Management Team
Miroslav Slezak Head of Information and Communications Technology, Facility Management and Logistics Department
Miroslav Slezak joined the GSA in Brussels in 2006 and in 2012 helped to establish its headquarters in Prague. In 2015, he contributed to the start-up of the Single Resolution Board in Brussels and he led the IT unit of the European Defence Agency from 2016 to 2019. He returned to the GSA, now EUSPA, in January 2020.
Prior to this, Miroslav Slezak spent a few years in commercial application development, after which he entered the Czech diplomatic service and served for almost 10 years in various positions in Prague and Brussels, including 5 years in NATO HQ
Miroslav Slezak graduated from the Brno University of Technology in 1991. He holds a degree in software engineering, informatics and cybernetics.
Ezio Villa Head of Legal and Procurement Department, and Data Protection Officer (DPO)
With 18 years' experience as an attorney at law specialised in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate and commercial law, public procurement and PPP, Ezio Villa joined the GSA, now EUSPA, as Head of the Legal and Procurement Department in 2016, after having worked at the European Commission as a legal expert. Since 2018, Ezio Villa has been the Agency Data Protection Officer (DPO).
Kate Szabo Head of Finance Department
Kate Szabo joined the GSA, now EUSPA, in September 2012 after more than a decade of working for the European Commission in the Czech Republic in the area of finance. She became Head of Finance as of June 2016.