By order of the Rector of the Hauts-de-France Academic Region, Rector of the Académie de Lille and Chancellor of the Universities, Alain Sarfati, Professor of Universities, is appointed Provisional Administrator of Centrale Lille with effect from Monday 20 March 2023.

Alain Sarfati was Deputy Director (2008-2012) then Director (2012-2016) of Polytech Paris-Sud. In 2016, he was elected Vice-President of the University’s Board of Directors and, in January 2019, President of the Université Paris-Sud up until the creation of the Université Paris-Saclay. He is currently an adviser to sites and establishments at the DGESIP.