Company
The Academia Europaea (the Academy of Europe)
The Academia Europaea (the Academy of Europe) is an active UK company (number 07028223), incorporated 2009, with 8 current directors including Milena Zic Fuchs and Professor Genoveva Marti. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Milena Zic FuchsDirector · since 2026
- Professor Genoveva MartiDirector · since 2025
- Professor Stephen EvansDirector · since 2023
- Professor Paolo PapaleDirector · since 2022
- Professor Eystein JansenDirector · since 2021
- Professor Bjorn WittrockDirector · since 2019
- Professor Eva KondorosiDirector · since 2016
- Professor Donald DingwellDirector · since 2014
- Dr David CoatesSecretary · since 2009
Previous officers 25
- Martin Kahanec 2025-2025 View profile
- Professor Milena Zic Fuchs 2022-2026 View profile
- Professor Marja Tertu Makarow 2021-2024 View profile
- Dr Oskar Mencer 2020-2022 View profile
- Professor Paul Holm 2020-2025 View profile
- Professor Veljko Milutinovic 2019-2020 View profile
- Professor Dagmar Coester-Waltjen 2017-2020 View profile
- Professor Kirsten Drotner 2017-2020 View profile
- Professor Alain Peyraube 2017-2020 View profile
- Professor Sir Peter Scott 2015-2016 View profile
- Professor Svend Erik Larsen 2014-2019 View profile
- Professor Balazs Gulyas 2014-2017 View profile
- Professor Hermann Maurer 2013-2015 View profile
- Professor Anne Buttimer 2012-2017 View profile
- Dr Andreu Mas-Colell 2012-2014 View profile
- Professor Jerzy Marian Langer 2010-2014 View profile
- Professor Roger James Elliott 2010-2015 View profile
- Professor Michel Che 2009-2013 View profile
- Prof Dr Sierd Auke Pieter Leonard Cloetingh 2009-2022 View profile
- Prof Dr Cinzia Ferrini 2009-2013 View profile
- Professor Ole Holger Petersen 2009-2023 View profile
- Professor Theo D'Haen 2009-2021 View profile
- Prof Dr Pieter Cornelis Emmer 2009-2013 View profile
- Professor Lars Walloe 2009-2014 View profile
- Sir Heap, Brian, Professor 2009-2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/09/2009
- Also a registered charity
- Academia Europaea (the Academy of Europe)
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Ole Holger Petersen ceased 2022-12-31
significant influence · notified 2016-06-01 - Possible match - 55 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 55 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- The Academia Europaea (the Academy of Europe)
is controlled by Ole Holger Petersen
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-06-01, ceased 2022-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ole Holger Petersen.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
8 directors on the board
- Professor Eystein Jansen Director · appointed 2021
- Professor Donald Dingwell Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Paolo Papale Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Stephen Evans Director · appointed 2023
- Professor Genoveva Marti Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Bjorn Wittrock Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Eva Kondorosi Director · appointed 2016
- Milena Zic Fuchs Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Professor Donald Dingwell Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Bjorn Wittrock Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Eva Kondorosi Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (7)
- Professor Eystein Jansen Director · appointed 2021
- Professor Donald Dingwell Director · appointed 2014
- Professor Paolo Papale Director · appointed 2022
- Professor Genoveva Marti Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Bjorn Wittrock Director · appointed 2019
- Professor Eva Kondorosi Director · appointed 2016
- Milena Zic Fuchs Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Professor Stephen Evans Director · appointed 2023
Left in the last 12 months
- Professor Milena Zic Fuchs Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
- Professor Paul Holm Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07028223
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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