Kamil Kiljański

April 12, 2021

Kamil Kiljański is currently (acting) director for investment and head of the IPR unit at Directorate General for Single Market and Industry (DG GROW). Prior to this posting, he headed the units in charge of space data and international relations at Directorate General for Space and Defence (DG DEFIS), served as the Chief Economist at DG GROW and worked on regulatory matters in intellectual property and financial services at the (then) DG MARKT. Kamil began his career at the Commission in 2004 at the then newly established Chief Economist Team of DG Competition.

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