The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC), an international organization leading the private sector’s work against the AIDS pandemic, announced today the appointment of Joëlle Tanguy as Managing Director.

“With her ideal combination of vision, experience and pragmatism, Joëlle will be a tremendous asset as we continue to harness the power of our rapidly expanding alliance of over 170 international firms in the fight against the AIDS epidemic,” said Trevor Neilson, Executive Director of GBC.

Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, President of the GBC added that “Joëlle’s proven commitment to the battle against HIV/AIDS, her extensive experience in both corporate and non-profit environments, and her proven ability to build and manage organizations made her the ideal candidate for the post."

Since 2001, Joëlle Tanguy had been the Director of Advocacy and Public Affairs of the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance), a public-private partnership developing drugs for tuberculosis, the leading infectious killer of AIDS patients.

She was previously US Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the world’s largest medical humanitarian organization, also renowned for its AIDS treatment and advocacy work. During Tanguy’s twelve-year tenure with MSF, the organization was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

A citizen of both France and the United States, Tanguy holds a Masters in Business Administration from a joint program of French business school HEC/ISA with Stanford University Graduate School of Business. She spent seven years as a marketing executive in the information technology industry, in the US, Europe and Japan, before volunteering for medical humanitarian missions in Africa, the Balkans and Central Asia,

Based in New York, Tanguy will lead GBC's policy and corporate mobilization work, and oversee its strategic development worldwide through the Paris-based “Coalition Mondiale des Entreprise Contre le Sida (CME)”, the GBC's offices in Johannesburg, and the “GBC Business and AIDS Working Group” in Beijing. She will oversee a variety of complex international programs and initiatives that seek to harness the power of the international business community in the fight against AIDS.

GBC represents over 170 companies worldwide. With Headquarters in New York, GBC was created in response to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's call for the global business community to join the fight against AIDS. GBC is led by GBC Chairman Sir Mark Moody Stuart, Chairman of Anglo American, GBC CEO Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, GBC Vice-Chairmen Bertrand Collomb, Chairman of Lafarge and Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairman of MCI.

About The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
The Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS (GBC) is the pre-eminent organization leading the business fight against HIV/AIDS. The rapidly-expanding alliance of over 170 international companies is dedicated to combating the AIDS epidemic through the business sector's unique skills and expertise. The mission of the GBC is to harness the power of the global business community to end the HIV/AIDS pandemic. For more information, please visit the GBC website at www.businessfightsaids.org, the leading global resource of company AIDS programs and hub of information relevant to business concerned about AIDS.

For more information contact:
Barbara Holmes
Tel: +1-212-846 5893