ACER Director

A word from Volker on his appointment as ACER Director ad interim (from 16 October 2025):

“I am honoured to be entrusted with leading ACER through this interim period from 16 October 2025 until the new Director is recruited. My main goal in the coming months is to ensure that the Agency continues to deliver on its mandate so that this transition is a time of consolidation - steadying the ship and preparing a solid foundation for the future.”

 - Volker Zuleger ​-

ACER is managed and represented by its Director. 

The Director’s term of office is five years. It may be prolonged by the Administrative Board once only, for a further five years.

Mr Volker Zuleger was appointed Director ad interim of ACER, following a decision by the Agency’s Administrative Board on 12 September. He took over as Director ad interim from 16 October 2025, ensuring the continuity of the service and the proper running of the Agency. He succeeds Mr Christian Zinglersen, who vacated the ACER Director post on 15 October to take up a new position elsewhere.

The Director represents the Agency vis-à-vis external stakeholders and ensures its internal functioning.

He adopts and publishes the official acts (opinions, recommendations and decisions), receiving a favourable opinion from the Board of Regulators.

He is responsible for drafting the annual work programme of the Agency and implementing it under the guidance of the Board of Regulators and the administrative control of the Administrative Board. The Director also draws up a preliminary draft budget and implements the Agency's approved budget. ​

Download high resolution photos of the ACER Director ad interim, Volker Zuleger:

• Official portrait
• Official portrait with ACER logo

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