EA is very sad to have been informed of the sudden death of Paolo Bianco from ACCREDIA, the Italian national accreditation body, during this last weekend.

Paolo Bianco was ACCREDIA Testing Laboratories Department Director. After several years of active participation in the work of the Committee’s WGs and TFGs, he became the Chair of the EA Laboratory Committee and, as such, one member of the EA Executive Committee, in January 2012. Paolo was also strongly involved in EA peer-evaluations managed by the EA Multilateral Agreement Council.

EA will remember Paolo’s dedicated contribution to accreditation and EA for more than 25 years. All of his colleagues within EA will also be missing his great kindness.

EA was represented at his funeral which was held this Monday in Rome. EA is offering its deepest condolences to his wife and his family.