Report on the recruitment process for the selection of the Agreement’s Executive Secretary

M FAVERO

Mar del Plata

Encuentro; V Meeting of the Advisory Committee; 2010

Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels

In accordance with Annex A of Resolution 2.2, the Parties appointed three members of the Advisory Committee as a Recruitment Sub-committee to address all matters associated with the recruitment and appointment of a new Executive Secretary”. In regards to the nomination of Members by Region for the Recruitment Sub-committee, New Zealand appointed Dr. Johanna Pierre as representative of New Zealand/ Australia and South Africa, Argentina appointed Mrs. Corina Lehmann as representative of the South American region, and the United Kingdom appointed Mr. Trevor Salmon as representative of the European region. The Chair of the Advisory Committee, Dr. Marco Favero, was engaged in the selection process by coordinating the recruitment process and dealing with all the correspondence with the Parties and candidates along all stages of the selection process.