Board Decisions

GF/B52/EDP10

Approved by the Board on: 08 April 2025

Appointment of the Chairs, Vice-Chairs and Members of the Standing Committees of the Board

1. The Board approves the appointment of:
   
   1. Sherwin Charles as Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee;
   2. Sara Osman as Vice-Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee;
   3. Grace Rwakarema as Chair of the Ethics and Governance Committee;
   4. Julia Martin as Vice Chair of the Ethics and Governance Committee;
   5. James Tulloch as Chair of the Strategy Committee; and
   6. Clarisse Paolini as Vice-Chair of the Strategy Committee
2. The Board approves the appointment of the following individuals to serve as voting members of the Audit and Finance Committee, representing the Board constituency listed by their name:
   
   1. Sebastien Lamoureux, Canada Australia and Switzerland;
   2. Andriy Klepikov, Developing Country NGOs;
   3. Tarik Praso, Eastern Europe and Central Asia;
   4. Thomas Makiwa, Eastern and Southern Africa;
   5. Sylvie Chantereau, France;
   6. Jamie Morris, Private Foundations;
   7. Patrick Sieyes, Private Sector;
   8. Sunil Yadav, South East Asia;
   9. Thomas Morrow, the United Kingdom;
   10. Sarah Dominis, the United States of America;
   11. Daniel Domelevo, West and Central Africa; and
   12. Jiayan Huang, Western Pacific Region
3. The Board approves the appointment of the following individuals to serve as non-voting members of the Audit and Finance Committee, representing the Board constituency listed by their name:
   
   1. Sangback Lee, Additional Public Donors; and
   2. Alexandru Patapievici, the World Bank
4. The Board approves the appointment of the following individuals to serve in their personal capacity as voting members of the Ethics and Governance Committee:
   
   1. Enrichetta Placella, Canada Australia Switzerland;
   2. Louis Da Gama, Communities;
   3. Miŝo Pejkovic, Eastern Europe and Central Asia;
   4. Maria Amar, Eastern Mediterranean Region;
   5. Amélie Schmitt, France;
   6. René Lauer, Point 7;
   7. Shamit Shah, Private Sector; and
   8. Fiu William-Igara, Western Pacific Region
5. The Board approves the appointment of the following individuals to serve as voting members of the Strategy Committee, representing the Board constituency listed by their name:
   
   1. Javier Bellocq, Communities;
   2. Tabitha Ha, Developed Country NGOs;
   3. Gerald Gwinji, Eastern and Southern Africa;
   4. Mohamed Chakroun, Eastern Mediterranean Region;
   5. Birgitte Hagelund, European Commission, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain;
   6. Harriet Ludwig, Germany;
   7. Hiroshi Matsumura, Japan;
   8. Massimo Ghidinelli, Latin America and the Caribbean;
   9. Susan Graves, Private Foundations;
   10. Sarah Boulton, the United Kingdom;
   11. Mamadi Yilla, the United States of America; and
   12. Charles Senessie, Western and Southern Africa
6. The Board approves the appointment of the following individuals to serve as non-voting members of the Strategy Committee, representing the Board constituency listed by their name:
   
   1. Melanie Renshaw, Partners
   2. Lee Abdelfadil, UNAIDS; and
   3. Jérôme Salomon, World Health Organization
7. The Board notes that the Chairs of the Technical Review Panel and the Independent Evaluation Panel also serve as non-voting members of the Strategy Committee.
8. The Board further notes that each of the individuals named in this decision will commence their term on 10 May 2025 and will serve for three years or until appointment of their successor.

Budgetary Implications

Included in OPEX budget.