Einari Kisel takes up senior position with the World Energy Council

Einari Kisel takes up senior position with the World Energy Council
From 1 February, current Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Einari Kisel will join the World Energy Council (WEC) as a Senior Fellow. He will also continue as an adviser in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. The position of the Deputy Secretary General for Energy will be taken by Ando Leppiman, current Director of Energy Department in the ministry.
“It is clearly an honor to have the opportunity to work for the world’s most comprehensive energy organisation, which engages all the most relevant energy leaders on Earth,” told Einari Kisel.
Einari Kisel (39) has mastered Estonian energy policy in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications since 2002. He has been the official representative of Estonia in several high-level EU and international energy forums. Since 2003 Einari Kisel has been the Vice-Chairman of the WEC Estonian National Committee. Before the Ministry he was engaged in the energy utility Eesti Energia for 7 years in different positions, latest one being the Director of Trade.
Einari Kisel has Master degrees in Thermal Engineering and Business Administration from the Tallinn University of Technology. During the studies he undertook additional practical studies in United States, Germany and Denmark.
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