DRC Danish Refugee Council is a private humanitarian organisation, founded in 1956.
The executive management team of the Danish Refugee Council and the Secretary General are responsible for running DRC's daily affairs. The Secretary General is appointed by the Board of Directors.
Charlotte Slente was appointed Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council in 2019, where she leads the organization’s humanitarian efforts in response to both emerging and protracted crises across approximately 40 countries, supported by a team of over 8,000 dedicated staff.
Yann
Faivre
Executive Director West & North Africa and Latin America
James
Curtis
Executive Director East Africa & Great Lakes
Lilu
Thapa
Executive Director Middle East
Gerry
Garvey
Executive Director Asia and Europe
Mikkel
Rindorf Trolle
Executive Director of Operations
Eva
Grambye
Executive Director Strategy, Programme & Learning
Kasper
Bremer Orloff
Executive Director Finance, Supply Chain & Risk
Mads
Egeskov Sørensen
Executive Director People & Organisation
Nirvana
Shawky
Executive Director Partnerships, Advocacy & External Relations
Danish Refugee Council is an umbrella organisation, including member organisations and volunteer groups. National or humanitarian organisations are eligible for the Danish Refugee Council. However, all member organisations must be non-political.
The Council is the supreme authority of Danish Refugee Council. The Council includes the following:
The Board of Directors has the overall responsibility for the overall management of the Danish Refugee Council. The chairperson of the Board of Directors is appointed by the Council.
Read about the Board of Directors and the meetings in 2024
The Board of Directors was previously called the Executive Committee. You can also see minutes from these meetings from 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020.
Find statutes in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian and Danish.
