22/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - Marc Lemaître appointed Director General for Regional Policy. On Wednesday 22 June, the European Commission appointed Marc Lemaître as Director-General of its department for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). Mr Lemaître, a national from Luxembourg, is currently Director of the Office for Administration and Payment of individual entitlements (PMO). He will take up his new role on 1 September. Mr Lemaître will succeed current Director-General Mr Walter Deffaa, who will retire on that date. Mr Lemaître worked in the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the European Union, as well as Head of Cabinet for Ms Danuta Hübner, the Commissioner for Regional Policy. Mr Lemaître also headed the private office of Budget Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski from 2010 to 2013. (LC)