Joanna Drake, a former head of the European Commission representation in Malta, has been appointed deputy director-general at DG Environment to coordinate resource-efficiency policies and instruments.

Her appointment comes into effect on March 16.

Dr Drake joined the European Commission in October 2005. In 2010, she moved to DG GROW as a director and has been chair of the task force on the collaborative economy, new business models and SMEs since June 2015.

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