The new director of Cambridge business school

The University of Cambridge has announced the proposed appointment of Professor Arnoud De Meyer, a leading figure in business school management, as the new Director of its Judge Business School, from September 2006. The nomination of Professor De Meyer follows an extensive international search and selection process. He will succeed Professor Dame Sandra Dawson, who has led the School since 1995.

The University's Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alison Richard, said: "I am delighted that Professor De Meyer has agreed to lead Judge Business School at this important time in its development. He is a leading figure in business school management with a distinguished international reputation for his academic work. The school has flourished under Sandra Dawson's leadership, and Professor De Meyer has a very strong base on which to build."

Professor De Meyer has been at INSEAD - a leading international business school with campuses in Europe (France) and Asia (Singapore) - since 1983, and is currently Deputy Dean. In 1999, De Meyer became the founding Dean of INSEAD's hugely successful campus in Asia (Singapore) and returned to France in 2002 to take up the post of Deputy Dean and Dean of Administration and External Relations at INSEAD.

Commenting on his appointment to the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School, Professor De Meyer said: "Judge Business School has achieved extraordinary success in a very short period of time. The Cambridge MBA programme is ranked among the best in the world, distinguished by the innovative, international and collaborative ethos that makes Cambridge such a unique and exciting place to discover and learn. With the exceptional breadth and reputation of this University, a thriving community of students, alumni, faculty and staff, and the strong support of the School's impressive Advisory Board and corporate partners, I relish the opportunity to build on the foundations of its success and lead Judge Business School through the next important phase of its development."