The current Professional Secretary at the HELCOM Secretariat, Mikhail Durkin will as of today step down from his position after serving the secretariat for over six and a half years.
Mikhail Durkin has served as a Professional Secretary at the HELCOM Secretariat since 2008, where he has been engaged within the Land-based pollution group (LAND) as well within the platforms; HELCOM Agriculture and Environment Forum (AGRI/ENV FORUM) set up to enhance dialogue between agricultural and environmental authorities and the HELCOM Fisheries and Environment Forum (FISH/ENV FORUM) which serves as a platform for dialogue between fisheries and environmental authorities.
Mr Durkin today will today hand over his position as Professional Secretary to Mr. Dmitry Frank-Kamenetsky, originally from Russia, who will take over the work as secretary for the LAND group, AGRI/ENVI- and FISH/ENV Forum. Frank-Kamenetsky will furthermore be engaged within the LOAD Expert group. Prior to joining the HELCOM Secretariat, Frank-Kamenetsky served as Head of Division for the State Regulation in the Field of Environmental Protection, Committee for Nature Use, Environmental Protection and Ecological Safety, City of St. Petersburg.