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From: Executive Director <executivedirector@unicef.org>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2024 8:47 PM
To: Executive Director <executivedirector@unicef.org>
Subject: Senior Staff Announcements
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the following senior staff appointments. I know these senior leaders will deliver strong results in their new roles while advancing our core values. As always, we remain committed to achieving diverse and equitable representation in senior staff appointments.
East Asia and Pacific (EAPR)
Veera Mendonca, currently Deputy Representative, Ukraine has been appointed as Representative, Papua New Guinea.
Yasumasa Kimura, currently Representative, Syrian Arab Republic has been appointed as Representative, Myanmar.
Eastern and Southern Africa (ESAR)
Alison Vanessa Parker, currently Representative, Belize has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Region.
Jeremy Andrew Hopkins, previously Representative, Egypt has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Region.
Noala Jayne Skinner, currently Deputy Regional Director, South Asia Region has been appointed as Representative, South Sudan.
Wilhelmina M. E. (Lieke) Van de Wiel, currently Deputy Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Region has been appointed as Representative, Rwanda.
Latin America and the Caribbean (LACR)
AbdulKadir Musse Jama, currently Senior Emergency Coordinator, Afghanistan has been appointed as Representative, Barbados.
Arturo Romboli, currently Deputy Representative, the Lao People's Democratic Republic has been appointed as Representative, Ecuador.
Kenneth Legins, currently Deputy Representative, Iraq has been appointed as Representative, Belize.
Middle East and North Africa (MENAR)
Abdul Aziz Fofana, previously Chief of Programme Support and Management Services, United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Region.
Annmarie Grace Swai, currently Regional Adviser Emergency, Europe and Central Asia Region has been appointed as Deputy Representative Programme, Sudan.
Dorina Andreev- jitaru, currently Regional Adviser Social & Behaviour Change, South Asia Region has been appointed as Representative, Iran.
Jens Ingo Grimm, currently Regional Chief of Supply, Western and Central Africa Region has been appointed as Deputy Representative Operations, Sudan.
Laurence Rachel Bill, currently Deputy Representative, State of Palestine has been appointed as Representative, Morocco.
Marcoluigi Corsi, currently Representative, Myanmar has been appointed as Representative, Lebanon.
Mioh Nemoto, currently Deputy Representative, Syrian Arab Republic has been appointed as Deputy Representative Programme, Yemen.
Natalia Elena Winder Rossi, currently Director, Social Policy, Programme Group, New York has been appointed as Representative, Egypt.
South Asia (SAR)
Charles Kyalo Nzuki, currently Chief Field Office, Somalia has been appointed as Senior Emergency Coordinator, Afghanistan.
Julianna Elizabeth Lindsey, currently Representative, Rwanda has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, South Asia Region.
Ramzani Sharmeela Rasool, previously Representative, Pakistan, UN Women has been appointed as Deputy Representative, Pakistan.
Sharada Thapalia Bhurtel, previously Deputy Representative Operations, Mozambique has been appointed as Deputy Representative Operations, India.
Western and Central Africa (WCAR)
Luciano Calestini, currently Deputy Representative, Yemen has been appointed as Representative, Chad.
Shelly Natasha Abdool, currently Regional Adviser Adolescent Development, Western and Central Africa Region has been appointed as Representative, Equatorial Guinea.
Ramou Ndure, previously Senior Human Resources Manager, Division of People & Culture has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, WCARO.
Headquarters (HQ)
Carlos Acosta, previously Regional Chief of Programme, Planning and Data, Europe and Central Asia Region has been appointed as Deputy Director (Programme Strategy and Coordination), Programme Group, NYHQ, USA.
Evanthia Mavroeidi, currently Global Head of Internal Audit, International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been appointed as Deputy Director (Internal Audit), Office of Internal Audit and Investigation (OIAI), NYHQ, USA.
Gernot Laganda, currently Director, Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction Service, World Food Programme (WFP) has been appointed as Associate Director, Sustainability and Climate, Programme Group, NYHQ, USA.
Gisela Henrique, currently Deputy Director, Supply Operations, Copenhagen has been appointed as Deputy Director, Strategic Resource Management Section, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, New York, USA.
Joan Nteboheleng Matji, currently Representative, Botswana has been appointed as Director, Child Nutrition and Development, Programme Group, New York, USA.
Please join me in warmly congratulating our colleagues and wishing them every success in their new assignments. In line with the standard practice for the nominations of Representatives, the appointments are subject to government processes for Agrément.
