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Directors and Executive Secretaries Since 1948

1948-Current

Name of Director

Year

1.- Willy Begert

1951 - 1952

2.- Hans Peter Mueller

1952 - 1960

3.- Charles Johnson (Interim)

1960 - 1961

4.- Arthur Gillette and Glyn Roberts

August 1961-August 1963 and June 1961- Sept 1963

5.- Jean-Michel Bazinet

1962 – February 1967

6.- Michael Lakin

February 1967 – mid 1969

7.- François Pouliot

mid 1969 – mid 1971

8.- Anna Pindorova

Acting director 1971

9.- Mark Schomer

February 1972-October 1975

10.- Karin Erlenbach

July 1976-February 1978

11.- Brigitte Battonier

February 1978-January 1979

12.- Francis Atta Donkor

January 1979-December 1981

13.- John Read

February 1982 – March 1983

14.- Sabine Decker-Horz

July 1983 – October 1985

15.- Cristian Barbé

November 1985 – November 1988

16.- Alexei Krouglov

November 1988 – January 1992

17.- Nigel Watt

January 1992 – June 1998

18.- Patrick Duong

June 1998 – December 1999

19.- Simona Costanzo-Sow

April 2000 – December 2008

20.- Roel Forceville

Interim director Aug 2002 – Jan 2003

21.- Helmut Warmenhoven

Interim director March 2004 – Nov 2004

22.- Francesco Volpini

January 2009 – January 2013

23.- Bogdan Imre

Interim director January 2013 – August 2013

24.- Victoria Lovelock

June 2013 –

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