As Vice President for Environment, Procurement and Administration, Ms. Schmögnerová was member of the Executive Committee, had overall responsibility for the formulation and delivery of the Bank's policies regarding environment and sustainability, procurement and purchasing activities, and the management of the Bank's properties and facilities. In addition, the Vice President also assists in policy dialogue with our countries of operation. During her career, Ms. Schmögnerová served as economic adviser to the President of the Slovak Republic (1993), Deputy Prime Minister (1994), Member of Parliament (1995 - 1998) and Finance Minister (1998 - 2002). On 28 February 2002, Ms. Schmögnerová was appointed as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), at the Under-Secretary-General level. In 2000, Ms. Schmögnerová was awarded the World Finance Minister of the Year Award by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, which cited her courage in implementing important reforms in the banking sector, macroeconomic stabilization programmes, tax administration and fiscal management. In her capacity as a Governor or alternate Governor, Ms. Schmögnerová worked closely with the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. She also contributed to the Slovak membership in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2000) and acceleration of the Slovak pre-accession process to the European Union. Ms. Schmögnerová has published numerous articles in the fields of econometrics, privatization and transition. She has also written books of poetry and essays.