Secretary-General Appoints Charlotte Petri Gornitzka of Sweden Deputy Executive Director, Partnerships, United Nations Children’s Fund

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Charlotte Petri Gornitzka of Sweden as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as Deputy Executive Director, Partnerships, at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Ms. Petri Gornitzka, who recently served as the Chair of the Development Assistance Committee at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), brings to the position 20 years of experience in international development.  She has successfully built innovative partnerships with leaders from civil society, national Governments and the private sector to deliver programme results and influence critical policy changes.

Before joining OECD, she served as Director General of the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency (2010–2016), where she established a network of Swedish and Sweden-based companies to promote sustainable global development.  She was previously Secretary-General of the International Save the Children Alliance (2008–2010) and Save the Children Sweden (2003–2008), following seven years as Under-Secretary-General and Director of Communications at the Swedish Red Cross (1998–2003).

Ms. Petri Gornitzka, who has a background in management consulting with a focus on change management and communications, holds a master’s degree from Stockholm University College of Music Education.

Born in 1959, she and her partner have two and six children, respectively.