IFALPA Special Conference

2-3 April 2020

Election of IFALPA Officers

Elections for all open positions will be held on Friday 3 April 2020. Nominations are welcome for the following positions for the 2020 – 2022 term (two-year appointment unless stated otherwise).

Call for Nominations for Elected Officer Positions. These lists may be amended or updated prior to 16:00 UTC on Thursday, 2 April 2020 by submitting a completed Nomination Form to the Credentials Committee. 



ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS 
Office Present Office Holder and Member Association Prepared to Stand for Election                                                  Nomination Received Proposed By Seconded By Nomination
Deputy President

Amornvaj Mansumitchai 

Thailand

Yes Yes Japan Bangladesh  
Executive Vice-President Professional & Government Affairs 

Brian Shury 

Canada 

Yes Yes Canada Germany  
Executive Vice-President Technical & Safety Standards 

Patrick Magisson 

France 

No        
 
 
Yes Germany Argentina Uwe Harter

                                                                                                 

ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENTS (REGION) 
Office Present Office Holder and Member Association Prepared to Stand for Election                        Nomination Received Proposed By Seconded By Nomination
Executive Vice-President  
Africa / Middle East 

Souhaiel Dallel 

Tunisia 

Yes Yes Tunisia Algeria  
Executive Vice-President Caribbean / North America 

Mike Geer 

United States 

No        
  Yes USA Mexico Al Gaspari
Executive Vice-President Europe 

Otjan de Bruijn 

Netherlands 

Yes Yes Netherlands France

 

                                                                                                       

ELECTION OF REGIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTS 
Office Present Office Holder and Member Association Prepared to Stand for Election Nomination Received Proposed By Seconded By Nomination
AFI/North

Sabbredine Salaa 

Algeria 

Yes Yes Algeria Tunisia  
AFI/East 

Samir Ahmed 

Kenya 

No        
  Yes Kenya Uganda

Joseph Migwi             

ASIA/West 

Shavantha Pedris 

Sri Lanka 

Yes Yes Sri Lanka Bangladesh

 

CAN/Arctic

Peter Black 

Canada 

Yes Yes Canada USA  
CAR/West

Francisco Gomez 

Mexico 

Yes Yes Mexico Cayman Islands  
MID/West

Ika Brandt 

Israel 

Yes Yes Israel Tunisia  
SAM/North

Diana Martinez 

Colombia 

Yes Yes Colombia Panama  
SOP

David Griffin 

New Zealand 

Yes Yes New Zealand Australia  
US/CEP

Ron Hay 

United States 

Yes Yes USA Canada  

                                                                                                       

ELECTION OF STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS
Office Present Office Holder and Member Association Prepared to Stand for Election                  Nomination Received Proposed By Seconded By Nomination
Accident Analysis & Prevention (AAP)

Ariel Shocron

Spain

Yes Yes Spain France  
Air Traffic Services (ATS)

Paul Vissers

Italy

Yes Yes Italy Germany

 

Dangerous Goods (DG)

Scott Schwartz

United States

Yes Yes USA Canada  
Legal (LEG)

Gad Ariel

Israel

Yes Yes Israel Brazil  
Professional & Government Affairs (PGA)

Hilario Castillo-Chavarri

Mexico

No      

 

  Yes Singapore Japan Daniel Dickson  

 

ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Office Present Office Holder Prepared to Stand for Election Nomination Received                 Proposed By Seconded By Nomination
Board of Directors- Independent Director

Jay Wells
USA  

Yes Yes USA Canada