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Ruizhi Sun (China) - President
 
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Ruizhe Sun (China)
President
 
K.V. Srinivasan (India)
 
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K.V. Srinivasan (India)
Vice President
 
Juan Parés (Spain)
 
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Juan Parés (Spain)
Vice President
 
Ernesto Maurer (Switzerland)
 
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Ernesto Maurer (Switzerland)
Honorary Treasurer
 

Rafael Cervone (Brazil)
 
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Rafael Cervone (Brazil)
 
 
John Cheh (Hong Kong, China)
 
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John Cheh (Hong Kong, China)
 
Mustafa Denizer (Turkey)
 
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Mustafa Denizer (Turkey)
 
Uday Gill (Indonesia and Thailand)
 
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Uday Gill (Indonesia & Thailand)
 
Salman M. Ispahani (Bangladesh)
 
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Salman M. Ispahani (Bangladesh)
 
Tae Jin Kang (Korea Rep.)
 
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Tae Jin Kang (Korea Rep.)
 
Mohamed Kassem (Egypt)
 
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Mohamed Kassem Abd El Hay (Egypt)
 
Muharrem H. Kayhan (Turkey)
 
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Muharrem H. Kayhan (Turkey)
 
Andrew G. Macdonald (Brazil)
 
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Andrew G. Macdonald (Brazil)
 
Suchita Oswal Jain (India)
 
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Suchita Oswal Jain (India)
 
Michelle Tjokrosaputro (Indonesia)
 
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Michelle Tjokrosaputro (Indonesia)
 
Loek de Vries (Netherlands)
 
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Loek de Vries (Netherlands)
 
Yingxin Xu (China)
 
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Yingxin Xu (China)
 

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Christian P. Schindler (Germany) - Director General
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Dr. Christian P. Schindler (Germany)

Born in Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1968, Dr. Schindler studied economics at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, from where he graduated in 1994.

 

Economist


 
Olivier Zieschank - Economist
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Dr. Olivier Zieschank (Switzerland)

Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Dr. Olivier Zieschank studied Management at the university of Lausanne where he graduated in 2005.

 

Honorary Life Members

(Past ITMF Presidents)


Kihak Sung (Korea Rep.)
2018 - 2020
Kihak Sung (Korea Rep.)
Jaswinder Bedi (Kenya)
2016 - 2018
Jaswinder Bedi (Kenya)
Tiankai Wang (China)
2014 - 2016
Tiankai Wang (China)
Josué C. Gomes da Silva (Brazil)
2012 - 2014
Josué C. Gomes da Silva (Brazil)
Bashir H. Ali Mohammad (Pakistan)
2010 - 2012
Bashir H. Ali Mohammad (Pakistan)
Halit Narin (Turkey)
2008 - 2010
Halit Narin (Turkey)
Walter Simeoni (South Africa)
2006 - 2008
Walter Simeoni (South Africa)
Tito Burgi (Italy)
2004 - 2006
Tito Burgi (Italy)
Sudhir Thackersey (India)
2003 - 2004
Sudhir Thackersey (India)
Herbert Schmid (Brazil)
2001 - 2002
Herbert Schmid (Brazil)
Min Sok Suh (Korea Rep.)
1999 - 2000
Min Sok Suh (Korea Rep.)
Hervé Giraud (Turkey)
1997 - 1998
Hervé Giraud (Turkey)
Daniel K. Frierson (USA)
1995 - 1996
Daniel K. Frierson (USA)
Douglas T. Hsu (Chinese Taipei)
1993 - 1994
Douglas T. Hsu (Chinese Taipei)


All ITMF Presidents


  • 2020
    Ruizhe Sun (China)
  • 2018 - 2020
    Kihak Sung (Korea Rep.)
  • 2016 - 2018
    Jaswinder Bedi (Kenya)
  • 2014 - 2016
    Tiankai Wang (China)
  • 2012 - 2014
    Josué C. Gomes da Silva (Brazil)
  • 2010 - 2012
    Bashir H. Ali Mohammad (Pakistan)
  • 2008 - 2010
    Halit Narin (Turkey)
  • 2006 - 2008
    Walter Simeoni (South Africa)
  • 2004 - 2006
    Tito Burgi (Italy)
  • 2003 - 2004
    Sudhir Thackersey (India)
  • 2001 - 2002
    Herbert Schmid (Brazil)
  • 1999 - 2000
    Min Sok Suh (Korea Rep.)
  • 1997 - 1998
    Hervé Giraud (Turkey)
  • 1995 - 1996
    Daniel K. Frierson (USA)
  • 1993 - 1994
    Douglas T. Hsu (Chinese Taipei)
  • 1991 - 1992
    Federico Sanfeliu (Spain)
  • 1989 - 1990
    Thomas R. Bell (Canada)
  • 1987 - 1988
    Madanmohan Mangaldas (India)
  • 1985 - 1986
    Bernhard Crone-Rawe (Germany)
  • 1983 - 1984
    Donald Comer, Jr. (USA)
  • 1981 - 1982
    Ichiji Ohtani (Japan)
  • 1978 - 1980
    Roger Sauvegrain (France)
  • 1976 - 1978
    Tom Normanton (United Kingdom)
  • 1974 - 1976
    Krishnaraj M.D. Thackersey (India)
  • 1972 - 1974
    Matteo Legler (Italy)
  • 1970 - 1972
    J. Craig Smith (USA)
  • 1968 - 1970
    Toyosaburo Taniguchi (Japan)
  • 1966 - 1968
    Charles Uyttenhove (Belgium)
  • 1964 - 1966
    Christer Höglund (Sweden)
  • 1962 - 1964
    Alfredo Sédo (Spain)
  • 1960 - 1962
    Kurt Dietrich (Germany)
  • 1958 - 1960
    W.T. Kroese (Netherlands)
  • 1956 - 1958
    W.T. Winterbottom (United Kingdom)
  • 1954 - 1956
    Marcel Fremaux (France)
  • 1952 - 1954
    H.S. Butterworth (United Kingdom)
  • 1950 - 1952
    Caspar Jenny (Switzerland)
  • 1949 - 1950
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  • 1939 - 1949
    W.M. Wiggins (United Kingdom)
  • 1937 - 1939
    Hendrik van Delden (Germany)
  • 1935 - 1937
    W.M. Wiggins (United Kingdom)
  • 1933 - 1935
    Paul Schlumberger (France)
  • 1932 - 1933
    William Howarth (United Kingdom)
  • 1930 - 1932
    Count Jean de Hemptinne (Belgium)
  • 1925 - 1930
    Fred Holroyd (United Kingdom)
  • 1921 - 1925
    John Syz (Switzerland)
  • 1919 - 1921
    Herbert Dixon (United Kingdom)
  • 1904 - 1915
    Charles W. Macara (United Kingdom)

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