Professor Aidan Byrne has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Research Council (ARC).

 

Professor Byrne is currently the Dean of Science at the ANU and the Director of the ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Science.

 

He will commence as CEO on Monday, 23 July. ARC Executive General Manager Ms Leanne Harvey will continue to act as CEO until this time.

 

Former CEO Professor Margaret Sheil left the ARC last month after almost five years.