To the Chairpersons of the National Committees, the International Committees, Regional Alliances, Affiliated Organisations and Technical Committees
A Message from the President:
Dear colleagues,
It is a pleasure for me to announce that ICOM has a new Director General. The Executive Council of ICOM, in its 127th session, unanimously approved the recommendation of the Selection Committee for a new Director General.
The new Director General of ICOM is Dr. Anne-Catherine Robert-Hauglustaine. She will start working for ICOM on 1 May 2014. The interim Director General Mrs. Hanna Pennock will continue until 16 May 2014 in order to assure a smooth transition.
Anne-Catherine Robert-Hauglustaine is the elected Treasurer of ICOM and will step back from this position on 30 April. The Executive Council, in its next meeting on 4-5 April, will decide upon a new Treasurer, according to the Statutes.
I am very happy with this choice of the Selection Committee, given Anne-Catherine’s experience in developing exhibitions in the field of science museums, her having chaired the International Committee on Exhibition Exchange, her management experience and her knowledge of the French law, as well as the fact that she is a university lecturer in museology at the Sorbonne.
You will find her CV and picture on ICOM’s webpage.
Enclosed please find the final report of the Selection Committee as accepted by the Executive Council on 12 December 2013.
Best wishes,
Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Hinz
President of ICOM
International Council of Museums
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