On 28 June, 2022, at the management committee meeting CERC’s elected members announced a change in leadership – Dr. Nutsa Kobakhidze has become CERC’s new Honorary Director, replacing Dr. Anatoly Oleksiyenko. The management committee members expressed appreciation towards Dr. Anatoly Oleksiyenko for his leadership that took place under crisis circumstances due to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The management committee members wished Dr. Kobakhidze success in her tenure as a new CERC Director.