With best wishes,
Cathy Russell
Executive Director
From: Executive Director <executivedirector@unicef.org>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2024 8:47 PM
To: Executive Director <executivedirector@unicef.org>
Subject: Senior Staff Announcements
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the following senior staff appointments. I know these senior leaders will deliver strong results in their new roles while advancing our core values. As always, we remain committed to achieving diverse and equitable representation in senior staff appointments.
East Asia and Pacific (EAPR)
Veera Mendonca, currently Deputy Representative, Ukraine has been appointed as Representative, Papua New Guinea.
Yasumasa Kimura, currently Representative, Syrian Arab Republic has been appointed as Representative, Myanmar.
Eastern and Southern Africa (ESAR)
Alison Vanessa Parker, currently Representative, Belize has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Region.
Jeremy Andrew Hopkins, previously Representative, Egypt has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Region.
Noala Jayne Skinner, currently Deputy Regional Director, South Asia Region has been appointed as Representative, South Sudan.
Wilhelmina M. E. (Lieke) Van de Wiel, currently Deputy Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa Region has been appointed as Representative, Rwanda.
Latin America and the Caribbean (LACR)
AbdulKadir Musse Jama, currently Senior Emergency Coordinator, Afghanistan has been appointed as Representative, Barbados.
Arturo Romboli, currently Deputy Representative, the Lao People's Democratic Republic has been appointed as Representative, Ecuador.
Kenneth Legins, currently Deputy Representative, Iraq has been appointed as Representative, Belize.
Middle East and North Africa (MENAR)
Abdul Aziz Fofana, previously Chief of Programme Support and Management Services, United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa Region.
Annmarie Grace Swai, currently Regional Adviser Emergency, Europe and Central Asia Region has been appointed as Deputy Representative Programme, Sudan.
Dorina Andreev- jitaru, currently Regional Adviser Social & Behaviour Change, South Asia Region has been appointed as Representative, Iran.
Jens Ingo Grimm, currently Regional Chief of Supply, Western and Central Africa Region has been appointed as Deputy Representative Operations, Sudan.
Laurence Rachel Bill, currently Deputy Representative, State of Palestine has been appointed as Representative, Morocco.
Marcoluigi Corsi, currently Representative, Myanmar has been appointed as Representative, Lebanon.
Mioh Nemoto, currently Deputy Representative, Syrian Arab Republic has been appointed as Deputy Representative Programme, Yemen.
Natalia Elena Winder Rossi, currently Director, Social Policy, Programme Group, New York has been appointed as Representative, Egypt.
South Asia (SAR)
Charles Kyalo Nzuki, currently Chief Field Office, Somalia has been appointed as Senior Emergency Coordinator, Afghanistan.
Julianna Elizabeth Lindsey, currently Representative, Rwanda has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, South Asia Region.
Ramzani Sharmeela Rasool, previously Representative, Pakistan, UN Women has been appointed as Deputy Representative, Pakistan.
Sharada Thapalia Bhurtel, previously Deputy Representative Operations, Mozambique has been appointed as Deputy Representative Operations, India.
Western and Central Africa (WCAR)
Luciano Calestini, currently Deputy Representative, Yemen has been appointed as Representative, Chad.
Shelly Natasha Abdool, currently Regional Adviser Adolescent Development, Western and Central Africa Region has been appointed as Representative, Equatorial Guinea.
Ramou Ndure, previously Senior Human Resources Manager, Division of People & Culture has been appointed as Deputy Regional Director, WCARO.
Headquarters (HQ)
Carlos Acosta, previously Regional Chief of Programme, Planning and Data, Europe and Central Asia Region has been appointed as Deputy Director (Programme Strategy and Coordination), Programme Group, NYHQ, USA.
Evanthia Mavroeidi, currently Global Head of Internal Audit, International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been appointed as Deputy Director (Internal Audit), Office of Internal Audit and Investigation (OIAI), NYHQ, USA.
Gernot Laganda, currently Director, Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction Service, World Food Programme (WFP) has been appointed as Associate Director, Sustainability and Climate, Programme Group, NYHQ, USA.
Gisela Henrique, currently Deputy Director, Supply Operations, Copenhagen has been appointed as Deputy Director, Strategic Resource Management Section, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, New York, USA.
Joan Nteboheleng Matji, currently Representative, Botswana has been appointed as Director, Child Nutrition and Development, Programme Group, New York, USA.
Please join me in warmly congratulating our colleagues and wishing them every success in their new assignments. In line with the standard practice for the nominations of Representatives, the appointments are subject to government processes for Agrément.
With best wishes,
Cathy Russell
Executive Director
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