European Commission strengthens top-level expertise in trade matters, boosts female senior management
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BRUSSELS, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission decided on Wednesday to appoint Mr Jean-Luc Demarty, the current Director-General of its trade department who would normally have retired from the Commission at the end of this month, as Hors Classe Adviser responsible for Multilateralism and WTO reform in the Secretariat--General as of June 1, according to a news release from the EC.
In that capacity, Jean-Luc Demarty will continue to advise and support President Jean-Claude Juncker and the Secretary-General regarding the implementation of the EU-U.S. Joint Statement agreed by the President and U.S. President Donald Trump on July 25, 2018.
Moreover, the Commission has decided to appoint Ms Clara de la Torre to the position of Deputy Director-General in its department for Climate Action, and Ms Sandra Kramer to the position of Director "EU-AU relations, West and East Africa" in its department for International Cooperation and Development.
Ms Clara de la Torre, a Spanish national, joined the Commission from the private sector in 1987 and spent most of her career working in the area of research and innovation policy. She first became a Head of Unit in 1999 and has been holding Director posts since 2008. She is currently Director "Transport" in the Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation.
Ms Kramer, a Dutch national, joined the Commission in 1995 and spent the first 10 years of her career working on external policies, including in the European Union Delegations in Indonesia and India. She first became Head of Unit in 2007. She is currently Director "Coordination and Administration" in the Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker, responsible for the Commission's policies in the area of budget and human resources, including EU's next long-term budget.
With Wednesday's appointments, the European Commission steps towards its target of 40 percent female representation in the Commission's management by November 2019. Women currently represent over 39 percent of all managers in the Commission. Enditem
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