Kandeh Yumkella
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About
He was appointed the Chairman of UN-Energy in 2009 and formerly served as Director-General of UNIDO from 2005 to 2013. He often speaks and writes about global issues such as poverty and climate change.
Before fame
He earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois.
Trivia
He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Green White & Blue Commission.
Family life
He married Philomena Yumkella.
Associated with
Yumkella has appeared several times in Christiane Amanpour's show on CNN.
