Tim Bittiger

Nationality: German

EITI responsibilities: Regional Director for Francophone and North Africa and Europe, including Albania, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d´Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Guinea and the Republic of the Congo. Outreach to other resource-rich countries in the Great Lakes Region, in North Africa, and in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Promoting capacity-building initiatives for EITI stakeholders.

Work Experience: Over fifteen years of international experience in governance, democratisation, elections and institution-building. Senior programme manager, team leader and consultant with various international and non-governmental organisations, including the European Union (EU), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES).