​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Secretary-General of the European Committee of the Regions has overall responsibility for preparing proceedings and implementing decisions taken by the statutory bodies: The Plenary Assembly, the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the President himself. As head of the secretariat, he oversees support to the Members as representatives of more than a million elected local and regional politicians across the EU.

The Secretary-General also supports the President in representing the CoR's interests to the other EU institutions and bodies as well as by managing the day-to-day operations of administration, member services, policy work, budget and communication.