Kerstin Stendahl has been appointed Executive Secretary ad interim of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariat, effective 1 April 2014.
Stendahl succeeds Jim Willis, who retired from the post of Executive Secretary.
1 April 2014: Kerstin Stendahl has been appointed Executive Secretary ad interim of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Secretariat, effective 1 April 2014. Stendahl succeeds Jim Willis, who retired from the post of Executive Secretary. A citizen of Finland, Stendahl joined the Secretariat as Deputy Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions in November 2012.
A vacancy announcement for the position has been issued, with applications requested by 12 April 2014. [Safe Planet Press Release] [Jim Willis Guest Article on Chemicals and Wastes Policy & Practice][Vacancy Announcement]