CAMBRIDGE - GÉANT is pleased to announce Erik Huizer as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Steve Cotter.
"It has been an enormous privilege to have led GÉANT during an important period of transformation and growth," said Steve Cotter. "I am proud to have worked with remarkable colleagues who are so committed to advancing R&E technologies and services throughout the world."
"The Board is thankful for Steve's period of service and leadership," said Christian Grimm, Chairman of GÉANT. "Steve's leadership has been instrumental in making important steps to complete the merger process. He very professionally implemented necessary changes in the organisation to enhance the delivery of valued services to Members of the Association. Steve also established a new Executive team that will benefit the Association, its Members and users in the European R&E community in the forthcoming years."
Erik Huizer has a long-standing involvement with the NREN community as a CTO of SURFnet. He was a member of the GÉANT Association Board and served as Managing Director for ICT at the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). Erik has fulfilled various board-level functions of Internet related organisations and for over 30 years he has been involved in education and research networking, Internet standardisation and Internet governance. For his contributions to the Internet he was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2014.
As Interim CEO, Erik will ensure GÉANT continues to evolve, ensuring a smooth transition whilst a permanent CEO is recruited.
