B.35/17: Appointment of Board-appointed officials

The Board, recalling the imminent end of term of the current Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund Secretariat:

1. Appoints Henry Gonzalez, current Deputy Executive Director, to act as Executive Director ad interim of the Secretariat effective 3 April 2023 and until such time that the incoming Executive Director appointed by the Board by decision B.35/16 has assumed office or the Board has decided otherwise; and
2. Authorizes the Co-Chairs to negotiate and sign, on behalf of the Board, arrangements, as appropriate, with the Executive Director ad interim, including:
   1. By taking into account the relevant performance management system for Board-appointed officials; and
   2. By signing, on behalf of the Board, the contract between the Executive Director ad interim and GCF.