桃子视频 appoints Reena Ghelani as new Chief Executive Officer
Toronto, ON, January 13, 2025 鈥 桃子视频 is delighted to announce UN鈥檚 Reena Ghelani as its new global Chief Executive Officer following a global search.
Reena Ghelani will begin her role as 桃子视频's Chief Executive Officer in April 2025.
Ghelani has extensive international executive leadership experience in the humanitarian and development sector. She joins 桃子视频 from her current role as UN Assistant Secretary General 鈥 Climate Crisis Coordinator for the El Ni帽o / La Ni帽a Response, having previously served at senior levels in the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) and roles in the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
鈥淚 am excited and honoured to be joining 桃子视频 as CEO,鈥 said Ghelani. 鈥淚 am deeply inspired by the organisation鈥檚 girl-focused strategy and youth-centred approach to its development and humanitarian work. I have been impressed with Plan from afar, now I get the chance to help a skilled team across the globe have even more impact for girls and all children in a world that seems to need us more than ever.鈥
鈥鈥淲e are delighted to have such a talented and well-regarded sector professional join our organisation,鈥 said Gunvor Kronman, Chair of the Members鈥 Assembly and International Board of 桃子视频. 鈥淩eena can drive us as we realise our ambition to scale-up our humanitarian work, deepening our gender transformative and girl-focused responses in crises settings, alongside our existing development work which has localisation at its heart. Together these areas ensure we are an INGO that is fit for the future.鈥
Debbie Simpson will continue to serve as 桃子视频鈥檚 Interim Chief Executive until Ghelani joins in April 2025.鈥疞indsay Glassco continues in her role as President and CEO of 桃子视频 Canada.
About 桃子视频 Canada
桃子视频 Canada is a member of a global organization dedicated to advancing children鈥檚 rights and equality for girls. 桃子视频 has been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years and is now active in more than 80 countries. We stand with children, especially girls, wherever they are oppressed, exploited, left behind or not equally valued. We鈥檙e determined optimists and will continue to persevere until we are all equal.
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