During the EITI Global Conference in Paris March 2011, the current EITI Board was formed consisting of 20 members representing implementing countries, supporting countries, civil society organisations, industry and investment companies.
Each Board member except the Chair is invited to have an ‘alternate' who is welcome to observe Board meetings and sit in place of absent members.
A list of the members of the EITI Board 2011-2013 can be downloaded here »
Each constituency or sub-constituency determines how they wish to be represented on the Board. Guidance as to how each (sub-)constituency are selecting their Board members in 2011 can be downloaded here ».
Agendas and minutes from all EITI Board Meetings are available here »
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Members of the EITI International Board 2011-2013
Chair
Chair
Chair of the Board
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Ms Short was elected Chair of the EITI International Board at the EITI Global Conference in Paris in March 2011.
Implementing Countries
Implementing Countries
Permanent Secretary
EITI Niger, Niger
Education:Geologist, Institute for Geoscience, University of Geneva (1982)Professional Experience:
Implementing Countries
Chairman of the Executive Committee
EITI Congo Rep.
Florent Michel Okoko has been the Head of Oil, Mines, Energy and Hydraulics since 2008 and is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the EITI in the Republic of Congo. Mr Okoko was previously a Hydrocarbons Adviser to the Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget (2003-2009). Prior to that, he w
Implementing Countries
Alternate
Technical Secretary
EITI Central African Republic
Phone:
+236 70400976 / +236 75208116
Implementing Countries
Alternate
Representative of Liberia in EITI International Board
Government of Liberia
Implementing Countries
Minister of Mining, Mongolia
Ministry of Mining, Mongolia
Implementing Countries
Alternate
Secretary of State for Natural Resources, Timor-Leste
Since 2007, Mr. Alfredo Pires has served as the Secretary of State for Natural Resources in Timor-Leste and is responsible for petroleum and mineral resources. Prior to this, he was a natural resource advisor to the President of the Republic of Timor-Leste.
Implementing Countries
Head of the Interim Secretariat
EITI Indonesia
Mr Erry Riyana Hardjapamekas has served as President Commissioner and Commissioner of PT Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) Tbk since February 2008. He was the Vice Chairman and Head of Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission from 2003 to 2007.
Implementing Countries
Alternate
Executive Director
State Oil Fund, Azerbaijan
On May 15, 2006 Shahmar Movsumov was appointed Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the decision of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Supporting Countries
Supporting Countries
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources
U.S. Department of State
Bob’s chief focus is energy governance and increasing access to energy around the world. His postings include Afghanistan, Japan, Germany, Albania, Austria, Iraq, South Africa, and Yemen; in Washington he worked on energy, trade, and economic development. He holds degrees from Georgetown, Thund
Supporting Countries
Alternate
Director General, External Relations, Science and Policy Integration
Natural Resources Canada, Canada
Mark Pearson is the Director General of the External Relations Branch at Natural Resources Canada. Mark brings an integrated approach to policy and science issues facing the natural resource sectors from both a national and international perspective.
Supporting Countries
Head of Africa Regional Policy and Programmes
Department for International Development (DfID). UK
Phone:
+44 (0) 2070231465
Supporting Countries
Alternate
Senior Advisor
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Supporting Countries
Senior Programme Manager
Economic Cooperation and Development, Switzerland
Olivier Bovet is Senior Programme Manager in the Economic Cooperation and Development Directorate of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, in charge of sustainable export promotion programmes for developing countries.
Supporting Countries
Alternate
Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources
Ministry of Economic Development, Italy
Civil Society Organizations
Civil Society Organizations
Manager
Open Society Forum, Mongolia
Mr. Dorjdari Namkhaijantsan is Manager of Open Society Forum Mongolia.He has been an active advocate of EITI in Mongolia, and acts as Coordinator of Publish What You Pay Mongolia Coalition.
Civil Society Organizations
Alternate
Luta Hamutuk Institute, Timor-Leste
Civil Society Organizations
Associate Executive Director
Wacam, Ghana
Civil Society Organizations
Alternate
Center for Economic and Political Research, Azerbaijan
Civil Society Organizations
Coordinateur PCQVP
Association Africaine de Défense des Droits de l'Homme, Democratic Republic of Congo
Civil Society Organizations
Alternate
Réseau pour la Transparence et l'Analyse Budgétaire (PCQVP), Niger
Civil Society Organizations
Alternate
Senior Policy Officer
Cordaid, The Netherlands
Eelco holds a bachelor in Business Administration and a master in Sociology. The past 20 years, he worked for two international consultancy firms, an agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economical Affairs and Doctors Without Borders.
Civil Society Organizations
Chair
Revenue Watch Institute
Anthony Richter is the Associate Director of the Open Society Institute. He is also Director of OSI's Middle East and North Africa Initiatives and the Central Eurasia Project and oversees OSI’s work in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He has been responsible for establishing the foundation's presence
Civil Society Organizations
Alternate
Grupo Propuesta Ciudadana, Peru
Companies & Investors
Companies & Investors
Vice President, Social Responsibility
Statoil ASA, NORWAY
Companies & Investors
Manager, International Relations
Chevron
Policy coordinator with Chevron since 2002, responsible for international risk analysis and coordination of public policy. Based in London.
Companies & Investors
Vice President Safety and Environmental Affairs
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and McMoRan Exploration Co.
Dr. Miller received his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and PhD in Chemistry. His industrial research concetranted on basic and applied research in the field of minerals recovery, Dr. Miller also received a Juris Doctore Degree.
Companies & Investors
Alternate
International Council on Mining and Metals
Edward Bickham has been an alternate Board member, representing the International Council on Mining and Metals since Autumn 2009, having previously served on the EITI International Advisory Group (2004-6) and EITI Board (2006-9) on behalf of Anglo American plc.
Companies & Investors
Group executive, Legal & External Affairs
Rio Tinto, UK
Companies & Investors
Executive Vice President Taxation and Corporate Structure
Royal Dutch Shell
Alan McLean is Executive Vice President Taxation and Corporate Structure for Royal Dutch Shell plc, a role which he took up in July 2008. In this role he is responsible for managing the tax affairs of Shell companies around the world, and for leading the global tax function. He has worked for t
Companies & Investors
Alternate
Head of Societal Issues and Relationship
BP
Companies & Investors
Head of SRI
Standard Life Investments
Julie McDowell is Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment at Standard Life Investments. With assets under management of £160.6 bn (31/03/12), Standard Life Investments is one of Europe’s major investment houses.
Companies & Investors
Alternate
Global Co-Head of ESG
Allianz Global Investors
B.A. in Art History from Williams College (Massachusetts, USA) in 1990. Master's degree in Management from ESCP-Europe (Paris-Oxford-Berlin) in 1996.