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: Norty Turner, United Rentals
• Deputy President: Karin Nars, Dinolift
• Vice President: Karel Huijser, JLG
• Immediate Past President: Nick Selley, AFI-Uplift
• CEO & Managing Director: Peter Douglas, IPAF
• Director: Ben Hirst, Horizon Platforms
• Director: Julie Houston Smyth, LOLEX Ltd
• Director: Kai Schliephake, Partnerlift
• Director: Pedro Torres, Riwal

Council Members:

• Jacco de Kluijver, Genie
• Arne Dirckinck-Holmfeld, PB Lifttechnik
• Enrique Garcia Delgado, Snorkel
• Colin Hotchkiss, Nationwide Platforms
• Marcello Plonski Brasil, RCB Locações de Equipamentos e Máquinas 
• 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
  Celio Gonçalves, Aura Brasil Máquinas e Equipamentos Ltda
• Hong Kong Regional Council
  Tony Small, Gammon Construction
• Irish Council
  Peter O'Riordan, Loxam
• Italian Country Council
  Nicola Violini, Haulotte Italia
• North American Regional Council
  Ebbe Christensen, ReachMaster
• Singapore Country Council
  Shawn Ong, Galmon
• Spanish Country Council
  Ivan Morodo, Haulotte Ibérica SL
• Middle East Regional Council
  Peter Ellis, Power Towers LLC
• UK Country Council
  Brian Stead, Loxam Access