diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/vredefinition/server/VREDefinitionServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/vredefinition/server/VREDefinitionServiceImpl.java
index 93a2aab..7df8f8b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/vredefinition/server/VREDefinitionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/admin/vredefinition/server/VREDefinitionServiceImpl.java
@@ -271,8 +271,9 @@ public class VREDefinitionServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements VR
 			return getFakeBelongingUsers();
 		}
 		else {
+			UserManager um = null;
 			try {
-				UserManager um = new LiferayUserManager();
+				um = new LiferayUserManager();
 				long currOrgid  = getASLSession().getGroupId();
 				RoleManager rm = new LiferayRoleManager();
 
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ public class VREDefinitionServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements VR
 			try {
 				ArrayList<String> managers  = new ArrayList<String>();
 				for (int i = 0; i < belongingUsers.size(); i++) {
-					managers.add(belongingUsers.get(i).getScreenName());
+					managers.add(belongingUsers.get(i).getFullname()+" ("+belongingUsers.get(i).getScreenName()+")");
 				}
 				toReturn.put("Manager", managers);
 
@@ -312,10 +313,12 @@ public class VREDefinitionServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements VR
 						" There must be at least one.");
 
 			}	
-
-			toReturn.put("Designer", username);
-
 			try {
+				
+			String fullName = um.getUserByScreenName(username).getFullname();
+			toReturn.put("Designer", fullName+" ("+username+")");
+
+			
 				VREDescriptionBean vre = getVREInSession();
 				if(vre!= null) {
 					toReturn.put("vreName",vre.getName());
@@ -326,7 +329,7 @@ public class VREDefinitionServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements VR
 					toReturn.put("vreEndTime",vre.getEndTime());
 				}
 			} catch (Exception e){
-
+				e.printStackTrace();
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -339,12 +342,12 @@ public class VREDefinitionServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements VR
 
 		ArrayList<String> managers = new ArrayList<String>();
 
-		managers.add("antonio.gioia");
-		managers.add("andrea.manzi");
-		managers.add("massimiliano.assante");
+		managers.add("Pasquale Pagano (pasquale.pagano)");
+		managers.add("Andrea Manzi (andrea.manzi)");
+		managers.add("Massimiliano Assante (massimiliano.assante)");
 		ret.put("Manager",managers);
 
-		ret.put("Designer", "antonio.gioia");
+		ret.put("Designer", "Leanoardo Candela (leonardo.candela)");
 		try {
 			VREDescriptionBean vre = getVREInSession();
 			if(vre!= null) {
@@ -361,10 +364,19 @@ public class VREDefinitionServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements VR
 		}
 		return ret;
 	}
+	
+	private String extractUserName(String toExtract) {
+		int openBracket = toExtract.indexOf("(")+1;
+		int closeBracket = toExtract.indexOf(")");
+		return toExtract.substring(openBracket, closeBracket);
+	}
 
 	public String setVRE(VREDescriptionBean bean, String[] functionalityIDs, HashMap<String, List<ExternalResourceModel>> funcToExternalResources)
 			throws VREDefinitionException {
 
+		bean.setDesigner(extractUserName(bean.getDesigner()));
+		bean.setManager(extractUserName(bean.getManager()));
+		
 		setVREDescription(bean);
 		setFunctionality(functionalityIDs, funcToExternalResources);
 		try {