Yvo de Boer | |
|---|---|
 Yvo de Boer in 2007 | |
| Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute | |
| In office 15 April 2014 – 30 September 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Bamsey |
| Succeeded by | Frank Rijsberman |
| Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
| In office 10 August 2006 – 1 July 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Joke Waller-Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Christiana Figueres |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1954 Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Dutch |
Yvo de Boer (born 12 June 1954) is an advisor and consultant on international environmental policy. De Boer is the former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a position he held from 2006 until 2010. After his UN tenure, de Boer was Global Chairman of Climate Change and Sustainability Services at KPMG. From 2014 to 2016 de Boer was Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), a Seoul-based international environmental organization.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Yvo de Boer Appointed to Head GGGI" (Press release). Seoul, Republic of Korea: Global Green Growth Institute. March 3, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- ^ "Yvo de Boer to step down as Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute" (Press release). Seoul, Republic of Korea: Global Green Growth Institute. April 14, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Rijsberman takes up post as Director-General of the Global Green Growth Institute" (Press release). Seoul, Republic of Korea: Global Green Growth Institute. October 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2017.