Dr. phil. Kandeh K. YUMKELLA Chair, High-level Group on Sustainable Energy for All, United Nations Organization, New York
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| 1982-1986 | Marketing Officer, Sierra Leone Produce Marketing Board (leave of absence for M.Sc. degree 1983-1986) |
| 1987-1989 | Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois |
| 1989-1991 | Assistant to the Dean, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois |
| 1991-1996 | Assistant Professor and Lecturer, Michigan State University, (leave of absence 1994-1995) |
| 1994-1995 | Minister for Trade, Industry and State Enterprises, Republic of Sierra Leone |
| 1996 | Special Adviser to the Director-General of UNIDO |
| 1996-2000 | Director, Africa and LDCs Regional Bureau, UNIDO |
| 2000-2003 | UNIDO Representative and Director, Regional Industrial Development Centre, Nigeria |
| 2003-2005 | Special Adviser to the Director-General, UNIDO |
| since 2005 | Director-General of UNIDO; re-elected December 2009 |
Mitgliedschaften
| Member, World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Council on Climate Change, 2010 | |
| Member, China International Council on Cooperation for Environment and Development (CICCED), Chaired by the Vice Premier of China, 2010 | |
| Member, Advisory Group of the International Peace Institute, Vienna Branch, 2011 | |
| Member, Advisory Group on the Human Development index, 2012 | |
| Member of the European Resource Efficiency (ERE) Platform, 2012 |
Auszeichnungen
| United Nations Association (UNA-USA) Global Leadership Award for 2012 for the leadership he has provided to strengthen the United Nations, to be conferred in New York in October, 2012 | |
| Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from the Njala University, Njala, Sierra Leone in March, 2011 | |
| Award of "Honorary Professor" by the Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulan Bator, Mongolia, 2012 | |
| Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria in recognition of his contribution to global industrial development and poverty alleviation in the world, 2012 |
