Mr Daniel Sacotte, was appointed by the March 1997 Council meeting as ESA's Director of Administration. Mr Sacotte, 51 years old and of French nationality, holds a 'Diplomme d'Etudes Appliques' in astrophysics. He was previously Deputy Director General, Administration, Finance and Human Resources, at Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), in France. [Image Date: 14-07-97] [97.07.001-003]