EANA Leadership

Stefano De Alessandri became the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of ANSA on September 6, 2018. He has a degree in economics from Milan’s Bocconi University and a wealth of experience in the general management of media- publishing companies and in management consulting. After starting his career at Mediaset, he held general management position at RCS Media Group, Condé Nast, Mondadori and Hachette Rusconi. Between 2013 and 2018 he was a partner and MED Region board member at EY (Ernst&Young) and he assumed senior positions at media sector associations for 10 years as Vice President of FIEG, Audipress, ADS and FIPP.

Alexandru Giboi is the Secretary General of EANA. Elected by the General Assembly of the organisation in September 2018, then reelected in 2021, and again in 2024, Alexandru Giboi had previously been the General Director and President of the Directors' Council of AGERPRES, the Romanian National News Agency. Born in Bucharest, Romania, in 1983, he was a member of the EANA Board between 2015 and 2018. Also, he was Secretary General of ABNA-SE - the Association of Balkan News Agencies between 2014 and 2018, and also acting President of the same organisation for one year between 2013 and 2014. Before working in the media sector, Alexandru Giboi worked as a press relations consultant.

Patrick Lacroix is CEO of Belga News Agency since 2015, guiding Belgium’s national news agency through a period of digital transformation, new business models, and European cooperation. He previously led the association and the collective rights organization of Flemish publishers after founding Gopress, Belgium’s press database now integrated into Belga.press. A graduate of Vlerick Business School (MBA), he combines strategic management experience with a strong focus on innovation, copyright, and AI in media. As EANA Board Member, he contributes to strengthening news agencies across Europe.

Claudia Victoria Nicolae is the Managing Director of AGERPRES, the Romanian National News Agency, since November 2018. Her mission is to manage the entire activity of the journalists and editors of the biggest news agency in Romania, while also being their representative in relations and collaboration with other national and international organizations, both public or private. Claudia Nicolae’s objective is to create and to preserve the framework the journalists from AGERPRES need to deliver accurate news so that the general public receives the most reliable and meaningful information possible. Prior to being Managing Director, Ms. Nicolae was an experienced journalist. She started working as a reporter in 2004, covering political news, and year by year her career developed to being the coordinator of the political news department of a news television in 2011 and, in 2016, she was appointed deputy managing director of AGERPRES. Claudia Nicolae has a degree in Journalism, but she is specialized, as well, in foreign policies, diplomacy, security and administration, with various training sessions graduated from The Romanian Diplomatic Institute or the National Defense College.

Aimilios Perdikaris is a seasoned media professional with extensive experience in journalism, communications and public affairs across printed, electronic and online media, as well as in various public institutions and private organizations in Greece. Since 2021, he has served as Chairman of the Board and General Manager of the Athens–Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), where he previously worked as a senior political correspondent. As head of AMNA, he chaired the EANA Committee for Public News Agencies. He is also a board member of ABNA-SE, where he previously served as President and has held the position of Vice-President of AMAN. He studied Law and holds a Master’s degree in Political Communication and New Media. He also specialized in Electoral Sociology as a PhD candidate.