Executive leadership

Our network is led by 12 elected cities and their mayors. Six Forum chairs lead our thematic work. And our team in the Brussels office supports them all.

Executive committee

  • Mathias De Clercq Mayor of Ghent President
  • Jaume Collboni Mayor of Barcelona Vice President
  • Sara Funaro Mayor of Florence Secretary
  • Peeter Raudsepp Mayor of Tallinn Treasurer
  • João Rodrigues Mayor of Braga
  • Rafał Trzaskowski Mayor of Warsaw
  • Mike Josef Mayor of Frankfurt
  • Daniel Sazonov Mayor of Helsinki
  • Tomislav Tomašević Mayor of Zagreb
  • Johanna Rolland Mayor of Nantes
  • Eirik Lae Solberg Governing Mayor of Oslo
  • Vasil Aleksandrov Terziev Mayor of Sofia

Forum chairs

  • Bailie Annette Christie Convener for Culture, Sport & International Relations in Glasgow Culture
  • Emmanuel Sallaberry Vice President of Bordeaux Metropole Digital
  • Aix-Marseille-Provence New update coming soon Economic Development
  • Lars Strömgren Vice Mayor of Stockholm Mobility
  • Myriam Benchara Lyon Metropole Vice President Social Affairs

Strategy team

  • André Sobczak Secretary General
  • Olivier Baeselen Finance, HR and Office Manager
  • Maurice Bock Head of Digitalisation & Data Protection Officer
  • Louise Coffineau Policy Director
  • Guillermo Alvarez Garcia Director of Projects Finance and Data-Driven Performance
  • Nathalie Guri Projects and knowledge sharing director
  • Thomas Lymes Policy Director
  • Sinéad Mullins Director of Outreach and Member Engagement
  • Patricia de Wouters People and Operations Director