The ESTIV board typically consists of experienced professionals alongside early-career scientists from academia, industry, government institutions, and NGOs. Board members represent solely their personal views and not those of their respective organisations.

President: Helena Kanďárová

Vice-president: Mohamed Fathi Abdallah

Treasurer: Amer Jamalpoor

Members (alphabetically): Clive Roper, Marketa Dvořáková, Arno Gutleb, Dries Knapen, Luiz Ladeira, Benoit Maisonneuve, Peter Pôbiš, Andreas Stucki, You Suong, Bambou Tan, Iva Sovadinová, Rita Ortega Vallbona

ASCCT liaison: Kristie Sullivan
JSAAE liaison: Yasunari Kanda

ESTIV 2026 Working Groups and Teams:

• ASCCT-ESTIV Webinars Teams: Iva Sovadinova (Lead), Kristie Sullivan, Yasunari Kanda
• ESTIV 2026 Applied Training Courses: Bambou Tan (Lead), Luiz Ladeira, Arno Gutleb, Luiz Ladeira, Benoit Maisonneuve, Helena Kandarova
• Awards and Bursaries: Clive Roper (Lead), Helena Kandarova, Amer Jamalpoor, ad hoc members depending on the meeting and award type
• ESTIV Communication Team: Bambou Tan (Lead), Marketa Dvořáková, Helena Kandarova,
• ESTIV Early Career Network (ECN): Mohamed Fathi Abdallah (Lead), Luiz Ladeira, Peter Pôbiš, Andreas Stucki, Benoit Maisonneuve, Bambou Tan
• SAAOP Working Group: Dries Knapen, You Suong
• ESTIV 2026 TIV Special Issue Editors: Helena Kandarova, Mohamed Fathi Abdallah, Luiz Ladeira

Audit Committee overseeing ESTIV processes:

Mathieu Vinken, Belgium and Erwin van Vliet, The Netherlands

Past ESTIV Presidents and ESTIV Board members

The chronology is created around the years of the serving president and has also been largely reconstructed based on the historical newsletters. If you spot an error or need a correction, please don’t hesitate to contact the ESTIV secretariat.

2004- Helena Kandarova, Slovak Republic
Clive Roper (Vice-president 2024-2026), Mohamed Fathi Abdallah (Vice-president since 2026, ESTIV ECN 2024-2026), Amer Jamalpoor (Treasurer), Denisa Svatkova (Secretariat), Iva Sovadinova (Webinars), Arno Gutleb (ESTIV Applied course), Markéta Dvořáková (Communication), Luiz Ladeira (ESTIV ECN, ESTIV Applied courses), Andreas Stucki (ESTIV ECN), Benoit Maisonneuve (ESTIV ECN, ESTIV Applied training course), Bambou Tan (ESTIV ECN, ESTIV Applied training course, Communications), Peter Pôbiš (ESTIV ECN, Communication), Rita Ortega Vallbona (ESTIV ECN, ESTIV Applied Training course) Kristie Sullivan (ASCCT liaison, Webinars), Yasunari Kanda (Webinars, JSAAE and AFSAAE liaison, Webinars)

2000-2024 Helena Kandarova, Slovak Republic
João Barroso (Vice-president), Erwin van Vliet and Jochem Louise (Treasurers), Denisa Svatkova (Secretariat), Iwona Wilk-Zasadna (Newsletter), Anne Marie Vinggaard (Webinars, TIV Special Issues), Arno Gutleb (ESTIV Applied course), Markéta Dvořáková (Newsletter & Communication), Tim Allen (ESTIV Applied courses, Early Career Scientists), Sofia-Batista Leite (Students and Communication), Erin Hill (ASCCT liaison), Hajime Kojima (JSAAE liaison)

2016-2000 Mathieu Vinken, Belgium
Chantra Eskes (Past president, Training courses), Elsa Casimiro (Vice president), Laura Suter-Dick and Iwona Wilk-Zasadna (Secretary/ Newsletter), Erwin van Vliet (Treasurer), Helena Kandárová (Communications and website), Paul Jennings (EC grants and website), João Barroso (Sponsors), Anne Marie Vinggaard (Affiliations), Leonora Buzanska (Students), Philippe Bourrinet (ESTIV 2016), Mardash Daneshian (ESTIV 2018).

2012-2016 Chantra Eskes, Switzerland (President)
Mathieu Vinken (Vice president, ECHA representative and Training), Elsa Casimiro (Secretary), Laura Suter-Dick (Treasurer), Helena Kandárová (Communication & Newsletter), Paul Jennings (EC Projects & website), Francesca Caloni (Affiliations), João Barroso (Sponsors), Leonora Buzanska (Students), Jan van der Valk (ESTIV 2014), Philippe Bourrinet (ESTIV 2016)

2009-2012 Greet Schoeters, Belgium (President)
Horst Spielmann (Past-president), Jan van der Valk (Vice-president), Alison Gray (Secretary), Sjeng Horbach (Treasurer), Margit Heinlaan (Student members), Maria Laura Scarino (Members liaison), Chantra Eskes (Sponsor coordinator), Francesca Caloni (Affiliations), Sonja Jeram (Newsletter)

2002-2008 Horst Spielmann, Germany (President)
Bob Combes (Past president), Hasso Seibert (Vice-president), Jan van der Valk (Secretary), Sjeng Horbach (Treasurer), Sonja Jeram (Newsletter), Margit Heinlaan (Students), Alison Gray (Affiliations), Greet Schoeters (Workshop coordinator), Chantra Eskes (Sponsor coordinator), Maria Laura Scarino (Members liaison)

1999–2002 Bob Combes, United Kingdom (President),
Flavia Zucco (Past-President), Alphons Rutten (Treasurer), Diane Benford (Secretary), Michael Balls, C. Barnett, M. Camatini, C. Clemedson, J. Clements, Maria-José Gómez-Lechón, Francelyne Marano, Marc Pallardy, Darius Sladowski, Horst Spielmann

1994-1998 Flavia Zucco, Italy (First president, founding member of ESTIV)
Francelyne Marano (Vice-president, founding member of ESTIV ), Alphons Rutten (Treasurer, founding member of ESTIV ), Diane Benford (Secretary, founding member of ESTIV),