Richard Knubben joined EASA in February 2006, and is responsible for dealing with public affairs issues at national and European level, providing support to member associations on a variety of issues and assisting the creation and reinforcement of self-regulatory organisations across Europe.

Prior to joining EASA, Richard was a project manager at Panasonic Battery Sales Europe where he was responsible for a series of projects concerning risk management and country risk assessment, primarily in Central and Eastern Europe.

Richard holds an MA in Economics and Business Administration from Maastricht University, and an MPA in European Public Administration from the Catholic University of Leuven and Budapest University of Public Administration and Economic Sciences.

A native Dutch-speaker, Richard is fluent in English and German and also speaks French and Russian.

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