Structure
Housing Europe is administered by a Board of Directors, known as the Board, comprising of the President and eight members. Neither the President nor the Board members represent their own country or their organisation. The length of the Board mandate is three years and it is renewable.
The Federation is organised in 5 thematic Working Committees open to all member and partner organisations. The President is elected by the General Assembly on merit for three years to represent all the members. This mandate is not renewable.
Board of Directors
Bent Madsen – President
CEO of BL, Danish Social Housing
Denmark
Christian Lieberknecht – Vice-President
Managing Director of GdW
Germany
Marc Patay
Director General at Nantes Métropole Habitat
Gert Eyckmans
Director of initia.Vlaanderen
Belgium, region of Flanders
Andres Jaadla
Chairman of EKYL, The Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Associations
Estonia
Marco Corradi
President of ACER Reggio Emilia
Italy
José María Escolástico Sánchez
President of the Spanish Social Housing Association (AVS)
Spain
Marten Lilja
Vice-Chairman of Riksbyggen
Sweden
Sorcha Edwards
Secretary General
Housing Europe
Working Committees
Energy and Construction
Chair: Robin van Leijen (Aedes, the Netherlands)
Energy and Construction
Vice-Chair: Ingrid Vogler (GdW, Germany)
Economic & Financial Affairs Committee
Chair: Donal Mc Manus (Irish Council for Social Housing – Ireland)
Economic & Financial Affairs Committee
Vice-Chair: Bernd Riessland (GBV, Austria)
Social Affairs Committee
Chair: Rikke Lønne (BL, Denmark)
Social Affairs Committee
Vice-Chair: Björn Mallants (Woontrots)
Urban Affairs Committee
Chair: Özgür Öner (GdW, Germany)
Urban Affairs Committee
Vice-Chair: Sanja Jerkovic (Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets, Croatia)
Housing Europe Observatory
Chair: Laurent Ghekiere (USH, France)
Housing Europe Observatory
Vice-Chair: Christian Krainer (GBV, Austria)