Born in the UK, Nicki joined Rotary in 2000 while living in the US and was Governor in the birthplace District of Chicago in 2014-15. She has served Rotary in numerous roles including Rotary Coordinator, Strategic Planning Committee, Training Leader and IA Seminar Leader. Transferring back to the UK in 2018, she is now a member of North Cotswolds Rotary and was elected as Director and Leader of Rotary GBI for 2021-23. Nicki has enjoyed a career in corporate finance, strategy, change management and executive coaching. She currently works as Business Development Partner for The Trusted Executive Foundation. In her spare time she loves walking, theatre and painting.

Director Zone 17/18 Lena Mjerskaug. Lena is from Norway and is Director of Zones 17 & 18 for 2022-24. Born in 1969. Member of Enebakk Rotary Club since 1997. District Governor, D-2260, 2010-11. Has served Rotary in many roles - Club, District, Regional and RI. She had a short spell in the Royal Norwegian Air Force, trying to become the first female fighter pilot. She holds degrees in economics and teaching and works as a civilian at Defense Staff Norway as well as having a farm. In addition to her work, farm and Rotary, she has diverse interests; different sports, reading, politics and travelling - aiming to experience the history and culture of the places she visits.

Soffía is a member of the Rotary Club of Akureyri, Iceland, D-1360. She is the District’s Paul Harris Society Coordinator and will become an Assistant Coordinator for Zone 18 in 2022-2025. Soffía has a MA in Educational Science and her profession is in Labour Market activities, as the Regional Director of the Directorate of Labour in North-east and East Iceland. Soffía lives with her husband, the Rotarian Guðmundur Baldvin in a farm in the North of Iceland where they have a forest of 80.000 trees.

Miks a member of Cheam and Sutton Rotary in SW London, joining in 1996 and a former Rotaractor. Currently an Assistant Governor, he was District Governor of D1140 in 2012-13. He has held many positions in Rotary at Club, District, Rotary GBI and RI. He is a programme manager spending most time as an airline professional and engineer. Outside of Rotary he is a massive sports and music fan and regular supporter of Crystal Palace FC. Mike is married to Becky, also a former Rotaractor.

Knútur is Past District Governor of Iceland 2017 -2018. He is a travel industry professional, a Cand Eocon from University of Iceland and Project Management Professional (IPMA). He is a member of Rotary Club of Mosfellsbær, twice a Club President and has held many positions in Rotary at Club and at District level. He was an enthusiastic marathon runner, a founder of the Reykjavik Marathon and has done many international races. Together with his wife, Gudny, he owns and operates Endurhaefing Rehabilitation – Centre of Excellence. Knútur is Honorary Consul for Nepal in Iceland.

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson was born in Reykjavík on 26 June 1968. He studied history and political science at Warwick University in England and finished his B.A. degree in 1991. He studied German at Bonn University in Germany in 1991-1992 and Russian at the University of Iceland in 1993-1994. Guðni graduated with a master ‘s degree in history from the University of Iceland in 1997. He studied at Oxford University in England and graduated with an M.Sc. degree in history in 1999. In 2003 he completed his Ph.D. in history from Queen Mary, University of London. Before taking office as president in 2016, Guðni was Professor of history at the University of Iceland. He has taught at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik University, Bifröst University, and the University of London. For a few years he also worked part-time for the Icelandic State Broadcasting Company as a reporter. Guðni is married to Eliza Jean Reid, whom he met while they were both studying at Oxford University. Eliza is from Canada and studied modern history at Oxford University and international relations at Trinity College, University of Toronto. They have five children. Guðni has written numerous books on modern Icelandic history, including works about the Cod Wars, the Icelandic presidency, and a book about the 2008 banking collapse. He has also written dozens of scholarly articles. He has received a variety of recognitions for his works, and in 2017 he was awarded an honorary degree by Queen Mary University.

Jennifer Jones will make history on 1 July by becoming Rotary’s first female president. She wants members to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world with her theme “Imagine Rotary”. She urges people to dream big and harness their connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality. Jennifer is a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada. She has been a Rotary member since 1997 and has served in many roles including as Trustee of the Rotary Foundation, RI Vice President, and co-chair of the End Polio Now: Make History Today campaign, raising funds alongside Bill and Melinda Gates and their Foundation. She is the Founder and President of Media Street Productions Inc., a twenty-five-year old, award-winning media company in Windsor, Ontario. Jennifer is married to Rotarian Nick Krayacich, a local family physician. They have a dog, Gracie. Jennifer and Nick share a love for many things including travel, cycling, golf and relaxing at their family cottage; and they share a thirst for adventure, which has included cresting the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. (If you wonder: No, Jennifer is neither «the American actress, Jennifer Jones» (who btw passed away in 2009), nor «the Canadian 2 time World Women’s Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist (2014) in curling, Jennifer Jones»..!)

