Member Corner
1 March 2024, Algiers, Algeria
The ‘GECF Foundation and Advancement Award’ is an elite recognition bestowed upon individuals who have been instrumental in establishing the Forum and/or achieving its strategic goals.
In this edition, the GECF Foundation and Advancement Award was proudly bestowed onto two esteemed individuals, in recognition of their substantial and long-standing contributions to both our organisation and the energy sector throughout their distinguished careers.
•Mr. Ali Hached, former Executive VP Marketing at SONATRACH, from the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, who was one of the founding members of the GECF and served as a member of the GECF Executive Board between 2008 and 2015.
•Dr. Denis Leonov, who serves as the Russian Federation’s long-standing representative to the GECF’s Technical and Economic Council and the Gas Research Institute Scientific Committee.