Raimundas Tuminauskas re-elected as a member of the GÉANT Management Board

Raimundas Tuminauskas re-elected as a member of the GÉANT Management Board

During the virtual GÉANT General Assembly, the GÉANT community management team was selected. Andreas Dudler (SWITCH) was appointed Chair of the Board, replacing Christian Grimm after a six-year term. Grimm (DFN), held this position for six years. Members of the GÉANT community unanimously emphasized that his period in this position was extremely successful, with many exciting projects.

Raimundas Tuminauskas – Head of the PSNC Network and Service Infrastructure Department is among the four members of the Board appointed for the next year. This will be his last, sixth, year in the board.

source: https://www.geant.org

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