Dr Marco Lambertini named Director General of WWF International
Gland, Switzerland: WWF announced the appointment of Dr Marco Lambertini as Director General of WWF International. Currently Chief Executive of BirdLife International, Marco will begin his new role with the global conservation organization on 1 May 2014.
Yolanda Kakabadse, President of the WWF International Board of Trustees, said: “Dr Marco Lambertini was the outstanding candidate in a broad field of exceptional applicants. We were searching for someone with proven global leadership credentials as well as a global mindset, first-class scientific and political acumen, someone who is an energetic fundraiser, a campaigner and a natural communicator, who demonstrates the passion and drive to save life on Earth. Marco ticks all of these boxes and more. On behalf of my colleagues on the WWF International Board of Trustees, it gives me great pleasure to welcome Marco to WWF.”
With 25 years of global conservation leadership, Marco Lambertini began his association with WWF as a youth volunteer growing up in his native Italy. Prior to his current role as Chief Executive of BirdLife International, Marco was Global Director of Network and Programme for over a decade. That role saw him broaden BirdLife’s global reach and relevance, and develop decentralized structures for most effective global conservation impact.
The outgoing Director General of WWF International, Jim Leape, announced his decision to leave the organization last year. His last day at WWF will be 31 March 2014. Starting in July, Jim will be a consulting professor at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment.- wwfiint.org
