EASO Management Board appoints interim Executive Director

At a meeting on 6 June 2018, the Management Board of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) appointed Mr. Jamil Addou as interim Executive Director of Agency.

The decision was taken by the Management Board of EASO, which is the governing body of the Agency, today to release the Executive Director, Mr. José Carreira, from his duties with immediate effect, following his resignation of 6 June.

The Management Board has equally decided that Mr. Jamil Addou, Head of Unit in EASO since 2016, becomes the interim Executive Director, until a new Executive Director is appointed.

The Management Board also decided to imminently launch the recruitment procedure for the new Executive Director of EASO.