At its 173rd Closed Session today, CERN Council selected the Italian physicist, Dr Fabiola Gianotti, as the Organization's next Director-General. The appointment will be formalised at the December session of Council, and Dr Gianotti's mandate will begin on 1 January 2016 and run for a period of five years. Council rapidly converged in favour of Dr Gianotti.
"We were extremely impressed with all three candidates put forward by the search committee," said President of Council Agnieszka Zalewska.
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