Secretary-General Appoints Gunilla Carlsson of Sweden Deputy Executive Director, Management and Governance of Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Gunilla Carlsson of Sweden as Deputy Executive Director of Management and Governance, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

Ms. Carlsson is currently Senior Adviser to the Africa Development Bank and serves on the Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as Vice-Chair.  She served as an elected member of the Swedish Parliament from 2002 to 2013 and as Minister for International Development Cooperation from 2006 to 2013.  Previously she was a member of the European Parliament.

She succeeds Jan Beagle, who was appointed United Nations Under‑Secretary‑General for Management in June.  The Secretary‑General wishes to extend his appreciation to Ms. Beagle, as well as Joel Rehnstrom, who served as Acting Deputy Executive Director, since her departure.