Newswire: 18 Sep 2015 - CERN: Professor Sijbrand de Jong elected as next President of CERN Council

Geneva, 18 Sep 2015. CERN Council today announced the election of Professor Sijbrand de Jong as its 22nd President for a period of one year renewable twice, with a mandate starting on 1 January 2016. He will take over from Professor Agnieszka Zalewska who concludes her three-year term at the end of December. "Sijbrand de Jong has served the CERN Council with diligence, pragmatism and wisdom throughout my mandate as President to date,"" said the current President of Council Professor Agnieszka Za...