- World Chambers Federation
WCF leadership
The WCF Executive Committee and the WCF General Council are the governing bodies responsible for setting the strategic direction and development of WCF services and activities.
How is WCF governed ?
The WCF General Council sets up ad-hoc working groups to address specific issues arising from the WCF programme of action. The General Council is comprised of the WCF Chairmanship, the WCF Executive Committee, 20 elected members and 20 appointed members.
WCF Chairmanship
Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu
WCF Chair ⎪President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB)
Türkiye
Marie-Christine Oghly
WCF First Vice-Chair⎪Vice-Chair of International Development at the Paris Region Chamber of Commerce
France
WCF Executive Committee members
Jianlong Yu
WCF Vice-Chair for Asia | Vice Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; Executive Vice Chairman of the China Chamber of International Commerce
China
Peter McMullin
WCF Vice-Chair for Oceania | Southeast Asia | President, Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry – CACCI
Australia
Dario Gallina
WCF Vice-Chair for Europe | President, Torino Chamber of Commerce
Italy
Todd Letts
WCF Vice-Chair for the Americas | Former CEO, Brampton Board of Trade
Canada
Hassan Al Hashemi
WCF Vice-Chair for MENA Region | Vice-President of International Relations, Dubai Chamber of Commerce
UAE
Toki Mabogunje
WCF Vice-Chair for Africa | Past President and Honorary Life Vice President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Nigeria
WCF General Council
Elected members
Marcelo Elizondo
Director, Prosecretary, Argentina Chamber of Commerce and Services
Argentina
Andrew McKellar
CEO, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australia
Shevaun Haviland
Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
United Kingdom
Maria Teresa Bustamante
President, FIESC Foreign Chamber of Commerce
Brazil
Min Yu
General Director, ICC China Secretariat, China Chamber of International Commerce
China
Rim Siam
President of Economic Business Women Council, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Egypt
Giorgi Pertaia
President, The Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Georgia
Volker Treier
Chief Executive of Foreign Trade and Member of the Executive Board, Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce
Germany
Mohammed Khazaee Torshizi
Senior Advisor to President, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture
Iran
Kazuo Nishitani
Executive Director, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Japan
Seong Woo Lee
Vice-President, Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry
South Korea
Trajan Angeloski
President, Macedonian Chambers of Commerce
Macedonia
Tamader Al Thani
Director of International Relations and Chamber Affairs, Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Qatar
Mihail Daraban
President, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
Romania
José Luis Bonet
President, Spain Chamber of Commerce
Spain
Vincent Subilia
Director General, Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services
Switzerland
Izzet Volkan
Chairman of the Board, Corlu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Türkiye
Gennadiy Chyzhykov
President, the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ukraine
Tim Giuliani
President and CEO, Orlando Economic Partnership
USA
Appointed Members
Tom Laveren
CEO of Voka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mechelen-Kempen
Belgium
Peter Hill
Past Chairman, Santiago Chamber of Commerce
Chile
Ovidio Claros Polanco
Executive President, Bogota Chamber of Commerce, Colombia
Colombia
Dilip Dandekar
Former President, Indian Merchants Chamber of Commerce
India
Arsjad Rasjid
Chairman, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Indonesia
Amir Shani
Vice President and Chair of the International Committee, Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Israel
Richard Ngatia
Former President, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kenya
Rabih Sabra
Director General, Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon
Lebanon
Raul Uranga
President, Guadalajara Chamber of Commerce
Mexico
David Bikhado Ofungi
Former Senior Advisor to the President, Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Uganda
Mark Nowitz
Director, Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry
South Africa
Alikie Perera
Deputy Secretary General, Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Sri Lanka
Dalenda M’Hamdi Mekki
Director General International Relations, Tunis Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Tunisia
Ambrosio Bertolotti
Honorary President and Board Member, Uruguay National Chamber of Commerce and Services
Uruguay
Gary Litman
Senior Vice President, Global Initiatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Liza Garcia Velez
Executive Director, Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce
USA-Puerto Rico
Gary Litman
Senior Vice President for Global Initiatives, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
USA
Appointed members from Transnational Chambers
Francisco Herrero
President, Iberoamerican Association of Chambers of Commerce – AICO
Americas
Christophe Eken
President, Conférence Permanente des Chambres Consulaires Africaines et Francophones
CPCCAF
Ben Butters
CEO, Eurochambres
Europe
Khaled Hanafy
President, Union of Arab Chamber – UAC
MENA
Chairs of Specialised Councils
Henk Wit
Chair, ICC WCF World ATA Carnet Council (WATAC)⎪ATA Carnet Manager of the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
Netherlands
Martin Van der Weide
Chair, ICC WCF International Certificate of Origin Council⎪Policy Advisor Export and Origin, The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
Netherlands
Chairs of WCF Task Forces
Marcelo Elizondo
Chair of WCF Task Force for Sustainability and Climate Action for Business | Prosecretary, Argentina Chamber of Commerce and Services
Argentina
Malte Heyne
Chair of WCF Task Force for Digitalisation for MSMEs | General Manager at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce
Germany