Background
Malcorra, Susana was born in 1954 in Argentina.
international organization official
Malcorra, Susana was born in 1954 in Argentina.
Graduate in Electrical Engineering, National University Rosario, Argentina.
She was appointed by President Mauricio Macri on November 24, 2015. Prior to that she was Chef de Cabinet to the Executive Office at the United Nations, appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in March 2012. Upon learning of Malcorra"s appointment as Minister in Argentina, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated her, adding that: "Mississippi
Malcorra has served the United Nations with great distinction.
I know from my conversations with world leaders and civil society that Mississippi Malcorra is well-respected across the world."
Susana Mabel Malcorra was born in Rosario, in the Santa Fe Province.
Between 1979 and 1993 she worked at International Business Machines Corporation, that year she joined Telecom Argentina, where which she would become president Aside from her native Spanish, she also speaks, with varying levels of fluency, English, Portuguese and French.
Malcorra served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Field Support.
She was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in March 2008, succeeding Jane Holl Lute. Prior to that, she had been Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme, where she oversaw emergency and humanitarian operations in more than 80 countries. During the tsunami emergency in December 2004, she led the first phase of the operational response and mustered human resources, budget, finance, information, technology, telecommunications, administration and security to deal with the disaster.
She had more than 25 years of experience in the private sector before joining the World Food Program. She started her career at International Business Machines Corporation Argentina in 1979.
During her fourteen years in the company, she held several different positions, the last one being Branch Manager for Public Sector and Services. She was assigned to the headquarters in 1986 as part of the Management Development Programme.
She left International Business Machines Corporation Argentina in January 1993 to join Telecom Argentina. During her tenure at Telecom Argentina she again held various responsibilities, from Regional Manager and Head of the Mass Market Unit to Chief Operating Officer.
In 2001 she was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the company.
Founding member Argentine chapter International Women’s Forum. Member advisory board University San Andres Business School, Buenos Aires, Equidad.
Married; 1 child.