Structure

CRT Nucleus: Comprises the CRT chairs and representatives from the ESC and industry. The nucleus is responsible for driving and supervising CRT activities.

CRT Plenary Group: Comprises all CRT members.

CRT Plenary Group is composed of:

ESC Board Members
Industry representatives from the cardiovascular field who paid a membership fee to join (2 representatives per company).

CRT Governance

The administration of the CRT is conducted by a group composed of Co-Chairs and Nucleus Members

CRT Co-Chairs: Job description

The CRT is co-chaired by an ESC and an industry representative:

For the ESC, this is the President-Elect (2-year mandate)
For industry, an election by the CRT Industry members for a 3-year mandate.

CRT Nucleus Members: Job description

This group oversees the CRT activities and is composed of:

CRT Co-Chairs
ESC Members appointed by the ESC Co-Chair (2-year mandate)
The previous Industry Chair as Advisor
7 elected industry representatives from each industry sector (2-year mandate aligned with the ESC mandate); elected by the industry members

CRT Academic Members, mandate September 2024-August 2026

CRT Industry Members, mandate 2024-2026

Industry Co-Chair position

Since 2018, an election process has been established to appoint the Industry Co-Chair of the ESC Cardiovascular Round Table (CRT).

Professor Alexandra Goncalves was elected in 2022 for a three-year term that runs until August 2025.

Election Results:

We are pleased to announce, Dr. Bettina Kraus: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. has been elected and will start her mandate in September 2025 until August 2028

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