
Thomas Jakl – Deputy Director General, Chemicals Policy, Austrian Environment Ministry, HBM4EU Governing Board Chair
The HBM4EU Link to Policy – 27 April – 9:30 am CEST
MAIN ACTIVITIES
Austrian Environment Ministry, DG for, Environment and Circular Economy – Deputy Director General; Head of Department responsible for risk assessment and risk management of industrial chemicals; Head of EU – Presidency Delegation for international negotiations in the field of Chemicals policy during the Austrian – EU Council Presidencies (1998, 2006, 2018) Former President of EU – Council working group on REACH; Former President of the EU Council working group on international environmental policy (Chemicals)
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Fed. Ministry for Environment – Deputy Director General
HBM4EU (EU – wide initiative on Human Biomonitoring; Horizon 2020 EU – funded)
Chair of the Governing board, “Ambassador”;
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) – Member of Management board (2007-2016; Chair from 2008 to 2012)
Austrian Federal Agency for Site Remediation – Chair of Supervisory board
Austrian Federal Environment Agency – Deputy chair of Supervisory Board
OTHER SKILLS
Plant physiologist, PhD, MSc Earth Sciences;
Frequent Publisher of Articles in the Fields of Science and Environment related issues (High Quality Newspapers, Journals, Books – Initiator and Co Author of “Chemical Leasing” and “Chemical Leasing goes global”, Springer Vienna-New York).
Winner of most important Austrian “Environment – Award” in the field of Journalism,
Winner of the EU – “Genius” Award for “Chemical Leasing”;
Lecturer at various universities;