Leena Ylä-Mononen will be the new Executive Director of the European Environment Agency

Congratulations to Leena Ylä-Mononen currently holding the position of Director General at the Finnish Ministry of the Environment for having been selected on 23 March as next Executive Director of the European Environment Agency by the Management Board. EEA is looking forward to working with the new Executive Director to further strengthen the role of EEA and its Eionet network in support of Europe’s environment and climate policies.  Leena Ylä-Mononen may be invited to provide a statement in front of the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee. The formal appointment will be made once the required formalities have been completed. EEA Executive Directors are appointed for five years, renewable once. After ten years of activity, the current Executive Director Hans Bruyninckx’s term will end on 31 May 2023.