EPPO has elected its new Director-General
During the last Council session held in Baku (AZ), on the 24th-25th of September 2024, EPPO member countries elected Ms Olga Lavrentjeva as the new Director-General of EPPO. She will take up her duties on the 1st of January 2025.
Ms Lavrentjeva (Estonia) has more than 20 years of experience in plant health at national and international levels. She has participated in several development cooperation projects to strengthen phytosanitary implementation and control in national administrations of EPPO member countries. She has led the IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee and has actively participated in the development of plant health policies.
Council delegates warmly thanked Mr Nico Horn (current EPPO Director-General) for his dedication to the Organization and wished him a happy retirement at the end of the year.
Sources
EPPO Secretariat (2024-09).