IFFIm governance
The GAVI Secretariat provides support to two independent boards of directors: the IFFIm Board and the GAVI Fund Affiliate Board, which act on behalf of the two entities created to make IFFIm operational. The IFFIm Board is responsible for the management of the International Finance Facility for Immunisation Company (IFFIm), registered as a UK Charity with number 1115413.
Current IFFIm Board membership
Alan R. Gillespie,
CBE (Chair)
Michèle Boccoz
France
Member since January 2006
Michèle Boccoz currently serves as International Communication
Director for Veolia Environnement. Formerly she served as the Director
of International Affairs for the prestigious Instituts Pasteur where
she implemented a new regional strategy involving over 8800 persons,
and set up networks of partners throughout Latin America. Mrs. Boccoz
has an impressive history of service to the Government of France,
where she has served as a diplomat in the French Minister of Foreign
Affairs. She began her career at the Ministry’s Finance &
Economy Section, where she was responsible for the European Union’s
external relations with Central, Northern and Mediterranean European
countries. Thereafter, she represented France in the Organization
for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). In 1997, Mrs.Boccoz
served as France’s representative for the United Nations in
Geneva, where she was instrumental to the cooperation between France
and WHO. Mrs.Boccoz has received her degrees from the Ecole Nationale
Supérieure de Fontenay and the Ecole Nationale d’Administration.
John Cummins
Dayanath Chandrajith Jayasuriya
Arunma Oteh
Functions of the IFFIm Board
The IFFIm Board:
- Reviews and approves requests for funding from IFFIm, submitted
by the GAVI Fund Affiliate Board, taking the following factors into
consideration:
- that the request is materially complete, and is in accordance with the GAVI strategic objectives and programme principles;
- the ability of IFFIm to raise funds necessary to meet the request, given market conditions and other factors;
- the funding, liquidity and other operating strategies approved by the IFFIm Board following consultation with the Treasury Manager;
- any additional requirements specified in the various documentation to which IFFIm is a party.
IFFIm Board meetings
In principle, the IFFIm Board intends to meet in person on a quarterly basis, and by telephone, as needed. Meeting agendas are prepared by the Board Chair, through consultation with the Treasury Manager, IFFIm’s legal counsel, and other advisers.
