Concerns have been raised with the board of NATO’s tech accelerator Diana and the NATO secretary general as the organisation remains without a permanent managing director after eight months.
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NATO tech accelerator's search for new chief drags on, sparking complaints
The accelerator has had three different managing directors in the last year
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