The Green Cross International Board of Directors elected a new Treasurer at their annual meeting held 6-7 October in Geneva.
 From left, GCI Chairman Jan Kulczyk, GCI President Alexander Likhotal and GCI Founding President Mikhail Gorbachev, (Pictures courtesy of Gosia Wieruszewska) |
Sander Mallien, the current Chairman of the Board of Green Cross Switzerland was elected to replace Ernst Mühlemann, who passed away last month. Sander is currently chairman and managing partner of Board Matters in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Board also approved GC Sri Lanka as the newest member of the Green Cross family. Other matters discussed at the meeting included the Governance Review Process, in which the GCI Charter and by-laws were reviewed. The changes to the Charter and By-laws decided at the meeting will be presented for approval at the upcoming General Assembly, to be held 15-16 January 2010 in Geneva. The 2010 Budget was also approved at the meeting.
List of Participants
Board Members:
Jan Kulczyk, Chairman of the Board, Green Cross International Mikhail Gorbachev, Founding President, Green Cross International
Alexander Likhotal, President and CEO, Green Cross International
Sergei Baranovsky, President, Green Cross Russia
Sander Mallien, President, Green Cross Switzerland
Scott Seydel, Chairman, Global Green USA
 From left, Gianni Berner, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Scott Seydel, Sander Mallien, Elio Pacilio and Guido Pollice (Pictures courtesy of Gosia Wieruszewska) |
Guests:
Gianni Berner, Honorary President, Grenn Cross Switzerland & in charge of the GCI Governance System Review group
Jean-Michel Cousteau, Chairman, Green Cross France
Observers:
Waldemar Dabrowski, Trustee of the GCI Circle of Friends Foundation
Guido Pollice, President, Green Cross Italy
Elio Pacilio, CEO, Green Cross Italy
GCI staff:
Pierre Muller, Vice President
Adam Koniuszewski, Chief Operating Officer
Someshwar Singh, Communications Director
Michelle Laug, Communications Officer
Karolina Skrybant, GCI Advisor to Dr. Kulczyk