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Key speakersWaterAid has expertise in, and can offer spokespeople to talk about, most water and sanitation issues. Please contact the media team for more information. 
Barbara Frost, Chief ExecutiveBarbara Frost is the Chief Executive of WaterAid. She joined us in September 2005 after stepping down as Chief Executive at Action on Disability and Development (ADD) where she had been working in this capacity for nine years. Barbara is currently Vice Chair, Internal, of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations and has been on the board for the past six years. Barbara has previously worked in Africa, for over seven years, with ActionAid, Save the Children, and Community Aid Abroad, managing programmes in Mozambique and Malawi. 
Andrew Cook, Communications and Fundraising DirectorAndrew also acts as WaterAid's Deputy Chief Executive and has worked in a variety of roles since joining WaterAid in 1997. He has been closely involved with the establishment of WaterAid's alliances and was the first Executive Director of WaterAid America from 2003-2006. He holds a masters degree in Management Studies and a postgraduate diploma in Marketing. Andrew is a member of the UK's Institute of Fundraising, Association of Fundraising Professionals (USA), advisor to the European Association of Planned Giving and is a fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (UK). Previous posts have included fundraising and communications roles at the British Red Cross, Oxfam and Charities Aid Foundation. 
Nick Edmans, Head of CommunicationsNick has worked in communications management roles for more than 12 years, with Abbey National and subsequently with the Pensions Regulator. He now has responsibility for WaterAid's communications services, website and media relations. Nick read English at Cambridge University and now lives in Hove and with his wife and two children aged 10 and 12. 
Girish Menon, International Operations DirectorGirish heads WaterAid's International Operations Department which oversees WaterAid's programmes in 15 countries through four (Asia, West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa) regional teams. Girish joined WaterAid in January 2005 from the Department for International Development (DFID) India, where he worked as a Social Development Adviser for two and a half years. Prior to this, he worked with international NGOs - Plan International and ActionAid for four years and 10 years respectively. He is currently WA-UK's representative on the Board of Water and Sanitation for Urban Poor (WSUP), an international alliance of NGOs, private sector and academic institutions. He is also on the Programme Advisory Committee of WA-Australia. 
Henry Northover, Head of PolicyHenry has worked on international development policy issues for 20 years. His posts have included working in the UK parliament as researcher and speech-writer for front bench spokespersons on Africa and international development, and as a television researcher. Prior to joining WaterAid, Henry was CAFOD's senior policy analyst, specialising in development finance issues. His role included managing economic advocacy programmes in Africa. Henry originated the 'human development approach to debt sustainability' that became a core policy of the Jubilee 2000 campaign and was adopted by the AU, NEPAD and the UN. At WaterAid, Henry leads the Policy Team and specialises in Governance. 
Tom Palakudiyil, Asia Regional ManagerTom joined WaterAid in November 2005 as Asia Regional Manager. Prior to this, Tom worked for Christian Aid for eight years; the last two years' as Regional Manager for South Asia (2003-05) and before that as India Country Director. Tom has considerable experience in managing development projects in South Asia and coordinating major emergency responses (including the Orissa cyclone, Gujarat earthquake, Bangladesh floods in 2003, and the Asian Tsunami). Tom has a PhD in Development Economics and was a Lecturer in Economics and Rural Development Management in India from 1989-1992. |
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