Board
The EFIS Board is composed of the President, the President-Elect, the Past President, the Secretary General and the Treasurer. The Board meets three/four times a year. Board Members are elected by the EFIS General Assembly and are appointed for a period of three years.
Click on the names below to download brief profiles of EFIS Board Members.
EFIS BOARD 2022-2024
President
Institute for Research in Biomedicine
Via Vincenzo Vela 6
CH-6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
Past Presdient
Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin (DRFZ)
Charitéplatz 1,
10117 Berlin, Germany
Marieke van Ham (Amsterdam)
Secretary General
Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation
Plesmanlaan 125
1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Winfried F. Pickl (Vienna)
Treasurer
Medical University of Vienna
Lazarettgasse 19
A-1090, Vienna, Austria
EFIS Boards - 1975-2021
1975–1978
President: A. Bussard (France)
Vice-Presidents: J. Lissowski (Poland) and O. Mäkelä (Scandinavia)
Secretary General: B. Jankovic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
1978–1980
President: C. Steffen (Austria)
Vice-Presidents: J. Gergely (Hungary) and A. Bussard (France)
Secretary General: B. Jankovic (Yugoslavia)
1980–1983
President: J. Gergely (Hungary)
Vice-Presidents: R. Arnon (Israel) and M. Hess (Switzerland)
Secretary General: J. D. Naysmith (UK)
1983–1986
President: R. Arnon (Israel)
Vice-President: M. Hess (Switzerland)
Past President: J. Gergely (Hungary)
Secretary General: J. D. Naysmith (UK)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
1986–1989
President: M. Hess (Switzerland)
Vice-President: A. Capron (France)
Past President: R. Arnon (Israel)
Secretary General: M. De Sousa (Portugal)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
1989–1992
President : A. Capron (France)
Vice-President : K. Eichmann (Germany)
Past President: M. Hess (Switzerland)
Secretary General: M. De Sousa (Portugal)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
1992–1995
President: K. Eichmann (Germany)
Vice-President: I. Pecht (Israel)
Past President: A. Capron (France)
Secretary General: S. H. E. Kaufmann (Germany)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
EC liaison officer: H. Bazin (Belgium)
1995–1998
President: I. Pecht (Israel)
Vice-President: W. Knapp (Austria)
Past President: K. Eichmann (Germany)
Secretary General: M. Daëron (France)
Treasurer: P. J. A. Capel (The Netherlands)
EC liaison officer: H. Bazin (Belgium)
1998–2000
President: W. Knapp (Austria)
Vice-President: S. Romagnani (Italy)
Past President: I. Pecht (Israel)
Secretary General: M. Daëron (France)
Treasurer: R. E. Schmidt (Germany)
EC liaison officer: H. Bazin (Belgium)
2000–2003
President: S. Romagnani (Italy)
Vice-President: F. Y. Liew (UK)
Past President: I. Pecht (Israel)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: R. E. Schmidt (Germany)
EC liaison officer: H. Bazin (Belgium)
2003–2006
President: F. Y. Liew (UK)
Vice-President: S. H. E.Kaufmann (Germany)
Past President: S. Romagnani (Italy)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: R. E. Schmidt (Germany)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2006–2009
President: S. H. E.Kaufmann (Germany)
President-Elect: C. Sautès-Fridman (France)
Past President: F. Y. Liew (UK)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: H. Stockinger (Austria)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2009–2012
President: C. Sautès-Fridman (France)
President-Elect: L. Moretta (Italy)
Past President: S. H. E.Kaufmann (Germany)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: H. Stockinger (Austria)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2012–2015
President: L. Moretta (Italy)
President-Elect: R. van Lier (The Netherlands)
Past President: C. Sautès-Fridman (France)
Secretary General: A. Erdei (Hungary)
Treasurer: H. Stockinger (Austria)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2016–2018
President: R. van Lier (The Netherlands)
President-Elect: A. Radbruch (Germany)
Past President: L. Moretta (Italy)
Secretary General: P. Engel (Spain)
Treasurer: W.F. Pickl (Austria)
EC liaison officer: A. Hoeveler (Belgium)
2019-2021
President: A. Radbruch (Germany)
President-Elect: F. Sallusto (Bellinzona)
Past President: R. van Lier (The Netherlands)
Secretary General: P. Engel (Spain)
Treasurer: W.F. Pickl (Austria)
