahead of us and I am happy to have him on board. We need an active approach from all our AB colleagues. Their interest and commitment are essential to implement the EU Space Programme. We will try our best to increase coordination, cooperation and communication and secure openness and transparency as the main values on this EU space journey,” stated Kobera.
“I would also like to salute Mr Codosero Bolaños on his election. With the elections of Mr. Kobera as the Administrative Board Chair and Mr. Codosero as Deputy Chair, our Board’s leadership is now in place, and it will surely be instrumental in the delivery of the EU Space Programme. I look forward to seeing all AB Members participating in this journey of establishing a state-of-the-art, robust space EU Agency for the Space Programme,” concluded Rodrigo da Costa, EUSPA Executive Director.
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