Director-General

Appointed by council, usually for five years, the Director-General manages CERN. A directorate assists the Director-General, who proposes its members to council. The Director-General reports directly to the council, and can also propose to council any adjustment deemed necessary to meet the evolving needs of the research programme.

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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

Press release
At CERN
06 November, 2024

CERN Council selects Mark Thomson as next Dir...

At CERN
Press release
06 November, 2024

Robert Aymar (1936 – 2024)

CERN Director-General from 2004 to 2008, he mobilised the teams to finish building the LHC and commission the machine

Obituary
At CERN
26 September, 2024

Robert Aymar (1936 – 2024)

At CERN
Obituary
26 September, 2024

Council week, accelerator restart and COVID-19 measures: your questions answered

The video and presentations from the 8 October information meeting are available online

News
At CERN
13 October, 2020

Council week, accelerator restart and COVID-1...

At CERN
News
13 October, 2020

A roll and B roll of the VNR sent to press to announce the Ceremony of the 60 Anniversary of CERN

Video
At CERN

A roll and B roll of the VNR sent to press ...

At CERN
Video

CERN is celebrating 60 years of science for peace in 2014

Video
At CERN

CERN is celebrating 60 years of science for...

At CERN
Video

CERN news, 4th July 2012 New boson spotted at the LHC: is it the Higgs?

Video
Experiments

CERN news, 4th July 2012 New boson spotted ...

Experiments
Video

Organization and management images gallery

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At CERN

Organization and management images gallery

At CERN
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2017: What can we expect?

CERN’s Director General, Fabiola Gianotti, discusses the opportunities for physics research in the coming year

News
Physics
27 January, 2017

2017: What can we expect?

Physics
News
27 January, 2017

Can ‘useless’ knowledge be useful?

Fabiola Gianotti, CERN’s Director-General, explains why knowledge for knowledge’s sake is the most valuable commodity we possess

Opinion
Knowledge sharing
13 September, 2016

Can ‘useless’ knowledge be useful?

Knowledge sharing
Opinion
13 September, 2016

Charting the future of CERN

CERN's Director General on why the coming years will be crucial for the long-term future of particle physics.

Opinion
Physics
14 March, 2016

Charting the future of CERN

Physics
Opinion
14 March, 2016

The discovery uncovered

In this week's Bulletin find out how the LIGO and Virgo collaborations announce the direct detection of gravitational waves

News
At CERN
15 February, 2016

The discovery uncovered

At CERN
News
15 February, 2016

First year of data taking at high energy for MoEDAL

In this week's Bulletin find out the MoEDAL’s physics programme

News
Accelerators
04 February, 2016

First year of data taking at high energy for ...

Accelerators
News
04 February, 2016