OLAF organisation chart (last update: 16/09/2023)
OLAF Senior Management
Mr Ville Itälä - Director-General
Short biography - Detailed biography
Information on meetings held by the Director-General
Mr Andreas Schwarz - Deputy Director-General
Short biography - Detailed biography
Directorate A – Expenditure - Operations and Investigations
Internal Investigations; Direct Expenditure - Operations and Investigations; Shared Management and Recovery and Resilience Facility - Operations and Investigations
Ms Joanna Krzeminska-Vamvaka - Director - Short biography - Detailed biography
Directorate B – Revenue and International Operations - Investigations and Strategy
Customs, Trade and Tobacco Anti-Fraud Strategy; Illicit Trade, Health and Environment - Operations and Investigations; Customs and Trade - Operations and Investigations; International Operations and Investigations
Mr Ernesto Bianchi - Director - Short biography - Detailed biography
Directorate C – Anti-Fraud Knowledge Centre
Anti-Corruption, Anti-Fraud Strategy and Analysis; Intelligence and Operational Analysis; Digital Strategy and Forensics; Monitoring and Reporting
Mr James Sweeney - Director - Short biography - Biography
Directorate D – Legal, Resources and Partnerships
Legislation, Policy and Document Management; Legal Advice; Finance and Compliance, Procurement and Security; Cooperation with EPPO and Anti-Fraud Partners
Ms Petra Kneuer - Director - Short biography - Detailed biography
Principal Adviser
Mr Florin Postica - Principal Adviser - Short biography - Detailed biography
While it has an individual independent status in its investigative function, OLAF is also part of the European Commission, under the responsibility of Johannes Hahn, Commissioner in charge of Budget and Administration.
A body of five outside experts - the Supervisory Committee - reinforce and guarantee OLAF’s independence by regularly monitoring the implementation of OLAF’s investigative function.