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Institutional development · Leadership and governance · Canada

Western University names François Carrier its first executive director of global engagement

Western University in Canada has named François Carrier as the first person to hold the title of executive director of global engagement.

Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Why it matters: Western University's global engagement post now has its first executive director, François Carrier, described by the university as the incoming leader.

Western University has announced that François Carrier is its first executive director of global engagement.

The university's newsroom reported Carrier, as the incoming leader, saying that meaningful international impact "ultimately comes down to people".

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Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

Western University has named François Carrier as the first holder of its executive director of global engagement title, and the university describes him as the incoming leader.

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