Officers Council
Dr Ibrahim Al-Muhanna
Vice Chair for the Gulf States/Middle East
Officers CouncilDr Al-Muhanna is also Adviser to the Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Michelle Arellano
Manager of Member Services
Michelle Arellano acts as first-line of contact and provides support in the development and strengthening of member committees and Future Energy Leaders.
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Andrea Arrobo
Regional Manager for Latin America and The Caribbean
Andrea Arrobo coordinates activities, events and participation of World Energy Council Member Committees from Latin America and The Caribbean.
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Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht
Chair, Finance Committee
Dr. Barbknecht is a Former Member of the Executive Board of VNG – Verbundnetz Gas AG, one of the leading energy companies in Germany.
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Tania Baumann
Chief Operating Officer
Tania is responsible for the secretariat’s operations, including staffing, legal, financial and governance matters.
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Anastasia Belostotskaya
Senior Manager of Scenarios
Anastasia Belostotskaya is managing an integrated global and regional scenarios programme combining scenario building initiatives and wide experts engagement.
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Dr Leonhard Birnbaum
Chair, Studies
Dr Birnbaum has been a Member of the Executive Board of E.ON SE since 2013. In his current role he is responsible for markets and services.
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Pauline Blanc
Manager, Energy Transition Insights
Pauline Blanc is responsible for the development and deployment of the Council’s Insights tools within the Innovation area.
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Oleg Budargin
Vice Chair, Responsibility for Regional Development
Mr. Oleg Budargin became the World Energy Council’s Vice Chair Responsibility for Regional Development in October 2013. He is also Director General of JSC “Russian Grids”.
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