The Board of the ESC may establish Committees to attend to specific tasks.
Each Committee shall have a set of Standing Instructions as to its scope, responsibility, authority, internal organisation, membership, term of office and appointment of members and similar which shall be determined by and approved by the Board.
President:
R. Ferrari, Italy
Past-President
K.M. Fox, United Kingdom
President-Elect
M. Komajda, France
Secretary/Treasurer
J.L. Zamorano, Spain
Vice-Presidents
R. De Caterina, Italy. VP Working Groups/Councils
A.G. Fraser, United Kingdom. VP Associations/External Affairs
S.D. Kristensen, Denmark. VP National Societies/Fellows
Councillors
K. Dickstein, Norway
K.A.A. Fox, United Kingdom
L. Gonçalves, Portugal
E. Swahn, Sweden
A. Torbicki, Poland
J. Waltenberger, Germany
Ex Officio Members
F. Pinto, Portugal. Chairman Congress Programme Committee
O. Smiseth, Norway. Chairman Education Committee
A. Vahanian, France. Chairman Practice Guidelines Committee
F. Van de Werf, Belgium. Chairman Publications Committee
W. Wijns, Belgium. Chairman European Union Relations Committee
J. McMurray, UK. President Heart Failure Association of the ESC
P. Nihoyannopoulos, UK. President European Association of Echocardiography
J. Brugada Terradellas, Spain. President European Heart Rhythm Association
D. Wood, UK. President European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation
W. Wijns, Belgium. European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions
A.J. Howard, France. Chief Executive ESC
B. Lefèvre, France. Executive Secretary