ACE President Selma Harrington
re-elected for 2012-2013
The Architect’s Council of Europe (ACE), which is the representative
organisation for the architectural profession at European level, at its
General Assembly held on the 25 and 26 November 2011, in
Brussels, has re-elected Selma Harrington as President for the second
term and the two-year period 2012-2013
Selma Harrington
Image: © ACE
During its last General Assembly, the ACE held its Presidential and
Executive Board elections. On this occasion, Selma Harrington, the ACE President since 1st January 2010 and former Head of National delegation to the ACE on behalf of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, was reelected for a second two-year period.
She will be joined on the Executive Board by re-elected
members Lionel Dunet (France), Wolfgang Haack (Germany), newly elected Michel de Keyser (Belgium), Matjaz Durjava (Slovenia) and Nicholas Galabov (Bulgaria) as well as by the current members by rotation: Pawel Kobylanski (Poland), Konstantinos Belibassakis (Greece), Mauro Latini
(Italy), Christos Savva (Cyprus) and Pierre-Henri Schmutz (Switzerland).
Speaking to the General Assembly in Brussels, Mrs. Harrington stated that she wishes to continue and consolidate the process of internal resourcing and transition in the ACE, working both with the
Executive Board and the new Secretary General on implementing the ACE mid-term policy and on improving the ACE visibility and communications. "The vision, program and work invested by the Executive Board members and myself during the last two years are a base for continuity and will strive
to further refine communication and cooperation between the Executive Board, the ACE Staff and Member Organisations in order to effectively implement the agreed political actions". She said that she
took the role of President with deep interest and engagement and will continue to do so in the next term.
The re-elected President thanked all member organisations, delegates and representatives for giving her the opportunity to lead the ACE again for the next two-year period. She also expressed her commitment and determination to continue and successfully complete the process started with her election 2010 slogan Review, Resource, Re-imagine in the period ahead.
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