Nigeria's transparency watchdog is hyping up Maria van der Hoeven getting tapped to run the global mining and oil accountability group EITI after she spent years bossing the International Energy Agency and serving as an energy minister back in the Netherlands. NEITI head Musa Sarkin-Adar says her background fits perfectly since extractive industries are getting hammered by the climate transition mess, and the country wants to push harder on accountability standards.
Van der Hoeven previously ran IEA from 2011 through 2015 before landing board gigs at TotalEnergies and other energy outfits, and she's replacing Helen Clark from New Zealand, who's been chairing since 2019. Nigerian officials and civil society groups are calling her selection a win for gender diversity in leadership, plus she's got a track record working with governments and companies.
Her official confirmation drops at the global conference happening next June, and the gig runs for three years with options to renew.
Van der Hoeven previously ran IEA from 2011 through 2015 before landing board gigs at TotalEnergies and other energy outfits, and she's replacing Helen Clark from New Zealand, who's been chairing since 2019. Nigerian officials and civil society groups are calling her selection a win for gender diversity in leadership, plus she's got a track record working with governments and companies.
Her official confirmation drops at the global conference happening next June, and the gig runs for three years with options to renew.
