Today, the European Commission has decided to appoint Joanna Krzeminska-Vamvaka as Director of the Directorate in charge of Expenditure – Operations and Investigations in the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).
OLAF is a Directorate-General of the European Commission that investigates fraud against the EU budget, corruption and serious misconduct within the European institutions, and develops anti-fraud policy for the European Commission. It has statutory independence in the conduct of investigations.
Joanna Krzeminska-Vamvaka, a Polish national, works currently as Head of Unit for Enforcement, Market access and SMEs in the Directorate-General for Trade (TRADE) where she is in charge of the Single Entry Point for enforcement of trade agreements.
In her new position, she will draw on her extensive experience in conducting investigations in the field of trade defence, and on her thorough knowledge of budgetary, financial and human resources management issues, as well as on her solid communication and on her leadership skills. Earlier in her career, from 2006 until 2020, she worked for the Trade Defence Directorate in DG TRADE, being in charge of legal and economic aspects of trade defence investigations, becoming Head of Unit in 2016. She joined the Commission in 2005 as legal officer for the Directorate-General for Energy (ENER) where she was notably in charge of monitoring the implementation of financial rules and procedures. The date of effect will be determined later.