Catherine De Bolle has been the Executive Director of Europol, the European Union agency responsible for coordinating law enforcement and combating cross-border crime, since 2018. In her role, she leads Europol in its mission to ensure the safety of EU citizens by promoting information exchange and cooperation between police forces in Member States.
Before taking up her position as Director of Europol in May 2018, Catherine De Bolle was Commissioner General of the Belgian Federal Police from 2012 to 2018. Before her appointment as Commissioner General, Mrs. De Bolle was Chief of Police of the local police zone Ninove. In January 2015 she received the title of Public Manager of the Year. From November 2015 to November 2018, she was a member of the Interpol Executive Committee.
Mrs. De Bolle studied law at Ghent University and subsequently graduated from the Royal Gendarmerie Academy in Belgium.
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