Article 9 Appointment, dismissal or extension of the term of office of the Executive Director

The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Governing Board, from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure.

The Executive Director is a member of staff and shall be engaged as a temporary agent of the S2R Joint Undertaking under Article 2(a) of the Conditions of employment of other servants of the Union.

For the purpose of concluding the contract with the Executive Director, the S2R Joint Undertaking shall be represented by the chairperson of the Governing Board.

The term of office of the Executive Director shall be five years. By the end of that period, the Commission shall undertake an assessment that takes into account an evaluation of the performance of the Executive Director and the S2R Joint Undertaking's future tasks and challenges.

The Governing Board, acting on a proposal from the Commission, which takes into account the assessment referred to in paragraph 4, may extend once the term of office of the Executive Director for no more than five years.

An Executive Director whose term of office has been extended may not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the overall period.

The Executive Director may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Governing Board acting on a proposal from the Commission.