AECL gets new leadership

AECL gets new chief executive, chairman: it is great to have a scientist leading the laboratories especially in these crucial times with uncertain future!: "Ottawa said Robert Walker, who was senior vice-president of nuclear laboratories at AECL, will take over from Hugh MacDiarmid as chief executive.
Walker, an engineer by training, has also worked as assistant deputy minister of science and technology at the Department of National Defence and the chief executive of Defence Research and Development Canada.": http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2011/10/07/aecl-chief-executive.html

Here is the link to Dr. Robert Walker's bio: www.cna.ca/english/pdf/bios/Bob_Walker.pdf

Same story at Canada.com: http://blogs.canada.com/2011/10/07/troubled-aecl-gets-new-leadership/