Director election: renewed mandate for Dr Andrea Ammon as Acting Director
At the 36th meeting of ECDC’s Management Board on 10 March, ECDC's Management Board dedicated the meeting to the election of the Director of ECDC.
At the 36th meeting of ECDC’s Management Board, on 10 March, ECDC's Management Board dedicated the meeting to the election of the Director of ECDC. No candidate obtained the required support from two-thirds of the Board members.
The Management Board has asked Dr Andrea Ammon to continue as the Acting Director until a new Director is appointed.
“The Management Board has not taken the decision lightly to not appoint a new Director, but it is vitally important that the Board, and the Member States that they represent, appoint the right person as they will be heading up an important public health organisation for Europe for the next five years,” said Dr Daniel Reynders, Chair of the Management Board.
“The Board is confident that Dr Andrea Ammon will continue to ably lead the Centre until a new Director is appointed,” added Dr Reynders.
The European Commission will launch a new process starting with the publication of the vacancy notice in the Official Journal in the coming months.
Photo:L to R: Martin Seychell, Management Board member; Dr Andrea Ammon, ECDC Acting Director; Dr Daniel Reynders, Chair of the Management Board.
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