Executive Director at Stockholm International Water Institute takes on a new position in Washington
Mr Anders Berntell, Executive Director at Stockholm International Water
Institute (SIWI), will be leaving SIWI after ten successful years for a position
as Executive Director of 2030 Water Resources Group at the International Finance
Corporation within the World Bank Group.
”Under Berntell’s
leadership, SIWI has developed into one of the world’s leading institutes on
water issues and become a respected actor in the international water community.
His contribution to developing the World Water Week in Stockholm has been
instrumental in making it the most important international annual meeting place
for the planet’s urgent water-related issues. In 2002 1,000 participated in the
World Water Week – in 2011, 2,700 delegates, representing all sectors attended
the conference. Mr Anders Berntell has with his competence and outstanding
leadership contributed to SIWI’s success. We wish him all the best in continuing
to contribute to a water wise world in his new position,” says Mr Peter
Forssman, Chair of SIWI Board.
Mr Anders Berntell took over as Executive
Director at SIWI in February 2002. Under his management SIWI has grown from 10
to 50 employees by the end of 2011. He has developed SIWIs well-known brands,
World Water Week and Stockholm Water Prize and has also focused on developing
SIWIs Knowledge Services. By offering advisory services, applied research and
capacity building the Knowledge Services aims to support water management and
development initiatives worldwide, helping clients from all sectors improve
their decisions and strategies related to water, land and sustainable
development.
“After ten years as Executive Director of SIWI, I of course
have mixed feelings about leaving,” says Mr Berntell. “However, it feels very
good to leave SIWI at a time when our work is going so well and continuing to
expand. Our key brands, the World Water Week and the Stockholm Water Prize
stands stronger than ever and have manifested themselves as world leaders in
their respective fields. SIWIs work in other areas and its role as thought
leader is widely recognised and appreciated. This organisation has all the
potential to play an even more important role in international discussions on
water and related areas in the future. I am sure SIWI will have a bright future
and I will follow their development with great interest,” concludes Mr
Berntell.
Mr Anders Berntell will start his new position as Executive
Director of 2030 Water Resources Group in Washington, March 1, 2012. SIWI is at
the present recruiting a new Executive Director.
About Stockholm
International Water Institute
The Stockholm International Water
Institute (SIWI) is a policy institute that contributes to international efforts
to combat the world's escalating water crisis. SIWI develops and promotes
future-oriented and knowledge–integrated policies towards sustainable use of the
world’s water resources leading to sustainable development and poverty
eradication. www.siwi.org
Contact information |
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
(email: lovisa.selander@siwi.org ) Phone: +46 (0)8 522 139 86 |
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News type | Nomination |
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http://www.siwi.org |
Source of information | Ms Lovisa Selander, Communications Manager SIWI , The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) |
Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
Geographical coverage | Sweden,United States, |
News date | 13/01/2012 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |