Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to bring you the following news regarding ISAC's Executive Committee / Board of Directors:
- New ISAC President
- New Board of Directors
- Executive Committee election results
New ISAC President Announced
We are delighted to announce Professor Andreas Voss as the new President of ISAC!
Prof. Voss is a leading expert in infection prevention and control who works at the Microbiology and Infection Control Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands and has served on ISAC’s Executive Committee since 2013.
Prof. Voss will build upon the success of previous ISAC President, Prof. Po-Ren Hsueh, in helping ISAC achieve its aims of increasing knowledge of antimicrobial chemotherapy and tackling antibiotic resistance around the world.
We would like to thank Prof. Hsueh for everything he achieved in his role as ISAC President.
New Board of Directors
In accordance with the ISAC constitution, elected members of the Executive Committee nominate and select new Directors from within the committee. Geoff Coombs (Perth, Australia) takes over the role of ISAC President-Elect and we welcome Serhat Unal (Ankara, Turkey) to the Board as ISAC Secretary General. The new Board of Directors looks as follows:
Executive Committee election results
This year, we received many nominations and the ISAC Directors had to compile a shortlist. The six shortlisted candidates were all of an exceedingly high calibre. The final votes were very close and we are pleased to introduce the three new members of the Executive Committee who will play an important role in shaping the future of ISAC.
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