Former UN Ambassador Amanda Ellis currently serves as Executive Director, Asia-Pacific for the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation and Senior Director, Global Partnerships and Networks for the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University. She is co-chair of the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge, launched by the UN Secretary General, the President of the World Bank and the Council of Women World Leaders in 2018 to promote inclusive entrepreneurship.Ms. Ellis is the author of two best-selling Random House books, Women’s Business, Women’s Wealth and Woman 2 Woman, lead author of five research titles in the World Bank Directions in Development series on gender and growth in Africa, the Middle East, East Asia and the Pacific and co-author of the 2020 Gender Equality and Governance Index. A founding member of the Global Banking Alliance for Women, Ms. Ellis is the recipient of the TIAW Lifetime Achievement Award for services to women’s economic empowerment, the East-West Center Distinguished Alumni Award, the Columba College Distinguished Alumna Award and NZ Business Hall of Fame.

Holger Knaack holds a degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences Kiel. Since 1995, Holger has been CEO of the real estate company Knaack KG. Previously, he was a partner and General Manager of Knaack Bakery Enterprises, a 125-year-old family business. Holger is Chairman and founder of the Karl-Adam-Stiftung (Karl Adam Foundation). For six years, he also served as Chairman of Rotary Youth Exchange Germany. A Rotarian since 1991, Holger is a member of the Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln. He was RI Director and RI Treasurer as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board. In addition, Holger has served as Council on Legislation Representative, Zone Coordinator, GETS Trainer and RI Training Leader. He has been a member and Chair of numerous RI committees. He was Moderator of the 2019 Rotary International Assembly, Endowment/Major Gift Adviser and Co-Chair of the 2019 Hamburg Convention HOC. Holger is a Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation, a member of the Paul-Harris Society and the Bequest Society. Married to Susanne for 43 years, the couple has hosted more than 40 Rotary Youth Exchange students. In his leisure time, Holger enjoys sailing and playing golf.

Dr Siddhartha Datta is a medical professional with a public health background, currently serving as the Regional Advisor of the Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization programme at the WHO Regional Office for Europe. He is committed to strategizing public health policies with a pragmatic and operational outlook to drive real change in the lives of those who need it most. Leading a large team at the WHO Regional Office, in the past year he has supported countries throughout the European Region in the unprecedented task of preparing for and rolling out new life-saving vaccines to help stop the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ian Henry Stuart Riseley was born in a suburb of Melbourne in 1947, the second of five children in a working class family. After completing secondary school with marks that were insufficient to obtain a scholarship to university, he joined a firm of Chartered Accountants and studied part time to qualify. He later continued part time study and obtained Graduate Diplomas in Accounting and Income Tax as well as a Master’s Degree in Income Tax Law. He was a self-confessed academic late bloomer. After working in professional accounting, management consulting and industry, Ian launched his own accounting firm in 1976 with the creative name of Ian Riseley & Co. That firm continues to this day with his brother as manager. Ian was a proud Charter Member of the Rotary Club of Sandringham in 1978 and the third President of that club. He led a Group Study Exchange team to District 7930, Massachusetts, in 1997 and then became Governor of District 9810 in 1999/2000. He was elected as a Director of Rotary International for 2006/08 and was Treasurer in 2007/08. He then served as Chair of the RI Finance committee from 2009/11 before being elected as a Trustee of the Rotary Foundation for 2011/15. Ian was Co-Chair of the committee that organized the 2016 Rotary International convention in Seoul. Ian served as President of Rotary International in 2017/18 and gave the theme of “Rotary; Making a Difference.” He then again served as a Trustee of the Rotary Foundation for 2019/23. While President, he authorised six Presidential conferences with an emphasis on peace, an important issue for Ian and his wife Juliet, who was Governor of District 9810 in 2011/12. He is proud of his encouragement of Rotary’s work on protecting the environment, and also of his promotion of women for participation and leadership roles within Rotary. Ian was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2006.

Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge began his term as WHO Regional Director for Europe on 1 February 2020. He has 25 years of experience in medical practice and public health in numerous settings around the world. Having qualified in medicine, surgery and obstetrics from the Catholic University of Leuven in 1994, he began his career as a family doctor in Belgium. On assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Belgium from 1995, his international experience focused on tuberculosis (TB) control various countries. Dr Kluge joined WHO in 1999, as TB and TB-HIV Project Manager at the WHO Country Office in the Russian Federation. In 2009, Dr Kluge moved to the WHO Regional Office for Europe, and the following year was appointed Director of the Division of Health Systems and Public Health, and Special Representative of the Regional Director to Combat Multi/Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.