Guilhem de Seze
Head of Department
Department/Unit: Risk Assessment Production
Phone: +39 0521 036 778
Email address: Guilhem.DeSeze [at] efsa.europa.eu
Guilhem de Seze is Head of the Risk Assessment Production (ASSESS) Department at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Together with external experts from the 10 sectoral scientific panels of EFSA, the staff of the ASSESS department prepare scientific advice for decision makers in the European Union to support the management of risks in the food chain, from farm to fork.
Guilhem joined EFSA in 2016 as Head of the Scientific Evaluation of Regulated Products (REPRO) Department. Prior to joining EFSA he had been with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki since 2008. His two last positions in ECHA were Head of Unit, first for Substance Identification and Data Sharing, and then for Evaluation. Before this, Guilhem worked in the field of hazardous chemicals management in academia and in the chemical industry for over ten years. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University, USA, specialising in mechanisms of environmental exposure to pollutants.