Executive Council Application Form

DIGITALEUROPE’s Executive Councils bring together senior industry leaders to provide strategic, business-driven input into our advocacy work along five key sectors: Energy, Defence, Health, Finance and Public Sector.

The Councils complement our policy and working groups by acting as a strategic forum for top-level discussions with decision-makers, enriching our messages with practical business insights and evidence, and strengthening our advocacy impact.

Visit this page for more information on goals, composition and activities of each of our Councils. Detailed information about the nomination process and rules is available at our member platform. For additional questions, please contact marta.pont@digitaleurope.org.

Candidates are put forward by member companies during an annual nomination window (April-May). The Operations Committee reviews the candidacies and selects the most suitable ones to strengthen the influence of the Executive Councils based on the good governance rules adopted by the Executive Board (available here).

Candidates serve for a two-year mandate and may be endorsed for another consecutive 2-year term.

- Call for candidates: 20 April - 8 May 2026 - Endorsement by Operations Committee: 26 May 2026 - Start of mandate: immediately following endorsement by the Operations Committee

Each Council is composed of up to 10 members, with up to 2 additional members appointed at the discretion of the Operations Committee. There are 4 open positions across our Executive Councils:

- 1 in the Finance Executive Council - 3 in the Public Sector Executive Council

• Seniority: Senior Vice President/Executive Vice President level or N-2 from CEO • Profile: Business responsibility (P&L) required • Limitations: Maximum two seats per company across our five Executive Councils

Selection will also take into account the overall balance of each Executive Council, including gender diversity and value chain representation, in line with our diversity objectives.

Please refer to our good governance rules here for further information. Information on the current composition of each Executive Council is available here. An overview of the current gender distribution across our Councils is provided below.

1. Personal & Contact information

The personal data provided in this form will be processed for the purpose of assessing applications and, where a candidate is approved, for the ongoing administration and day-to-day contact relating to Executive Council membership.

Please upload a professional picture (high quality)

2. Company information & Reporting lines

What is your hierarchical position within the company?

Reporting line

N-0: CEO

N-1: direct report to the CEO

N-2: I report to someone who directly reports to the CEO)

3. Executive Council membership

Which Executive Council are you applying for?

You can read about the Executive Council's goals, composition and activities here.

Exec Council name

Finance Executive Council

Public Sector Executive Council

Another Executive Council (exceptional request for an additional seat)

4. Experience and Motivation

Please briefly explain 1) why you / your company wishes to join this Council and 2) what strategic business perspective or expertise you would bring to its current composition.

5. Declaration & Consent

By submitting this application, I hereby confirm the following:

Confirmations

I meet the seniority & eligibility requirements, including the minimum level and business / P&L responsibility criteria.

I confirm that my candidacy has been discussed and approved internally by my company.

I confirm that my company would not exceed the maximum number of 2 seats across the Executive Councils should my candidacy be approved.

I confirm that I can actively participate in the Council’s work, including 2 online calls and one in-person meeting in Brussels per year, and written input when needed.

Executive Councils - Call for applications

Application Form