GEUS has appointed Isabelle Navarro Vinten as its new Deputy Director with responsibility for public sector services. She joins from a post as Deputy Director at the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, where she has been since 2020.
Isabelle Navarro Vinten has worked for a number of years with public sector services, management and policy development in the environmental sector. As Deputy Director at the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, her responsibilities included the Centre for Clean Water and the Centre for Safe Chemicals. Previously, she served as Head of Division at the Ministry of Environment and Food and at the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, as well as Head of Development and Secretariat at the Nature and Environment Appeals Board.
She holds a Master’s degree in Business and Law from Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and has also completed an Executive Education programme in management at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Lars Nielsen, Managing Director at GEUS, is looking forward to welcoming Isabelle Navarro Vinten to the management at GEUS:
“Isabelle brings solid management experience and a deep understanding of how ministries and agencies operate. These are important skills at a time when the authorities are moving closer to the research community and seeking research-based advice. With Isabelle on board, we are better placed to put GEUS’ expertise to good use, whilst safeguarding our professional independence.”