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Eurovision.tv introduces you to the key people behind the Eurovision Song Contest at the EBU. For more information about the Reference Group, the contest's executive Expert Committee for all Members, visit the information page about the Group.

Jørgen Franck

The Eurovision Song Contest is a co-production between EBU Members and Eurovision TV, of which Jørgen Franck is interim Director.

Svante Stockselius

Swedish-born Svante Stockselius (52) is the Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of the EBU. After a 16-year carreer at the Swedish newspaper Expressen, he moved to the national broadcaster SVT. In 2000, he was Executive Producer of the Eurovision Song Contest. Stockselius was also one one of the architects of the current Swedish national selection format, Melodifestivalen. He took office as Executive Supervisor in 2004. The 2009 contest is the sixth under his supervision.

Kati Varblane

Estonian-born Kati Varblane is Event Manager of the Eurovision Song Contest and Junior Eurovision Song Contest at the European Broadcasting Union. In 2002, Varblane was working for Estonian broadcaster ETV and as such responsible for the accreditation process for the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2005, Varblane was head of accreditation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. In 2006, she joined the EBU as Event Manager, succeeding Jill Paulsson.

Nicoletta Iacobacci

Nicoletta Iacobacci, Italian of origin, is Head of the Eurovision TV Interactive Unit, and as such responsible for all new- and cross-media productions of the Eurovision Family of events. Iacobacci was one of the internet pioneers at the Italian public broadcaster RAI. After living and working in New York for several years, she joined the EBU in early 2006.

Sietse Bakker

Dutchman Sietse Bakker (25) is Manager Communications & PR for the Eurovision Family of Events at the European Broadcasting Union. In 2000, he founded the website esctoday.com, which would become the most popular Eurovision Song Contest fan site on the internet. In 2006, he was asked to join the EBU to produce the websites of the Eurovision events at the Interactive Unit. In 2007, he became responsible of all external communications of the three Eurovision Family events; the Eurovision Song Contest, Junior Eurovision Song Contest and Eurovision Dance Contest.

Jarmo Siim

Estonian-born Jarmo Siim (25) is Media Officer for the Eurovision Family of Events. He supports communications and public relations activities, and coordinates the efforts of the volunteer team that is backing the websites.

Wouter van Vliet

Wouter van Vliet (28), Dutch of origin, is Project Developer at the Eurovision TV Interactive Unit. As such, he is dealing with development of all Eurovision Family event websites and maintains the technical facilities behind them.

Other people involved with the Eurovision Song Contest at the EBU are Frank Saelens (EBU Operations), Timothy Graig (EBU Operations) and Laetitia Gonnet (EBU Legal Department).