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President Ren Wang Director of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a strategic alliance of 64 members (including 24 developing and 22 industrialized countries), 12 international organizations, 15 international agricultural research centers, and many hundreds of civil society organizations. Mr. Wang served since 2000 as Deputy Director General for Research at the CGIAR-supported International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), with headquarters in the Philippines. In that position, he managed the Institute’s research programs and outreach offices in 14 countries, providing leadership in the development of IRRI’s strategic plan and in the creation of new collaborative initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia. An entomologist by training, Mr. Wang pioneered a program for biological control of exotic pests in China and later promoted integrated pest management initiatives internationally from various posts, including Deputy Director of the International Institute of Biological Control (IIBC) of CAB International in the UK. Mr Wang holds a BS in plant protection from Shanxi Agricultural University, China; an MSc in biological control from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; and a PhD in entomology from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA.		Ren Wang

Director Hank Fitzhugh Henry A. (Hank) Fitzhugh, PhD, animal scientist and agricultural systems specialist, has more than 35 years of experience in technical and senior managerial capacities in agricultural research and development institutions. He was the founding Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute (1995-2001), Kenya. He served as director of research and Director General of the International Livestock Centre for Africa, Ethiopia (1990-94) and as animal scientist and program director, Winrock International (1975-1990). From 1966 to 1973, he held joint appointments in animal science, genetics and statistics at Texas A&M University with responsibility for animal breeding and production systems research. He has published more than 150 publications with emphasis on research priorities and strategies, agricultural production systems, livestock genetics and management.		Hank Fitzhugh on a farm in Kenya.

Director Ruth Haug Ruth Haug, Professor in Development studies, is the Head of Department, Department of International Environment and Development Studies * Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB). Her Field of competence is within Rural development studies with focus on agriculture, food-and livelihood security (including poverty issues); peace and violent conflicts, forced migration, sustainable use and management of natural resources; agricultural extension, participation and community development; and gender issues in development. She earned a M.Sc in Crop Science at the Agricultural University of Norway, and a PhD in International Agricultural Extension and Community Development at the University of Maryland, USA. She has more than 20 years of experience in technical and managerial positions in agricultural research and development institutions in Norway and Africa.		Ruth Haug in Norway.

Director vacant

Treasurer and Secretary Shey Tata Shey Tata has been with the CGIAR since 1990, first as a finance consultant and eventually as Senior Financial Officer. He has acquired broad experience in finance for development through assignments as interim director of finance at the Africa Rice Center (WARDA) as well as in World Bank operations. More recently, before his nomination to the IFAR Board, he provided financial management support to the revitalized IFAR. He is currently Team Leader of the CGIAR Secretariat's Investor Relations and Finance team. In this capacity, he also provides active leadership in the CGIAR finance community, supports and advises the CGIAR Director and Chairman on finance-related issues, and works closely with CGIAR Members and relevant World Bank units to ensure efficient administration and accountability of CGIAR resources channelled through the CGIAR Secretariat. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Accountants (AICPA), with professional focus on not-for profit organizations.		Shey Tata, Cameroon, 2006.

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