WORLD ENERGY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIR
Ms Pirjo Jantunen elected chair of the World Energy Council Future Energy Leaders.
Date: 3 July 2015
Ms Pirjo Jantunen, Environmental Adviser at Helen Ltd., from Finland, has been elected chair of the World Energy Council Future Energy Leaders, a community of young professionals who share a commitment to shaping the global energy future.
Marie-José Nadeau, World Energy Council Chair, said: “Pirjo brings leadership and enthusiasm that will inspire young professionals to follow in her footsteps. The challenges in the energy sector, such as climate change mitigation are global. Having safe, sustainable and reliable energy is central to a healthy, caring and peaceful society. I look forward to working with Pirjo and our Future Energy Leaders as the Council works to address these challenges.”
The World Energy Council established the Future Energy Leaders’ Programme as a platform for engaging the best and brightest of young professionals with the objective of inspiring them to become the next generation of energy leaders capable of solving the world’s most pressing challenges regarding energy and sustainability.
Pirjo Jantunen said: “The Chairmanship of the network is a fantastic opportunity. My objective is to raise awareness of the Future Energy Leaders’ Programme and to improve it even further.”
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Vivien Rees, World Energy Council PR Manager
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Notes to Editors
About the Future Energy Leaders’ Programme
The Future Energy Leaders’ Programme, FEL-100, is the World Energy Council’s engagement programme for the younger generation of energy leaders from around the world. The programme serves as a platform for engaging 100 ambitious young professionals to contribute to the World Energy Council’s global dialogue.
It involves the participants in national, regional and international activities and events with the objective of inspiring them to become the next generation of energy leaders capable of solving the world’s most pressing challenges regarding energy and sustainability.
Further details at www.worldenergy.org/wec-network/future-energy-leaders/ and on Twitter: @WECFELs
About the World Energy Council
The World Energy Council (WEC) is the principal impartial network of leaders and practitioners promoting an affordable, stable and environmentally sensitive energy system for the greatest benefit of all. Formed in 1923, WEC is the UN-accredited global energy body, representing the entire energy spectrum, with more than 3000 member organisations located in over 90 countries and drawn from governments, private and state corporations, academia, NGOs and energy related stakeholders. WEC informs global, regional and national energy strategies by hosting high-level events, publishing authoritative studies, and working through its extensive member network to facilitate the energy policy dialogue.
Further details at www.worldenergy.org and @WECouncil