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Press Release

The Partnership for


Transparency Fund
Supporting Citizens Against Corruption

PTF’s Board of Directors Announces New Executive


Management Team
Pierre Landell-Mills Hands Over to Daniel Ritchie as President and
Chief Executive Officer
OUR VISION: The Board of Directors of the Partnership for Transparency Fund (PTF)
Citizens succeed in announced the appointment of Daniel Ritchie as President and CEO upon the
making their government
retirement from these posts of Pierre Landell-Mills, who has headed PTF’s
free of corruption.
management since the founding of the organization in 2000. The Board also
OUR MISSION: announced the appointment of Roger Sullivan as Secretary and Vinay
PTF mobilizes expertise Bhargava as Chief Technical Officer.
and resources to provide
advice and small grants to PTF Chair Anabel Cruz said, “Pierre Landell-Mills has a compelling vision of
civil society organizations a world that is just and that is free of corruption, which he brought to PTF as it
to engage citizens in started and which has guided PTF from modest beginnings in 2000 to the point
actions to remove where today it is an internationally respected contributor to the fight against
corruption in the public corruption. His leadership has been marked by his devotion, commitment, and
sector. PTF strives to determination to reach standards of professional excellence and true impact. I
support innovative
am delighted that Pierre has agreed to continue to serve as a Board member,
approaches, learn from its
work and share the where we shall rely heavily on his wisdom and energy.”
knowledge gained.
Ms. Cruz added, “I am also proud of the decisions of the PTF Board to
Started in 2000, PTF is a appoint Daniel Ritchie, Roger Sullivan and Vinay Bhargava, to the key
not-for profit corporation leadership position in our management team. Their deep association with the
registered in New York work of PTF and extensive commitment to development, justice and the
State that has provided reduction of poverty, will ensure continuity and growth in PTF.”
more than 150 grants to
civil society organizations Ritchie, Sullivan and Bhargava are PTF volunteers after lengthy careers in
in Asia, Africa, Latin international developments. Daniel Ritchie, PTF’s former Secretary, is also
America, Central and President of the William Budd Scholarship Fund that provides educational
Eastern Europe, for a total scholarships in Kenya, providing financial support for secondary and
commitment of around $3 university-level students in Kenya. And he also serves on the Boards of non-
million.
governmental organizations dealing with girls’ education in south Sudan,
village development in India and the promotion of internet-use in Africa.

Roger Sullivan has served as PTF’s coordinator for Eastern and Southern
Africa, with particular responsibilities for the PTF programs in Kenya, Uganda,
Washington DC USA Tanzania and Zambia. Vinay Bhargava has played leading roles in recent years
in the development of PTF’s work with civil society organizations, notably in
October 18, 2010 Asia, which in recent times has been the region that has seen the most dramatic
and substantial growth in PTF operations.

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