New head for transport body

Carole Coune has now taken over as secretary general of the International Transport Forum at the OECD. Coune, a Belgian national, takes over from Jack Short, who is retiring, as leader of the Paris-based intergovernmental organisation which brings together 52 nations from around the globe.
April 17, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Carole Coune has now taken over as secretary general of the 998 International Transport Forum at the OECD. Coune, a Belgian national, takes over from Jack Short, who is retiring, as leader of the Paris-based intergovernmental organisation which brings together 52 nations from around the globe. “I am looking forward to building on the accomplishments of my predecessor and continuing the evolution of the International Transport Forum as the leading global platform for serious debate on the future of transport,” said Coune.

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