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Emerging Ag congratulates Dr Lawrence Haddad on his appointment as new Executive Director for the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

In June, I had the privilege of being invited as a guest to the GAIN Partnership Council annual meeting that took place in Geneva. It was an excellent event that brought together a diverse group of participants from GAIN staff, academia, civil society, and the private sector. I attended as a representative of the Private Sector Mechanism to the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in order to further linkages between GAIN and the CFS. At the time of the meeting, the search committee had not yet announced who the new Executive Director (replacing Marc Van Ameringen) would be. I was delighted to hear the appointment of Dr Haddad. Having worked at IFPRI previously in my career, I was all the more pleased. Dr Haddad’s reputation speaks to itself. He will continue being a leading figure in the international nutrition policy in this new capacity. The PSM Working Group on Nutrition will be keen on engaging with him.

Morgane Danielou

Morgane has been working in international development and communications in relation to the agrifood sector for the past 15 years. She has worked for international organizations, NGOs, and the private sector. She has been a spokesperson for specific industries as well as business groups in international policy processes. For two years, she was the private sector representative at the UN Committee on World Food Security where she helped found the Private Sector Mechanism. She was also vice-chair of the Food and Agriculture Committee of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD. Morgane is passionate about building engagement with diverse stakeholders and representing civil society in United Nations processes and agencies. She has a strong background in corporate and digital communications.

Prior to joining Emerging Ag, Morgane was Director of Communications at the International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA). During her time at IFA, she co-chaired the Farming First coalition. She also worked for the World Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). She has conducted fieldwork in Latin America and Africa. A French national, Morgane is fluent in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish. She holds a Master of Science in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, an MBA from the Sorbonne Graduate Business School, a BA in History from the Sorbonne University and a BA in Chinese from the International Institute of Oriental Languages.

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