The archaeologist Antoni Ferrer has been proposed as director of the Talayotic Menorca Agency by the Governing Council of this organism, after having obtained the unanimous vote of the Evaluation Commission, following the regulated procedure. The proposal was made effective today, 16th June, at the agency's Governing Council, and will take effect as soon as the decree of appointment is signed by the president of the Consell Insular de Menorca, Susana Mora.
Ferrer is one of the architects of the reformulation of the Talayotic Menorca candidacy from 2017. Specialised in the prehistory and protohistory of the Balearic Islands, he was the island director of Culture and Heritage of the Consell Insular de Menorca between 2015 and 2019. With a long career in the field of research, he currently co-directs the projects of the sites of Cornia Nou and Cala Morell (Menorca), and that of Sa Ferradura (Mallorca).
From now on, Antoni Ferrer will be responsible for directing and managing the agency so that it fulfils and achieves the objectives attributed to it by its statutes, and to guarantee the coherence of this management with the requirements of the inscription of Talayotic Menorca on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The duration of his contract as director of the agency will be five years, subject to ongoing evaluation and not linked to the mandate of the Governing Council. The Talayotic Menorca Agency is the body through which all actions and measures affecting the management of the property and the conservation of its outstanding universal value are channelled and coordinated, especially those included in the Talayotic Menorca Management Plan.
The Evaluation Commission for this selective process was made up of:
PRESIDENCY:
Titular: Ms. Carolina Desel González, Director of the Museu de Menorca.
Substitute: Mr. Francisco Javier Patiño García, member of the Institut Menorquí d'Estudis.
VOCAL MEMBERS:
Titular: Mr Rafael Mata Olmo, member of the Scientific Council of the Talayotic Menorca Agency.
Substitute: Ms. Margarita Orfila Pons, member of the Scientific Council of the Talayotic Menorca Agency.
Titular: Ms. Cristina Rita Larrucea, president of the Scientific Council of the Institut Menorquí d'Estudis.
Substitute: Ms. Maria Gràcia Salvà Picó, Director of the Museu de Mallorca.
Titular: Mr Felipe Criado Boado, Director of the Institute of Heritage Sciences (INCIPIT-CSIC).
Substitute: Mr Josep Maria Fullola Pericot, Professor of the Department of Prehistory, Archaeology and Ancient History of the University of Barcelona.
Member: Ms. Carmen Cabrera Lucio-Villegas, Head of the UNESCO Conventions Department, Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
Substitute: Ms. Laura de Miguel Riera, Head of the World Heritage Service, Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
Titular: Mr. Aleix Sintes Piris, Management Technician, Department of Cultural Affairs, Consell Insular de Menorca.
Substitute: Ms. Pilar Vinent Barceló, Head of the Language Normalisation Service, Department of Cultural Affairs, Consell Insular de Menorca.
Titular: Ms. Catalina Ferrando Ballester, Directorate General of Cultural Affairs, Government of the Balearic Islands.
Substitute: Ms. Francesca Tugores Truyol, Directorate General of Cultural Affairs, Government of the Balearic Islands.