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Isabelle Perignon

Director Consumers-Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers of European Commission

Is Director for ‘Consumer policy ' at the European Commission since October 2023. She was for four years (2019-2023) the Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Belgian Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders. Before this position, she worked as Head of Unit ‘Procedural criminal law' at the European Commission. Ms Pérignon was also a member of the Cabinet of several Commissioners, including Commissioner for Values and Transparency, the Czech Vera Jourova and former Commissioner for Home Affairs, the Swedish Cécilia Malmström.

Before joining the Commission in 2003, Isabelle Perignon was a solicitor specialising in EU law and was a member of the French and Belgian bars. She worked at Baker McKenzie law firm under the supervision of Ms Christine Lagarde. She holds a Master's Degree in European Legal Studies (LLM College of Europe) and a Master in Business Studies.