| IDEAS Associates & Staff IDEAS Centre is chaired by Arthur Dunkel, former GATT Director-General, and managed by Nicolas Imboden, earlier Swiss Government Trade Delegate and Ambassador in charge of Swiss economic cooperation with developing countries. Their combined policy know-how, government and private sector experience are strong assets to enrich international trade and development policy debates. The Centre’s other ongoing activities and projects underpin its policy recommendations on trade, development and global governance issues. IDEAS Centre is totally independent and does neither represent, nor pursue specific interests. We are strongly dedicated to contributing to the formation of a more development-friendly international trading system, one that contributes to peace, prosperity and stability for all in the world. The Staff of IDEAS consists of a core team of experienced professionals, who are in charge of the Centre’s projects. Specific technical inputs - like: legal expertise, research and analysis, training, production of learning material and so on - are outsourced to specialized institutions and experts.
CURRICULUM VITAE Mr. Arthur Dunkel (1932), Swiss national, graduated in Trade and Economics at the University of Lausanne (HEC) in 1956. For most of his professional life, he worked in the fields of international trade and economic cooperation. Having held posts in various sectors at the Swiss Federal Office for Foreign Economic Affairs in Bern, he was appointed in 1976 as Delegate of the Swiss Government for Trade Agreements with the rank of Ambassador Plenipotentiary. From January 1980 to June 1993, he held the position of Director-General of the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Mr. Dunkel maintains close links with the academic world and was awarded Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Fribourg (1980) and Basle (1992). Till 2002, he was Professor at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Fribourg. Currently, he acts as the Chairman of the Board of the “Institut de Hautes Etudes en Administration Publique” (IDHEAP) attached to the University of Lausanne. Since 1993, Mr. Arthur Dunkel has offered his private consultancy services on international economic matters. From September 2002 on, he associated himself with Mr. Nicolas Imboden, former Swiss trade delegate and ambassador, to establish IDEAS Centre, an independent, non-profit consultancy organization, which advises developing countries on trade and development issues, including participation in the WTO and international trade negotiations. Mr. Dunkel is a former Board
member of Nestlé S.A. Arthur DUNKEL, Chairman
Nicolas
IMBODEN Nicolas Imboden,(1946) a Swiss
national, graduated in law at the University of Geneva, holds a
degree in development studies of the then African Development Institute;
a M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston
and was an AMP student at Harvard. Nicolas IMBODEN, Executive
Director
Hans-Jakob
NIKLAUS After graduating from the ETH
Zurich in 1981 as an agronomist and engineer in crop sciences, Hans-Jakob
Niklaus joined the SGS Group in 1983. Starting as a management trainee,
he held positions in Paraguay, Ecuador, the Philippines, Peru, Brazil
and Switzerland. His tasks included management of the country subsidiaries
in the commercial testing and inspection services as well as in
activities performed on behalf of governments. In 1992, he enjoyed
a break at INSEAD in an Advanced Management Program.
Maxine
KENNETT After graduating from the University
College London (UCL) and the College of Law (London), Maxine Kennett
qualified as lawyer (in England and Wales). She worked for the international
law firm, Allen & Overy, in their London and Frankfurt offices,
before moving to Switzerland to specialise in trade-related matters.
Maxine Kennett, Senior Policy
Advisor
Sjoerd
H. VISSER Mr. Sjoerd H. VISSER (1967), Dutch national, studied Management at the University of Lausanne (HEC) followed by a Masters degree in International Management (MIM) in 1991 and a Master’s degree in Management of Technology (MoT) at the EPFL in 2002. Sjoerd Visser has worked for about ten years in the Government Contracts Division of Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) in different postings in Asia, Africa, Middle East and the Caribbean. He has been working with both the private and public sector and has a large hands-on experience in international trade, shipping and customs operations particularly in West-Africa. Sjoerd joined IDEAS Centre in March 2003.
Florence
STOCKHAMMER After graduating from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), Ms. Florence Stockhammer studied two years at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University (New York) where she obtained a Master in international affairs. She joined the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) in 1995. She spent five years at the Swiss Mission to the World Trade Organization in Geneva defending Switzerland’s commercial interests in different committees and working groups. She focused mainly on issues related to services, dispute settlement, intellectual property and accessions. Before joining IDEAS Centre in May 2004, Ms. Florence Stockhammer worked two years in a private law firm in Geneva. Florence Stockhammer, Policy
Adviser
Natacha
BOGORAD Natacha Bogorad (1977) : Junior Professional Expert. Graduated in international relations at the Graduate Institute of International Studies of Geneva in 2002. During her studies, she worked as the executive assistant to a partner of a law firm. She is the co-author of the chapter on trade of the “Annuaire Suisse de politique du développement 2004”, published by the Graduate Institute of Development Studies of Geneva.
Jeannette
ANDRE Ms Jeannette V. ANDRE (1954), Swiss national, obtained her MBA at IMD Lausanne in 1985. Ms André has gained experience in Finance, Marketing and General Management. Her area of expertise is organizational change. She has worked for Nestlé, founded and managed her own computer company for 10 years, worked with Terre des Hommes, managed a medical clinic, and executed a variety of reorganization mandates. At IDEAS Centre since May 2004, she acts as Office Manager and is also responsible for special projects. Jeannette ANDRE, Office
Manager
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