Announcement shared by Niloufar Pourzand and Ian MacLeod
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to inform you of the appointment of Edouard Beigbeder as the Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa.
Edouard, a dual national of Serbia and France, is currently the UNICEF Representative in Lebanon. Prior to this role, he was Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bangladesh and Haiti. Edouard brings over thirty years of progressively responsible experience in UNICEF in both humanitarian and development settings. He has extensive experience in leading teams in complex environments and building strategic partnerships. Edouard holds a Master's degree in Business Management and a Master's degree in Organization and Management of Production.
Please join me in warmly congratulating Edouard and wishing him every success in his new role.
I would also like to take this opportunity to express my deep appreciation to Adele Khodr for her steady leadership as Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa, through very challenging times. After a distinguished 34-year career with UNICEF, we extend our warmest wishes to Adele for a restful and fulfilling retirement.
The Division of People and Culture is working with Adele and Edouard to ensure a smooth transition for the Lebanon Country Office and the Regional Office.
With best wishes,
Cathy Russell
I am not sure whether it is more appropriate to congratulate Mr. Beigbeder or to feel sorry for him in his new assignment. From Beirut to Amman is like stepping from the" frying pan to the fire'. While he must have had his hands more than full dealing with the mess in Lebanon, he must now deal with multiple and more complex messes in Gaza/Palestine, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, to name just a few. As a native of the region in which I served for some 20 years in Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan and the Mideast Section in NYHQ I wish him sincerely all that is best for his success. At the same time I wish Adele Khodr a well deserved retirement and look forward to her joining the XUNICEF network. She is to be congratulated for being an outspoken RD and a worthy successor to a series of outstanding RD's in MENA.
ReplyDeleteWhen sending the above comment I could not but note that it seems the DHR has been "re-baptized "as the Division of People and Culture . As a former Director of Personnel I found this newest appellation a very odd one and wonder what was the justification for it. For the record this organizational unit has changed its formal title from the original Division of Administration, to Division of Personnel, then to Division of Human Resources and now to Division of People and Culture....an interesting evolution in management toponomy !
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