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Senior Management Team

The Senior Management Team of the UN Environment Programme is chaired by our Executive Director and includes the Deputy Executive Director, the Chief Scientist and Directors of our Divisions and Regional Offices.

Our Leadership

UNEP Regional Director for Africa
Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo
Director, Africa Office
Daniel Cooney
Acting Director, Communications Division
Sami Dimassi
Director, West Asia Office
Susan Gardner
Director, Ecosystems Division
Leo Heileman
Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Office
Barbara Hendrie
Director, North America Office
Tim Kasten
Acting Director, Policy and Programme Division
Arnold Kreilhuber
Acting Director, Law Division
Jorge Laguna-Celis
Director, Governance Affairs Office
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Sonja Leighton-Kone
Director, Corporate Services
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Gary Lewis
Director of Disasters and Conflicts
Jian Liu
UN Environment Chief Scientist and Director of the Science Division
Ligia Noronha
Director, Economy Division
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Bruno Pozzi
Director, Europe Office
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Dechen Tsering
Director, Asia and the Pacific Office
Satya S Tripathi
UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office
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