The European Commission has appointed Mr Marc Lemaître to the function of Director-General in the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD).
Mr Marc Lemaître is a Luxembourgish national and has 15 years of management experience at the European Commission. Since 2016, he has been the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). More recently, he also oversaw the formulation of several EU policies, such as the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative or React-EU. Previously, Mr Lemaître was the Head of Cabinet for the Commissioner for Budget and Financial programming and for two Commissioners in charge of regional policy.
Before joining the Commission in 2007, he was Deputy Director for Development Cooperation at the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to that, he served for ten years in the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the European Union and was notably in charge of the negotiations on the EU long-term budget 2007-2013.
The decision will take effect on 16 February 2023; until then the interim arrangement is in place.