Employees

Florence Rappin is NAMMCO’s new intern during 2026-2027. Originally from France, Florence is returning to Tromsø, where she previously completed her master’s thesis. She holds a bachelor’s degree [...]

Olof Bengtsson is a marine biologist with expertise in ecology of high–trophic level animals (marine mammals and fish). Originally hailing from southern Sweden, he moved to Tromsø from Lund in [...]

Marina Metić is NAMMCO’s new intern. She comes from Croatia but has lived in Norway for the past two years. She fell in love with the sea and marine mammals, particularly whales, as a kid and [...]

Maria is a marine mammal biologist. She moved from Greece to Ireland to do a master’s in marine biology, and stayed there to complete her PhD at University College Cork. Her doctoral [...]

Naima El Bani Altuna is one of the Deputy Secretaries at the NAMMCO – North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission Secretariat. With a strong academic background in geology (BSc in Geology and MSc in [...]

Ian is from Canada and his areas of expertise include business administration, project management, and communication. With a diverse professional background spanning various business [...]

Geneviève Desportes is French and stepped into the office of General Secretary of NAMMCO on 1st April 2015. She has been living in three of the four NAMMCO member countries: five years in the [...]