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Staff

		Claudio Stanzani, Managing Director. Born 1948 in Italy, graduated in Political Sciences at University “La Sapienza”, Rome. From 1984 onwards: President of SINDNOVA, the Italian institute for studies on innovation and change of production and labour conditions (Rome). Previous work experience: expert and, from 2000, manager of the ETUC project “Infopoint” supported by the European Commission. From 1990 to 1994 he was the Italian correspondent for the European Observatory of Industrial Relations – EURI, supported by DG V of the European Commission. From 1991 to 1994 he also acted as advisor contracted by DG V, unit D, for Social Dialogue issues. As Managing Director he is responsible for the overall day to day running of the SDA and he is currently also the Interim Director for Social Dialogue and Information and consultation rights.


		Ludo Vekemans, Services and Development Director. Born 1950 in Belgium, he has studied Administrative Sciences, government law and Taxation law. His work experience includes responsibility for the Multinational Companies Audit at the Foreign department of the Belgium Ministry of Finance. At the moment he acts as tax-adviser to the ETUC as well as Services and Development Director to the SDA.


		Alexandre Martin, Project Manager. Born in 1978 in Brussels, French and Ecuadorian nationalities. He holds a BA in Economics and an MA in European Studies from Sussex University (UK), as well as a Masters degree in European Political and Administrative studies from the College of Europe, Bruges (Belgium). He has previously worked in a regional representation in Brussels and in a European Public Affairs consultancy, which, among others, has given him the opportunity to gain experience in project management. He has joined the SDA in March 2006 and is currently working as an “Expert” on the Infopoint project, where he assists in the submission of project proposals.


		Marina Monaco, Junior Expert. Born 1976 in Italy. Graduated in Law (University of Bologna), she holds a Master in European Labour Sciences (University of Milan – Univesitaet Bremen). Her previous work experience includes six months at the Human Resources department of Deutsche Bank in Berlin working on collective agreements for the banking sector, an internship at the European Trade Union Institute for Research in Brussels, and a traineeship at the European Commission, DG Employment, Unit Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations). Her main fields of research include the industrial relations and the trade union rights in the public sector. She has joined the SDA in January 2007 and is currently working as an “Expert” on the Infopoint project, where she assists in the submission of project proposals and drafts analysis papers.


		Nunzia Sabatino, Assistant to the Managing Director. Born 1971 in Belgium. Diploma “Secrétaire de Direction”. Her work experience includes: secretary in the pharmaceutical sector at Bristol Myers Squibb and Roche (Belgium). From 1995 to 1998: she worked for DG Employment and Social Affairs at the European Commission managing financial dossiers on the budget lines B3-4004 and B3-4003. More recently she has worked as an assistant on the Infopoint project for the ETUC with specific responsibility for budgetary issues. As Assistant to the Managing Director she deals with general administrative matters for the SDA as well as with accountancy issues.


		Pierre Nguyen, Assistant. Born in Belgium 1947, graduated in Interpretation and Translation at the Institut Libre Marie Haps (ILMH, Brussels). Translator (English – German – French - Dutch) at the ETUC since its creation in 1973. From 1996 to 2000: responsible for managing a PHARE project on the establishment of the National Integration Committees (NICs) in candidate countries, in view of their adhesion at the UE for Infopoint. He also helped these organisations in mounting projects on budget headings B3-4003 (now 04030303) and 4004. He currently assists with the management of the EWC Agreements database, continues to ensure contacts between the NICs on different projects and is in charge of translation and publications for the SDA. He has also been a member of the Health and Safety Committee (CPPT) of the ETUC since its establishment.


		Adele de Angelis, Assistant. Born 1975 in Italy. Graduated in Political Science (University of Perugia), she holds a European Master in International Humanitarian Assistance (UCL, University of Louvain). Her previous work experience includes one year and a half at Italia Lavoro's Representative Office (Technical Agency of the Italian Ministry of Labour) in Brussels working on employment and social policies for the International Relations and Partnership Unit, an internship at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, and a traineeship at the European Parliament in Brussels. She has joined the SDA in May 2007 and is currently working as an assistant for the set-up and follow-up of project proposals on the European Commission's Social Dialogue budget lines and in this context drafts qualitative and budgetary analyses.


		Christian Weis, Expert. Born in 1968 in Heidelberg, and skilled as a coppersmith, he graduated in Geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum/Germany. He holds a PhD in Economic Geography from the Open University, Milton Keynes (UK). He has previously worked as an external expert and consultant in Germany (PCG-Project Consult GmbH, Essen) and France (Groupe Alpha, Paris) for European Works Councils (automotive industry; ITC) as well as he conducted European sectoral studies for the European Commission. He has joined the SDA in January 2008 and is currently working on the Infopoint project, where he assists in the submission of project proposals. Besides his SDA part time job as an expert, he works as a project manager at the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF) on a project under the budget line 04030303 for the EWC of General Motors Europe with the title: “Requirements and Perspectives of the General Motors Europe Employees' Cooperation II” (short: GMEECO II).

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