Office of the Secretary-General
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General (USG)
Rebeca Grynspan is the first woman and Central American to serve as UNCTAD’s secretary-general.
She is a renowned advocate of human development, who has helped to focus the world’s attention on relevant issues such as the reduction of inequality and poverty, gender equality, South-South cooperation as a tool for development, and the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, among others.
A former vice president of Costa Rica, Ms. Grynspan joins UNCTAD from the Ibero-American Conference where she also led the organization as secretary-general.
Pedro Manuel Moreno
Deputy Secretary-General (ASG)
Pedro Manuel Moreno was named Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD by the United Nations Secretary-General on 4 November 2022.
He has over 20 years of experience of working for multilateral and intergovernmental organizations in programme, management and strategic positions both in the field and in headquarters.
Adnan Issa
Director (D-2)
Office of the Secretary-General for Programme and Policy Coordination
Nationality: Djibouti
Shamika Sirimanne
Director (D-2)
On temporary assignment to the Office of the Secretary-General
Nationality: Canada
Services
Intergovernmental Outreach and Support Service
Miguel Bautista
Director (D-1)
Intergovernmental Outreach and Support Service; Secretary of the Trade and Development Board
Nationality: Philippines
Statistics, Data and Digital Service
Anu Peltola
Director (D-1)
Statistics Data and Digital Service
Nationality: Finland
Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes
Junior Davis
Officer-in-Charge of the Division
Head (D-1)
Policy Analysis and Research Branch
Nationality: United Kingdom
Patrick Osakwe
Officer-in-Charge of the Division
Head (D-1)
Trade, Poverty and Inequalities Branch
Nationality: Nigeria
Division on International Trade and Commodities
Luz María de la Mora Sánchez
Director (D-2)
Division on International Trade and Commodities
Nationality: Mexico
Chantal Line Carpentier
Head (D-1)
Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch
Nationality: Canada
Maria Teresa da Piedade Moreira
Head (D-1)
Competition and Consumer Policies Branch
Nationality: Portugal
Ralf Peters
Head (D-1)
Trade Analysis Branch
Nationality: Germany
Miho Shirotori
Head (D-1)
Trading Systems, Services, and Creative Economy Branch
Nationality: Japan
Division on Investment and Enterprise
Nan Li
Director (D-2)
Division on Investment and Enterprise
Nationality: China
Richard Bolwijn
Head (D-1)
Investment Trends and Issues Branch
Nationality: Netherlands
Alexandre Scander Dabbou
Head (D-1)
Enterprise Branch
Nationality: France
Division on Technology and Logistics
Angel González Sanz
Officer-in-Charge of the Division
Head (D-1)
Technology, Innovation and Knowledge Development Branch
Nationality: Spain
Torbjörn Fredriksson
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Officer-in-Charge of the Division
Head (D-1)
E-commerce and the Digital Economy Branch
Nationality: Sweden
Regina Asariotis
Chief a.i. (D-1)
Trade Logistics Branch
Nationality: Germany
Renaud Massenet
Chief a.i. (D-1)
Automated System for Customs Data (ASYCUDA)
Nationality: France
Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General
Officer-in-Charge of the Division
Nationality: Costa Rica
Stephanie Blankenburg
Head (D-1)
Economic Cooperation and Integration among Developing Countries
Nationality: Germany
Penelope Hawkins
Head a.i. (D-1)
Debt and Development Finance Branch
Nationality: South Africa
Anastasia Nesvetailova
Head (D-1)
Macro-Economic and Development Policies Branch
Nationality: Belarus