CERN management structure for 2026–2030 (part 1)

First opinion piece by the incoming Director-General announcing the 2026–2030 directorate structure, endorsed at the March Council session.

What it anchors

• Five sectors and 13 departments.
• ATS under Oliver Brüning with Beams (BE), Engineering (EN), Accelerator Systems (SY) and Technology (TE), entering LS3.
• Mar Capeáns leads the new Site Operations sector, “similar to that of a traditional Chief Operating Officer”.
• FHR retains FAP, HR and Industry, Procurement and Knowledge Transfer (IPT).