IPAF Councils

IPAF Council

IPAF’s governing body is the IPAF Council, which is composed of the IPAF Board members, Committee chairpersons, Country/Regional Council chairpersons and five directly elected members. Council members are elected for a two-year period by IPAF members. View Past Presidents of IPAF.

Board Members:

• President: Brad Boehler, Skyjack
• Deputy President: Norty Turner, United Rentals
• Vice President: Karin Nars, Dinolift
• CEO & Managing Director: Tim Whiteman, IPAF
• Immediate Past President: Nick Selley, AFI-Uplift
• Director: Andy Studdert, Cramo
• Director: Karel Huijser, JLG
• Director: Kai Schliephake, Partnerlift

Council Members:

• Jacco de Kluijver, Genie
• Arne Dirckinck-Holmfeld, PB Lifttechnik
• Enrique Garcia Delgado, Snorkel
• Marcello Plonski Brasil, RCB Locações de Equipamentos e Máquinas 
• Mark Winfield, HSS
• Susan Xu, Sinoboom

Committee Chairpersons

• Manufacturers’ Technical Committee, Ian McGregor, Skyjack
• Mast Climbing Work Platforms Committee, Kevin O’Shea, Hydro Mobile
• Training Committee, Richard Lofts, Nationwide Platforms
• IPAF Rental+ Committee, Steven Gerrard, Lifterz

IPAF Country and Regional Councils

IPAF country and regional councils consider specific issues and make recommendations to the IPAF Council for further discussion and action. They also organise national and regional activities that underpin and promote the safe use of powered access.

The current councils and chairpersons are:

• Brazilian Country Council
  Gustavo Faria, Terex Latin America
• Hong Kong Regional Council
  Tony Small, Gammon Construction
• Irish Council
  Julie Smyth, Highway Plant
• Italian Country Council
  Nicola Violini, Haulotte Italia
• North American Regional Council
  Ebbe Christensen, ReachMaster
• Singapore Country Council
  Shawn Ong, Galmon
• Spanish Country Council
  Florencio Alonso, AP Aerial Platforms
• Middle East Regional Council
  Robert Cavaleri, Manlift Middle East
• UK Country Council
  Brian Stead, Loxam Access