The United Nations Secretary-General has accepted the resignation of Grete Faremo, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Ms. Faremo’s resignation is effective Sunday, 8 May.
Secretary-General António Guterres is grateful for Ms. Faremo’s commitment and dedicated service to the Organization, his spokesperson says in a statement.
Mr. Jens Wandel of Denmark is being appointed as the Acting Executive Director, effective 9 May, while the Secretary-General launches a recruitment process, in consultation with the UNOPS Executive Board, to find a successor to Ms. Faremo. Mr. Wandel was most recently Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Reforms.
