EMA seeks executive director

Andreas Pott will be acting executive director until position is filled

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is seeking a new executive director. Its current head, Thomas Lönngren, is leaving the post on 31 December, following the end of his second five-year mandate.

While EMA searches for a permanent replacement, its current head of administration, Andreas Pott, will serve as acting executive director.

University of Hamburg graduate, Pott has been the agency’s administration chief since 2000, having previously worked for the European Parliament and the EU’s translation service.

Swede Lönngren is a former deputy director-general of the Swedish Medical Products Agency (MPA).

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