Structure

The Council is composed of representatives from the ESC Working Groups and from non-ESC sister organisations concerned with basic science.  It is led by a nucleus comprised of the Chair, Vice-Chair, Past-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer (see below).
The strategy of the Council is determined by the Strategy Group.

• Jeremy Pearson (United Kingdom), position: Chairperson & Summer School Coordinator
• Johannes Waltenberger (Germany), position: Vice-Chairperson
• Lina Badimon (Spain) position: Past-Chairperson
• Christian Weber (Germany), position: Treasurer
• Johann Wojta (Austria), position: Secretary, organisation: Working Group on Thrombosis
• Peter Ferdinandy (Hungary), position: Summer School co-coordinator, organisation: Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart
• Mary Sheppard (Ireland), organisation: Association for European Cardiovascular Pathology
• Jean-Luc Balligand (Belgium) organisation: Working Group on Myocardial Function
• Jozef Dulak (Poland), organisation: European Vascular Biology Organisation
• Dirk Duncker (Netherlands), organisation: Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation
• Pablo Garcia Pavia (Spain), organisation: Working Group on Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases
• Derek Hausenloy (United Kingdom), organisation: International Society of Heart Research - European Section
• Robert Kelly (France), organisation: Working Group on Development, Anatomy and Pathology
• Keld Per Kjeldsen (Denmark), organisation: Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy
• Axel Pries (Germany), organisation: European Society for Microcirculation
• Blanca Rodriguez (United Kingdom), organisation: Working Group E-Cardiology
• Gianpaolo Rossi (Italy), organisation: European Council for Cardiovascular Research
• Godfrey Smith (United Kingdom), organisation: Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology
• Lale Tokgozoglu (Turkey), organisation: European Atherosclerosis Society
• Imo Hoefer (Netherlands), organisation: Working Group on Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology

Ex-Officio Members

• Rudolf de Boer (Netherlands), position: HFA Liaison organisation: Heart Failure Association
• Karin R. Sipido (Belgium), position: EU Relations & Editor in Chief of Cardiovascular Research
• Wolfram-Hubertus Zimmermann (Germany), position: American Heart Association Liaison (AHA) organisation: Liaison Officer with American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences (BCVS)

Strategy Group 2016-2018
Andrew Newby: Chairperson 2004-2006
Karin Sipido: Chairperson 2006-2008
Raffaele De Caterina: Chairperson 2008-2010
Axel R. Pries: Chairperson 2010-2012
Barbara Casadei: Chairperson 2012-2014
Lina Badimon: Chairperson 2014-2016
Jeremy Pearson: Chairperson 2016-2018
Johannes Waltenberger: Vice-Chairperson 2016-2018
Johann Wojta: Secretary 2016-2018
Christian Weber: Treasurer 2016-2018

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