The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Administrative Board on merit and on the basis of documented administrative and managerial skills, as well as relevant competence and experience, from a list of at least three candidates proposed by the Commission and Eurocontrol, based on the result of the public recruitment competition and after hearing the opinion of the representative appointed by the European Parliament.
Izpilddirektoru ieceļ Administratīvā padome , pamatojoties uz amata kandidāta nopelniem un dokumentētu administratīvā un vadošā darba prasmi, kā arī attiecīgām zināšanām un pieredzi, izvēloties no saraksta, kurā iekļauti vismaz trīs Komisijas un Eurocontrol piedāvātie kandidāti, pamatojoties uz atklāta darbinieku pieņemšanas konkursa rezultātiem un uzklausot Eiropas Parlamenta ieceltā pārstāvja viedokli.