Biography: Yves de Kermabon,
Head of EULEX Kosovo

Yves de Kermabon, Head of Mission EULEX Kosovo

Date of birth: 4 November 1948
Married, 5 children
Nationality: French
Profession/Rank: Retired army general
Education : Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (Military Academy).
Ecole Supérieure de Guerre (Joint Staff College).

Professional experience :

Since February 2008: Head of Mission EULEX Kosovo

2007 to 2008: Special Advisor to the EU SG/HR, Dr Javier Solana.

Strategic advisor for EU institutions & Member States

Coordination with relevant international organizations, including the United Nations, NATO and the OSCE.

2005 to 2007 : Command of the Headquarters of the Rapid Reaction Corps – FRANCE, LILLE

2004 to 2005: Command of the NATO KOSOVO Force (KFOR), PRISTINA

Before 2004: Various positions of command and responsibility in the French Army, in particular with the French Foreign Legion (in CAMBODIA with the UN, in former Yugoslavia with the UNPROFOR and IFOR, and in KOSOVO with KFOR)