Liisi de Backer

Liisi De Backer currently serves as Product Stewardship Manager at Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council) since January 2020. Prior to this role, Liisi worked as a Scientific Officer at the European Chemicals Agency from March 2009 to January 2020, focusing on compliance evaluations, chemicals safety assessments, and exposure assessments. Liisi's experience also includes serving as Chief Specialist at the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture, where responsibilities involved addressing Estonian legislation on plant protection products and representing Estonia in European Commission meetings. Further experience includes a role as Leading Specialist in the Plant Protection Department at the Estonian Plant Production Inspectorate, concentrating on environmental risk assessments of pesticides, and a research position at VTT Biotechnology. Educational qualifications include a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Food & Biotechnology from Tallinn University of Technology.