Stockholm International Water Institute welcomes new Executive Director
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has appointed Mr. Torgny
Holmgren as its new Executive Director. Mr. Holmgren will lead the institute
from September 15, 2012.
Mr. Holmgren is currently Ambassador
and Head of the Department for Development Policy at the Swedish Ministry for
Foreign Affairs, where he is responsible for Swedish policy on global
development and has recently served at the United Nations Secretary General’s
High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. An economist by training, Mr.
Holmgren has also previously served at the Swedish Ministry of Finance, the
World Bank, and the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.
“We are confident
that Mr. Holmgren’s proven leadership talents, strong international network and
extensive knowledge on water, sustainability and development issues will be a
tremendous asset to the future success of the organisation,” said Peter
Forssman, Chairman of the SIWI board. “We heartily welcome him to SIWI and his
new position here.”
The Stockholm International Water Institute, founded
in 1991, is a Stockholm-based international policy institute that contributes to
international efforts to ensure the sustainable use of the world’s water
resources. SIWI conducts original studies, develops new tools, and provides
in-depth analysis that enables policy-makers to make informed decisions on water
issues that are based on the latest scientific research.
“I greatly look
forward to my new assignment and have the utmost respect for SIWI and its staff.
My vision is to build upon SIWI’s already established role as a world leading
institute that bridges research and policy-making and broadens the scope of
water related issues to other policy areas,” said Mr. Torgny
Holmgren.
Former Executive Director Mr. Anders Berntell left the
institute in March 2012 to begin as the new Executive Director of 2030 Water
Resources Group at the International Finance Corporation within the World Bank
Group. Over the past decade, SIWI has grown from a staff of 10 to over 50
employees and has developed into a leading provider of applied research,
capacity building and advisory services on water-related issues. Mr. Per
Bertilsson will continue to serve as Acting Executive Director until September
15, 2012, and then will resume his previous position as SIWI’s Deputy
Director.
About the Stockholm International Water
Institute
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a
policy institute that generates knowledge and informs decision-making towards
water wise policy and sustainable development. SIWI performs research, builds
institutional capacity and provides advisory services in five thematic areas:
water governance, transboundary water management, water and climate change, the
water-energy-food nexus, and water economics. SIWI organises the World Water
Week in Stockholm – the leading annual global meeting place on water and
development issues – and hosts the Stockholm Water Prize, the Stockholm Junior
Water Prize and the Stockholm Industry Water Award. www.siwi.org
Contact information |
Stockholm International Water Institute
(email: britt-louise.andersson@siwi.org) |
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News type | Nomination |
File link |
http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=1528 |
Source of information | SIWI |
Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
Geographical coverage | Sweden, |
News date | 04/07/2012 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |