Benjamin Besse: Honoured to Have Been Appointed President-Elect of the EORTC

Benjamin Besse, President-Elect of EORTC and Head of Clinical Research at Gustave Roussy, shared a post on LinkedIn:

I am deeply honoured to have been appointed President-Elect of the EORTC – European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer by the General Assembly today.

My heartfelt thanks go to all those who have supported me on this journey.

• To Michael Weller, my valued co-chair of the EORTC Scientific Chairs Council over the past four years;
• To Anne-Marie Dingemans, Remon Jordi, and the inspiring members of the EORTC Lung Cancer Group;
• To Fabrice Barlesi and Fabrice Andre for their unwavering support;
• To my incredible colleagues at Gustave Roussy – Laurence Albiges, Christophe Massard, Loriot Yohann, David Planchard, among others – and, above all, to my wife, whose support means everything.

I look forward to working closely with Winette van der Graaf and the outstanding EORTC team over the next five years, as we continue to expand the organization’s exceptional academic mission.

Read the special article: “Professor Benjamin Besse Named President-Elect: EORTC Announces New Leadership” in OncoDaily.