The OCG Executive Committee (OCG Exec) is the body that oversees the development and implementation of the OCG Work Plan, managing resources, inter-sessional activities, communication with the OCG, and relationship with other bodies.
The OCG Executive Members provide and ensure a wide range of expertise and scientific, technical and programmatic insight to OCG. Executive Members are made up of selected representatives with appropriate range of expertise, and to maintain appropriate geographical and gender representation.
| Member | Role | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Turton
Met Office |
Vice-Chair, WMO & Technology | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| David Legler
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research |
Chair | United States of America | |
| Kevin O'Brien
University of Washington |
Vice-Chair, Data & Information | United States of America | |
| Mathieu Belbeoch
World Meteorological Organization |
OceanOPS Manager | Switzerland | |
| Champika Gallage
World Meteorological Organization - Observing System and Information Department |
WMO Secretariat support | Switzerland | |
| Emma Heslop
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO |
IOC/GOOS Secretariat support | France | |
| Zulfikar Begg
Secretariat of the Pacific Community - Regional Office |
Capacity Development TT Leader | Fiji | |
| Abed El Rahman Hassoun
GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel |
Vice-Chair, Standards & Best Practices | Germany | |
| Ann-Christine Zinkann
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ocean and Atmospheric Research |
NOAA Support | United States of America |