Mr Martin Seychell is a graduate in chemistry and pharmaceutical technology.

He occupied the post of Head of Directorate for Foodstuffs and Chemicals at the Malta Standards Authority between 2001 and 2006, and that of Director of Environment Protection at the Malta Environment and Planning Authority between 2006 and 2011. He was appointed Deputy Director General for Health and Consumers at the European Commission in March 2011. Moreover, between 2014 and 2020, he was Deputy Director-General for Health in the Health and Food Safety DirectorateGeneral (SANTE), responsible for directorates dealing with public health and health systems and products, covering several policy areas including health security, health systems, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, tobacco control and digital health. He also represented the European Commission on the Management Board of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) between 2011 and 2020.

Since June 2020, he is the Deputy Director General at DG INTPA.