Our team

The daily work of the PES is carried by the secretariat, led by the Secretary General and the three Deputy Secretaries General.

PES Headquarters:
Rue Guimard 10, B-1040 Brussels
+32 2 548 90 80

Secretary General

Achim Post

Overall responsibility
Politics, Policies and Organisation
Staff, budget, finance, legal matters
PES women

Deputy Secretaries General

Marije Laffeber

Marije Laffeber

Democracy policy; Migration; Political organization; Statutory meetings; Events; Finance; Supplier contracts

Yonnec Polet

European Policy; Communications

Giacomo Filibeck

Giacomo Filibeck

European Campaign Manager

International Unit; PES activists; Target groups

2019 Common Candidate campaign

Saar Van Bueren

Saar Van Bueren

European Campaign Manager

saar.vanbueren@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 80

Tim McPhie

Communication Manager Common Candidate campaign

tim.mcphie@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 80

Staff

Heads of Unit

Milen Marchev

Communications Director

milen.marchev@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 76

Constantin Kourkoulas

Constantin Kourkoulas

Head of EU Policy Unit

constantin.kourkoulas@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 82

Alberto Bondesio

Alberto Bondesio

Head of Secretary General Office, Adviser on Political Organisation & Campaigns

alberto.bondesio@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 94

Advisers - Statutory, Events, Democracy & Campaigns

Estela Pineiro

Senior Events Coordinator

estela.pineiro@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 43

Lorenza Tiberi

Adviser President's Office

lorenza.tiberi@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 35

Olenka Delanghe

Olenka Delanghe

Adviser Migration Policies

olenka.delanghe@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 98

Konrad Golota

Adviser Democracy Policies Central & Eastern Europe

konrad.golota@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 83

Imogen Tyreman

Adviser Democracy Unit

imogen.tyreman@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 38

Advisers - Policy Unit

Elli Chrysanthakopoulou

Elli Chrysanthakopoulou

Adviser Economic and Financial Policy

elli.chrysanthakopoulou@pes.eu
32 2 548 90 40

Gerrit Krause

Adviser Environment, Climate Change and Energy

gerrit.krause@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 36

Antoine Mertzeisen

Antoine Mertzeisen

Adviser Social and Employment policy

antoine.mertzeisen@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 96

Alexandru Mihai

Alexandru Mihai

Adviser Justice and Home Affairs

alexandru.mihai@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 30

Adviser - International policy

Armelle Weill

Adviser International, Trade and Development

armelle.weill@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 47

Paul Lungu

Adviser

PES international Unit Events
PES ICT
Facility

paul.lungu@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 45

Advisers - Communications

Robin Murphy

Press & Communications Officer

robin.murphy@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 49

Gisela Oliveira

Gisela Oliveira

Adviser Web & Social Media

gisela.oliveira@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 44

Advisers - PES Women

Lesia Radelicki

Lesia Radelicki

PES Women Coordinator

lesia.radelicki@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 84

Frida Lopez

Personal adviser to PES Women President

frida.lopez.novella@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 87

PES activists

José Santoro

Adviser PES activists and LGBTI support

jose.santoro@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 99

Human Resources

Werner Dignef

Adviser Staff and Human Resources

hr@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 39

Assistants

Assistants - EU Policy, International, Communication, Administration

Sylvie Rurakamvye

Sylvie Rurakamvye

Assistant Administration and Logistics EU and International Unit

sylvie.rurakamvye@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 46

Xabier Collados

Xabier Collados

Communications Assistant

xabier.collados@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 32

Fakhria Albidir

Fakhria Albidir

Communications Assistant

fakhria.albidir@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 31

Caroline Sundberg

Caroline Sundberg

Youth Projects Assistant

caroline.sundberg@pes.eu
+32 491 86 97 27

Marta Dabros

Administrative assistant - finance and HR

marta.dabros@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 80

Assistant - Common Candidate Campaign

Marius Kat

Assistant, Campaign Management Team

marius.kat@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 80

Assistants - Statutory, Events, Democracy, Campaigns

Tamara Stawinska

Tamara Stawinska

Events Assistant

tamara.stawinska@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 89

Jairo Molina

Migration & Democracy Policy Assistant

jairo.molina@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 42

Danijela Svircic

Danijela Svircic

Democracy Unit Assistant

danijela.svircic@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 95

Jessica Fiorelli

Jessica Fiorelli

European Campaign Academy Assistant

jessica.fiorelli@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 92

Assistant - PES Women

Katja Ziska

Assistant PES Women

katja.ziska@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 74

Receptionist

Valeria Angelini

Valeria Angelini

Receptionist & Inhouse Events Support

reception@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 88

Trainees

Julian Muhs

Trainee Social and Employment Policy

julian.muhs@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 97

Belinda Dear

Trainee PES Target Groups

belinda.dear@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 34

Michael Forte

Trainee Economic & Financial policies

michael.forte@pes.eu
+32 2 548 90 91