CCC: Chamber welcomes Jackie King as new Chief Operating Officer
Ms King officially joins the Canadian Chamber on September 25
Change of Guard
Ai Group: Kate Louis appointed as the new Head of Defence & Industry Policy
Kate succeeds Johnno O’Callaghan, who has retired after a long career supporting Australian industry
IMF: Martin Mühleisen new Director of Strategy, Policy & Review Department
Managing Director Christine Lagarde names Mr Mühleisen to succeed Mr Siddharth Tiwari
CBI: John Allan appointed Vice-President by the Board and Chairs Committee
Allan, Chair of Tesco and Barratt Developments, will join the CBI Board on 1 October 2017
CBI: Paul Drechsler re-elected as President at the Annual General Meeting
Mr Drechsler will continue for a third, and final, one-year term as the 26th President of the CBI
UNCTAD: Mukhisa Kituyi confirmed as Secretary-General for another term
Mr Kituyi served for an initial four year term as UNCTAD’s seventh Secretary-General
USCC: Alejandro Mayorkas announced as Chair of Cyber Leadership Council
Mayorkas is a former Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
The U.S. Chamber’s Board of Directors elects new Chairman and Vice Chairman
Tom Wilson will be Chairman & James E. Stephenson the Vice Chairman for a one-year term
UIA: Miguel Acevedo elected President along with new governing body
The new governing body of the UIA took over at the meeting of the General Council
UNFCCC: Mr Ovais Sarmad of India appointed as the Deputy Executive Secretary
Mr. Sarmad will succeed Richard Kinley of Canada after his dedicated service of over 20 years
OECD has appointed Masamichi Kono as Deputy Secretary-General
Kono takes up his position in August 2017 to support Secretary-General to cover the strategic direction of OECD policy
CII: Shobana Kamineni is the new President for the year 2017-18
Rakesh Bharti Mittal takes charge as President Designate & Uday Kotak is the new CII Vice President