WIPO Names New Directors Of Global Challenges, Copyright Infrastructure

The World Intellectual Property Organization has chosen a new head of the Global Challenges Division, as well as a new acting director of the Copyright Infrastructure Division.

Marion Dietterich is the new director of the Global Challenges Division, which includes activities related to broader issues such as health and environment. She comes from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in the Health Department, where she was GAVI CSO Constituency Coordinator. She follows Anatole Krattiger, who retired from the position at the end of last year.

Meanwhile, Benoît Müller is now acting director of the Copyright Infrastructure Division, Copyright and Creative Industries Sector. Muller is a long-time industry advocate at WIPO, based in Geneva, and a close follower of WIPO meetings for many years.