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Global Heritage Fund Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer and Chief Development Officer

November 28, 2011

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Global Heritage Fund Welcomes New
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Development Officer

Bob Stanton and Bob Woods tapped to take GHF into its
second decade of growth and excellence in global heritage
conservation and community development

PALO ALTO, CA — Global Heritage Fund (GHF), an international conservancy devoted to saving endangered cultural heritage sites in developing countries, is pleased to announce the appointment of two new executives: Bob Stanton as Chief Financial Officer and Bob Woods as Chief Development Officer. Their executive experience, expertise and leadership are a welcomed addition to the GHF team, and will be especially valuable in the fields of organizational development, fundraising, financial management, volunteer and donor engagement, public affairs, communications, and strategic planning.

Bob Stanton will join as Chief Financial Officer. Stanton is an accomplished financial operational leader with international experience ranging from start-ups to multinational enterprises. From 1992 to 1998, he served as a Senior Director of Finance for Apple, managing all aspects of international finance including accounting, contracts, sales agreements, financing and IT operations. In 1998, he became Senior Director of Finance and Assistant Treasurer for Intel Corporation, where he worked closely with Intel’s large institutional shareholders and managed a worldwide marketing and sales budget of more than $3 billion.

He became CFO of Riverstone Networks in 2002, a Santa Clara-based start-up for which he helped raise more than $350 million before its eventual sale to Alcatel. Most recently he has worked in merger and acquisitions and as a strategy consultant for Marcus & Millichap, one of the five largest commercial real estate companies in the United States. “I look forward to build upon GHF’s strong financial controls and further build out its efficient project management capabilities,” said Bob Stanton.

Bob Woods will join as Chief Development Officer. For over 30 years, has worked in the Advancement field at major universities, not-for-profit organizations, and government institutions. He is a principal of Stewart Woods & Associates, a development consulting firm focused on improving fundraising, implementing organizational change, and pursuing best practices in development for public benefit corporations. Since 1991, he has been a chief development officer for universities, art museums and national organizations. During this time, he has helped organizations raise almost $300 million and has helped thousands of volunteers and donors engage more effectively with the organizations they wish to support.

Woods began his career in 1979 when he joined the staff of U.S. Senator Alan Cranston. In 1985, he joined the Development Office at Stanford University as a major gifts fundraiser working with donors located in Silicon Valley. In 1991, he became President and CEO of California Leadership, a statewide leadership development organization, and in 1992 he was appointed to the position of Director of Development at San Francisco State University. In 1996, he became Vice President of University Advancement at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles. From 1999 until 2003, Woods was Chief Development Officer at the San Jose Museum of Art. He served as Vice President and Chief Development Officer at the Trust for Public Land, a national land trust, from 2004 to 2008.

“I am delighted to be working with donors and staff who wish to preserve the world’s key heritage sites while encouraging the local economic development and land conservation necessary to make these sites sustainable,” commented Bob Woods.

“The addition of Bob Stanton and Bob Woods to our team shows the continued growth and success of GHF,” said Jeff Morgan, Executive Director. “Both bring decades of world-class experience to our organization, having contributed at the highest levels to some of the most successful institutions in the world. Their expertise and leadership will help GHF develop our management team, grow even more, and get to where we need to be to effect maximum positive change. Our mission is to reach as many people around the world as possible, from appealing to donors to improving the lives of local people in developing countries. Bob Stanton and Bob Woods will help GHF achieve its goals and show the entire world how important cultural heritage is to global development.”

About Global Heritage Fund
Global Heritage Fund (GHF) is an international conservancy whose mission is to protect, preserve and sustain the most significant and endangered cultural heritage sites in the developing world. GHF utilizes our 360-degree Preservation by Design® methodology of community-based planning, science, development and partnerships to enable long-term preservation and sustainability of global heritage sites. Since 2002, GHF has invested over $25 million and secured $20 million in co-funding for 18 global heritage sites to ensure their sustainable preservation and responsible development.

For more information, visit http://www.globalheritagefund.org.