Maria Velentza
About:
Director for Horizontal Management at DG COMP (EC), responsible for coordination, legal and procedural aspects, digital business solutions, communication and strategic planning. She previously served as Director at DG COMP for Financial Institutions since 2016, covering antitrust, state aid and mergers. Qualified lawyer, she worked before joining COMP mainly in financial services and on business environment, pharmaceuticals and justice. She studied law in Athens and Paris, with focus in EU Law.
languages
English, Greek, Spanish, French, German
Expertise:
Experience:
Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission
Director at Directorate General Competition (DG COMP) - European Commission
November 2016 - Present • Brussels, Belgium
Antitrust/state aid/mergers/regulatory/financial services/IT and Artificial IntelligenceEuropean Commission (EC)
European Commission Official at European Commission (EC)
July 1992 - Present • Brussels , Belgium
European Commission OfficialEducation:
Paris Panthéon-Assas
1989 - 1990
European Law
Athens Faculty of Law
1984 - 1988
Law