<p>José Blanquez is the team leader of the coordination team of the SME pillar of the Single Market Programme.  Graduated in Commerce and Finance, he has worked ten years in the private sector in accountancy, audit and management control.  He integrated the European Commission in 1998, where before joining the COSME team, he has been the team leader of a Public Procurement and Grant Management team in a Financial Resources unit and a policy officer in a Strategic Unit in DG GROW.</p>