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Chapter 7 - Maturity
also necessary to keep the underlying organisation established
by Maier-Leibnitz which had proved to be so effective. This second point was not easy to achieve. Since the departure of Maier-Leibnitz 12 directors [16 in 2018] have succeeded him (alternately German or British, with one exception105 between 1991 and 1994 during which Jean Charvolin, who was French, took over). There have been 20 deputy directors (some of which became directors). Since the arrival of the British there have been
Fig. 7.3: Group photograph taken in September 2001 with past directors and deputy directors. First row (left to right) Scherm, Leadbetter, Dubbers, Enderby, Schofield, Day, Jacrot, Armbruster, Second row: Haensel, Carlile, Vettier, Fender, Joffrin, Springer, Gläser.
two deputy directors simultaneously. The table 7.1 shows the
list of these successive leaders (see also Fig. 7.3). Often a new director calls into question work of a predecessor. This is not what happened in general at the ILL. What made the ILL novel has
105 The exception was made at the request of the French because of the reconstruction of the reactor during this period.
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