Secretary-General Appoints Global Compact Board

20 Apr 2006
(New York, 20 April 2006,Global Compact Office) – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a group of 20 leaders from business, labor and civil society from around the world to serve on the Board of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative.
The Secretary-General’s appointments follow a comprehensive consultation process involving all Global Compact stakeholders, including its Local Networks. Each of the appointees has demonstrated a long record of commitment to the Global Compact’s mission and principles and enjoys the support of a regional or constituency group. The twenty-member body is comprised of ten business representatives, four representatives of business associations and labor groups, as well as four representatives of civil society organizations. Ex-officio members are the Executive Head of the Global Compact Office and the Chair of the Foundation for the Global Compact.
The members of the Global Compact Board are:
Business
 
Mr. Talal ABU-GHAZALEH         
Chairman and CEO, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization, Egypt
Professor José Sergio Gabrielli de AZEVEDO
President and CEO, Petrobras, Brazil
Mr. Guillermo CAREY
Senior Partner, Carey & Allende Abogados, Chile
Mrs. CHEN Ying           
Deputy Director General, China Enterprise Confederation, China
Mrs. Suzanne Nora JOHNSON   
Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs Group, USA
Ms. Anne LAUVERGEON          
Chair of the Executive Board, Areva, France
Ms. Ntombifuthi MTOBA
Chair of the Board, Deloitte, South Africa
Mr. B. MUTHURAMAN              
Managing Director, Tata Steel, India
Professor Mads OEVLISEN       
Adjunct Professor and Chair, Lego, Denmark
Mr. Hiroyuki UEMURA               
President, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Japan
 
 
International Labor and Business Organizations
Mr. Fred HIGGS
General Secretary, International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions
Mr. Antonio PENALOSA
Secretary-General, International Organization of Employers
Mr. Guy RYDER           
General Secretary, International Confederation of Free Trade Union
Mr. Guy SEBBAN         
Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce
 
 
Civil Society
Mrs. Habiba AL MARASHI         
Chair, Emirates Environmental Group
Mr. Oded GRAJEW                   
Chair of the Board, Instituto Ethos de Empresas e Responsabilidade Social
Dr. Huguette LABELLE  
Chair, Transparency International
Mrs. Mary ROBINSON              
Chair, Realizing Rights - The Ethical Globalization Initiative
 
 
Ex-Officio
Sir Mark MOODY-STUART        
Chairman, Foundation for the Global Compact
Mr. Georg KELL                        
Executive Head, UN Global Compact Office
 
The Global Compact Board is a key component of the initiative’s governance framework, which was introduced following a comprehensive review of the initiative conducted in May 2004.
(Other components include: the triennial Leaders Summit – next to be held in June 2007 -, Local Networks, the annual Networks Forum, the Foundation for the Global Compact and the Inter-Agency Team.)
Operating under the auspices of the Secretary-General, the Board will help ensure the Global Compact’s continuity and facilitate its further growth. It will provide strategic advice for the initiative as a whole and make related recommendations to the UN Global Compact Office, participants and other stakeholders. The Board will also play a role with regard to the implementation of the Compact’s integrity measures. Board members will act as champions of the initiative.
The Global Compact Board will meet once a year, with the inaugural meeting planned for summer 2006 at UN Headquarters in New York.
 
 
 
 
About the United Nations Global Compact
Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact brings business together with UN agencies, labor, civil society and governments to advance universal principles in the areas of human rights, labor standards, the environment and anti-corruption. With more than 2,500 participating companies in over 90 countries, it is the largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative in the world. More than 50 Local Networks advance the Global Compact’s principles at the national and regional level. For more information, please visit www.unglobalcompact.org.
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