{"id":5535,"date":"2017-12-07T12:35:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T16:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plataformalac.org\/?p=5535"},"modified":"2017-12-12T11:18:26","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T15:18:26","slug":"global-fund-appoints-peter-sands-executive-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plataformalac.org\/en\/2017\/12\/global-fund-appoints-peter-sands-executive-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Fund Appoints Peter Sands as Executive Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: theglobalfund.org<\/a><\/p>\n

14 November 2017<\/small><\/p>\n

GENEVA\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today appointed a new Executive Director:\u00a0Peter Sands<\/a>\u00a0[\u00a0download in\u00a0English<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/small>\u00a0] , a former chief executive of Standard Chartered Bank who after a distinguished career in banking immersed himself in a range of global public health projects.<\/p>\n

Sands, who is currently Chairman of the World Bank\u2019s International Working Group on Financing Pandemic Preparedness, is also a research fellow at the Harvard Global Health Institute and the Mossavar Rahmani Center for Business and Government at Harvard\u2019s Kennedy School, where he works on research projects in global health and financial regulation.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeter Sands brings exceptional management and finance experience, and a heart for global health,\u201d said Aida Kurtovi\u0107, Board Chair of the Global Fund. \u201cAt a time when we face complex challenges, his ability to mobilize resources while managing transformational change is exactly what we need. We expect him to take the Global Fund to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sands served as Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered PLC from 2006 to 2015, having joined the bank in 2002 as Group Finance Director. Under his leadership, Standard Chartered successfully navigated the turbulence of the global financial crisis in 2007-2009, continuing to support clients and counterparties throughout the worst of the financial stresses and without drawing on government support of any kind.<\/p>\n

Sands led Standard Chartered\u2019s transformation into one of the world\u2019s leading international banks, reinforcing its focus on emerging markets and driving the development of world-class product, risk management and technology capabilities, underpinned by a highly collaborative culture. During Sands\u2019 tenure as CEO, Standard Chartered focused its corporate responsibility initiatives on health issues, including avoidable blindness, AIDS and malaria. Sands served on the board of the Global Business Coalition on AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and was Lead Non-Executive Director on the board of the United Kingdom\u2019s Department of Health.<\/p>\n

After stepping down from the bank in 2015, Sands deployed his skills and experience in international finance on global health. Sands served as Chairman of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine\u2019s Commission on a Global Health Risk Framework for the Future, which published the influential report on pandemics entitled\u00a0The Neglected Dimension of Global Security: a Framework to Counter Infectious Disease Outbreaks<\/em>. Sands is also serving on the U.S. National Academy of Science\u2019s Forum on Microbial Threats and Committee on Ensuring Access to Affordable Drugs. Sands has published articles on global health and epidemics in various peer-reviewed journals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply honored to join this extraordinary partnership,\u201d Sands said. \u201cInfectious diseases today represent one of the most serious risks facing humankind. If we work together to mobilize funds, build strong health systems and establish effective community responses we will be able to end epidemics, promote prosperity and increase our global health security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in the United Kingdom, Sands was educated in Malaysia, the UK, Canada and the U.S. He began his career in the UK\u2019s Foreign Office and then joined McKinsey & Company, where he worked for 13 years in the London office, advising clients in the financial services and telecommunications sectors.<\/p>\n

Sands graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford University with a First Class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. He also received a Master\u2019s in Public Administration from Harvard University, where he was a Harkness Fellow.<\/p>\n

As new Executive Director, Sands will oversee and guide the implementation of the Global Fund\u2019s 2017-2022 strategy, designed to maximize impact against HIV, TB and malaria and build resilient and sustainable systems for health.<\/p>\n

The Global Fund is a 21st-century partnership organization designed to accelerate the end of AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as epidemics. Founded in 2002, the Global Fund is a partnership between governments, civil society, the private sector and people affected by the diseases.<\/p>\n

The Global Fund raises and invests nearly US$4 billion a year to support programs run by local experts in countries and communities most in need. The Global Fund has been consistently rated as one of the most effective and transparent organizations in the development sector.<\/p>\n

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Photo credits:\u00a0<\/strong>DAVOS\/SWITZERLAND, 28JAN12 – Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered, United Kingdom; Foundation Board Member, is captured during the session ‘G20 Reality Check’ at the Annual Meeting 2012 of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, Switzerland, January 28, 2012.<\/span>Copyright by World Economic Forum
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