Other Committees

The European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) is built on collaboration. Our committees are essential in shaping initiatives and advancing our mission to improve cardiovascular health globally. Appointed by the Executive Committee as outlined in our Constitution, these committees are formed as necessary to drive the Society’s activities and projects. Discover their responsibilities and the experts leading this important work.

Award Committee


Prof Sheila Francis

Chair 2025-2028
Sheffield, UK

Prof Philippe Moulin

Co-chair 2025-2028
Lyon, France

Prof Michal Vrablik

Member 2025-2028
Prague, Czech Republic

Dr Anna Lebedeva

Member 2025-2028
Dresden, Germany

Prof Gerard Pasterkamp

Member 2025-2028
Utrecht, the Netherlands

Dr Mandy Grootaert

Member 2025-2028
Leuven, Belgium

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Compliance and Ethics Oversight Committee (CEOC)


Prof Kausik Ray

Chair 2025-2028
London, UK

Prof Lluis Masana

2025-2028
Reus, Spain

Dr Dimitrios Tsiantulas

2025-2028
Vienna, Austria

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Congress Committee


Prof Christoph Binder

Chair 2025-2028
Vienna, Austria

Assoc Prof Jeffrey Kroon

Co-chair 2025-2028
Amsterdam, the Netherlands

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Consensus Coordinators


Prof Christoph Binder

Chair 2025-2028
Vienna, Austria

Prof Marianne Benn

Consensus coordinator 2025-2028 Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof Jeanine Roeters van Lennep

Consensus coordinator 2025-2028
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Prof Stefano Romeo

Consensus coordinator 2025-2028
Gothenburg, Sweden

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Corporate Relations Committee


Prof Børge G Nordestgaard

Chair
EAS President
Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof Lale Tokgözoğlu

Member 2026
EAS Past President
Ankara, Turkey

Prof Kausik Ray

Member
EAS Immediate Past-President
London, UK

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Education Committee


Prof Kirsten B Holven

Co-chair 2025-2028
Oslo, Norway

Prof Evangelos Liberopoulos

Co-chair 2025-2027
Athens, Greece

Prof Marianne Benn

Member 2022-2026
Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof Stefano Romeo

Member 2026
Gothenburg, Sweden

Prof Shoaib Afzal

Member 2025-2028
Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof Philippe Moulin

Adjunct Member 2026
Lyon, France

Prof Alexandros Tselepis

Adjunct Member 2026
Athens, Greece

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Lipid Clinic Network Committee


Prof Børge G Nordestgaard

EAS President 2025-2028
Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof Kausik Ray

EAS Past-President 2025-2028
London, UK

Prof Jeanine Roeters van Lennep

EAS Vice President 2025-2028
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Prof Kirsten B Holven

EAS Executive Committee member Education 2025-2028
Oslo, Norway

Prof Ulrich Laufs

EAS Secretary 2025-2028
Leipzig, Germany

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National Societies Committee


Prof Meral Kayikcioglu

Chair 2025-2028
Ege, Turkey

Prof Alberto Zambon

Member 2025-2027
Padua, Italy

Prof Alexandros Tselepis

LatAm & LIPRA 2025-2028
Athens, Greece

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Social Media Committee


Prof Katariina Öörni

Chair 2025-2028
Helsinki, Finland

Prof Meral Kayikcioglu

Member 2025-2028
Ege, Turkey

Prof Jeanine Roeters van Lennep

Member 2026
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Associate Professor Pierre Sabouret

Adjunct Member 2026
Paris, France

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Young Fellows Programme Directors


Prof Shoaib Afzal

Programme scientific director 2025-2028
Copenhagen, Denmark

Prof Jeanine Roeters van Lennep

Programme scientific director 2025-2028
Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Prof Christoph Binder

Programme scientific director 2025-2028
Vienna, Austria

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