The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has appointed New Zealand's Jane Henley as its new chief executive officer.

Currently on the board of the WorldGBC, Henley stepped down as CEO of the New Zealand Green Building Council to take up the role.

According to WorldGBC chairman, Tony Arnel, Henley is well equipped to oversee the expansion of the world body. "Jane's experience in developing the NZGBC from its inception will be invaluable in expanding the WorldGBC as we experience rapid growth in global activity," he says.

Henley takes over from Andrew Bowerbank.

"I'm looking forward to working with the WorldGBC's member economies to highlight the effectiveness of emissions policies, accelerate the uptake of green building rating tools, and support the development of common carbon metrics to enable consistent measurement of carbon savings from green buildings."