Tag: management
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New spokesperson team for the LHCb Collaboration
On 1 July 2026, the management of the LHCb Collaboration changed. The new spokesperson team of Tim Gershon (Spokesperson, University of Warwick) and Paula Collins (Deputy Spokesperson, CERN) succeed Vincenzo Vagnoni (INFN Bologna), Patrick Robbe (IJCLab) and Ulrich Uwer (Heidelberg University). Tim and Paula will work together in the LHCb management with Eric Thomas (Technical
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Q&A with CERN’s Chief Information Officer (CIO)
From 2026, CERN’s senior management includes the new role of CIO – Enrica Porcari answers questions about what this means for the Organization
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Modernising the tools behind CERN’s daily work
Two large transformation initiatives, the HCM project and the ERP project, have been launched to modernise the administrative systems that support CERN’s day-to-day work, making them more efficient, more integrated and easier to use. These projects will affect up to 35 000 people and are expected to be completed between the end of 2028 (HCM) and
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CMS welcomes new management for 2026–2028
With more than 6000 scientists, engineers, technicians, administrators and students, CMS is one of the world’s largest scientific collaborations. From 1 January 2026 to 31 August 2028, Anadi Canepa has the important role of representing the Collaboration as its Spokesperson. Joining her as deputies are Hafeez Hoorani, who continues in his present role until 31
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ALICE welcomes its new management
From 1 January 2026 onward, Kai Schweda has assumed the role of ALICE spokesperson, alongside Andrea Dainese and Anthony Robert Timmins, new deputy spokespersons of the collaboration
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Leadership handover at HL-LHC
Oliver Brüning, who has led the HL-LHC project since 2020, is handing the position of HL-LHC project leader over to Markus Zerlauth
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CERN management structure for 2026–2030, part 3
Since my last message in June, I’m happy to say that my nominations for department heads have now been approved at the September session of the CERN Council
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CERN management structure for 2026–2030, part 2
The CERN Directors for 2026–2030 have now been appointed by the CERN Council at its June 2025 session. As well as announcing this team, I also want to outline the next steps to establish the wider CERN leadership team
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CERN management structure for 2026–2030
The new CERN management structure, endorsed by the Council last week, is motivated by the Organization’s key priorities for the coming years
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CERN Council selects Mark Thomson as next Director-General, starting in 2026
Professor Thomson’s five-year mandate will begin on 1 January 2026