Μαρία Παπατζίκου

Maria Papatzikou is Quality Director at the Hellenic Accreditation System (ESYD), the Greek National Accreditation Body, with extensive experience in accreditation, quality management, institutional development and international cooperation.
Throughout her career at ESYD, she has held responsibilities across quality management, training, development and promotion, and complaints management, contributing to the effective operation and continuous improvement of the accreditation system.
Maria has a long-standing involvement in the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA), having served as EA Vice-Chair and Chair of the EA Multilateral Agreement Council (MAC), as well as a member of the EA Executive Committee and several technical and strategic working groups. As of 1 January 2027, she will assume the Presidency of the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA).
At the global level, she currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI) Arrangement Committee (MRAC) and Vice-Chair of the Arrangement Management Committee (AMC).
Her work focuses on strengthening the credibility and consistency of accreditation, promoting international recognition, supporting the harmonised application of accreditation requirements, and fostering mutual trust among accreditation bodies and conformity assessment stakeholders worldwide.