1. ENISA shall be managed by its Executive Director, who shall be independent in the performance of his or her duties. The Executive Director shall be accountable to the Management Board.

2. The Executive Director shall report to the European Parliament on the performance of his or her duties when invited to do so. The Council may invite the Executive Director to report on the performance of his or her duties.

3. The Executive Director shall be responsible for:

(a) the day-to-day administration of ENISA;

(b) implementing the decisions adopted by the Management Board;

(c) preparing the draft single programming document and submitting it to the Management Board for approval before its submission to the Commission;

(d) implementing the single programming document and reporting to the Management Board thereon;

(e) preparing the consolidated annual report on ENISA’s activities, including the implementation of ENISA’s annual work programme, and presenting it to the Management Board for assessment and adoption;

(f) preparing an action plan that follows up on the conclusions of the retrospective evaluations, and reporting on progress every two years to the Commission;