François Pierrot, elected Vice President of International Relations
On the recommendation of President Philippe Augé, François Pierrot was elected Vice President in charge of international relations at the University of Montpellier by the UM Board of Directors on Monday, March 13, 2023. He succeeds Patrick Caron, who has been called to other duties at CGIAR.
François Pierrot is Director of Research at Research at the Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics, and Microelectronics (UM/CNRS). Vice-President in charge of innovation and partnerships from 2015 to 2022 and Executive Director of I-SITE MUSE from 2017 to 2022, François Pierrot is now Deputy Director of the UM's Strategic and Structural Investment Committee.