OECD Working Group on Bribery Elects New Chair

The OECD Working Group on Bribery has designated Slovenian national Drago Kos to serve as the Group’s new Chair.

Mr. Kos comes to the OECD Working Group on Bribery as an established international anti-corruption expert, having served for eight years (2003 – 2011) as the President of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). He also served as the first elected President of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption in the Republic of Slovenia (2004 – 2010). He has extensive knowledge and experience in fighting economic and financial crime.

Mr. Kos will lead the Group in its monitoring and evaluation of the laws implementing the Anti-Bribery Convention by its 40 Parties, which include the 34 OECD member countries together with Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Russia and South Africa.

He will take over from Professor Mark Pieth as Chair on 1 January 2014.

See full Press Release: http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/oecd-working-group-on-bribery-elects-new-chair.htm