The ESE Executive Board is delighted to announce that Hal Duncan has been appointed as President Elect for 2022-23, becoming President in 2024-25. He is a trained endodontist who currently works in Dublin Dental University hospital as an Academic Consultant in Endodontics. Hal is no stranger to the committees of Endodontics previously being a committee member of the Irish Endodontic Society, the Irish Representative to the ESE, the President of the Irish Endodontic Society, a member of the ESE Membership Committee since 2013, the Chair of the Membership Committee since 2017, member of the ESE Executive Board since 2017 and the current Guideline lead for the ESE S3-Guideline Process. During his time as Chair of the ESE Membership Committee, he has overseen the introduction of several new membership categories including ESE-specialist and nurse members. Outside commitments to the ESE, he runs a research lab with both PhD and postdoctoral researchers, while continuing to attain competitive research funding and publish internationally. At home, Hal is married with 3 girls and maintains a keen if frustrating interest in Scottish football.