Sabancı University- Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) Honorary Chairman Dr. Fatih Birol was elected Executive Director to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Sabancı University Founding Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı: “At a time when energy and climate issues reach an apex, it makes all of us proud that Dr. Fatih Birol was elected to this position with the unanimous vote of all member countries.”
Sabancı University International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) Honorary Chairman Dr. Fatih Birol became the first Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris with the unanimous affirmative vote of the 29 member nations of the world’s leading energy institution.
Dr. Birol was a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) since 1995, and had been the Chief Economist for the past 9 years.
Dr. Birol was responsible for the preparation of the “World Energy Outlook” reports that are widely recognized as the most reliable and informative guidance documents in the global energy market, and received many honors and awards from a large number of countries.
In 2011, Dr. Birol led the establishment of the Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) and became the Honorary Chairman of the center. Dr. Birol continues his work in Turkey under the Sabancı University IICEC.
Speaking on Dr. Birol’s new appointment, Sabancı University Founding Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı said:
“Dr. Fatih Birol has been the Honorary Chairman of IICEC since its establishment, and now has become the first Executive Director of the IEA who was elected in unanimity by all 29 member nations, which is a proud moment both for Dr. Birol and the energy industry in general. At a time when energy and climate issues reach an apex, it is even more significant that Dr. Birol was elected to this position.”
Sabancı University Istanbul International Center for Energy and Climate was established to become the “polestar” for the energy industry with corporate and governmental participation on a global level. Since 2011, IICEC has become an internationally-recognized platform in energy thanks to the work led by Dr. Fatih Birol.