Elections to the Senior Staff Advisory Committee ("The Nine") 2009
The electronic voting process for the Senior Staff Advisory Committee ("The Nine") was closed on Friday, 5 June. Of the 433 Senior Staff members eligible to vote, 247 voted. The results are:
| Name | Department | Votes |
| Marco Cattaneo | PH | 62 |
| Edmond Ciapala | BE | 57 |
| Jean-Jacques Gras | BE | 33 |
| Sorin Ilie | TE | 9 |
| Erk Jensen | BE | 69 |
| Jose Miguel Jimenez | TE | 67 |
| Yacine Kadi | EN | 37 |
| Paul Lecoq | PH | 39 |
| Miguel Marquina | IT | 47 |
| Hans Muller | PH | 33 |
| James Purvis | HR | 113 |
| Gerard Tranquille | BE | 16 |
| Name | Department | Votes |
| Sudeshna Datta Cockerill | HR | 127 |
| Jens Vigen | GS | 88 |
The elected persons are James Purvis (HR), Erk Jensen (BE), and Jose Miguel Jimenez (TE) for Electoral Group 2 and Sudeshna Datta Cockerill (HR) for Electoral Group 5. Their mandate is from July 2009 to June 2012.
The Committee will now consist of these newly-elected members together with D. Forkel-Wirth (DG), R. Landua (PH), A. Pace (IT), P. Wells (PH), and Elena Wildner (BE).
My sincere congratulations to all of them. I would also like to thank all other candidates for standing for election, as well as Reinoud Martens, the Polling Officer.
Emmanuel Tsesmelis
Spokesperson of The Nine
by DG Unit