The European Commission decided on April 26 to appoint
Gilles Gantelet to the position of Director for Policy in its department for Environment (DG ENV).
Gantelet, a French national, joined the Commission in 1994. His
career at the Commission focused on communication policy, including as
Spokesperson for former Commissioners
Jacques Barrot and
Loyola de Palacio.
According to the Commission, he covered a variety of other topics,
including monitoring and implementation of various programmes and
priority policies in different areas such as transport, energy, internal
market, industry and environment as well as human resources and
regional policy. In 2010, Gantelet became Head of Unit for Communication
and Interinstitutional Relations in the department for Energy (DG
ENER). Since 2016, he is heading the unit in charge of Sustainable
Developments Goals Strategy in the department for Environment. The
appointment will take effect on May 1, 2017.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-commission-appoints-director-dg-env/