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: Karel Huijser, JLG
• Deputy President: Kai Schliephake, Partnerlift
• Vice President: Pedro Torres, Riwal
• Immediate Past President: Karin Godenhielm, Dinolift
• CEO & Managing Director: Peter Douglas, IPAF
• Director: Ben Hirst, Horizon Platforms
• Director: Julie Houston Smyth, LOLEX Ltd
• Director: Jacco de Kluijver, Genie

Council Members:

• Arne Dirckinck-Holmfeld, PB Lifttechnik GmbH
• Brian Clark, Sunbelt Rentals Inc
• Cameron Reid, Alimak Group Sweden AB - Stockholm
• David Meeke, Balloo Hire Centre Ltd
• Enrique García Delgado, AHERN IBERICA S.L.
• Hailan Huang Xiamen, Highflyer Rental Co.,Ltd
• Henry Zhang   Zoomlion, Intelligent Access Machinery Co., Ltd.
• Jim Quirke, Powered Licence Training Ltd
• José Maria Sevilla, LOXAMHUNE
• Marcelo Racca, Haulotte Do Brasil Ltda
• Mark Robinson, Premier Platforms Ltd
• Neil Ashton , Access Platform Sales Ltd (Huntingdon)
• Nicola Pontini, JLG Industries Italia Srl
• Paul Rankin, Nationwide Platforms Ltd
• Peter Ellis, Halo 4 Safety FZO
• Rahul Seth, Sudhir Power Limited
• Robert Cavaleri, Manlift Middle East LLC
• RODRIGO FREITAS, Rental Master Locação De Máquinas E Equipamentos Ltda-ME
• Sérgio Kariya, MILLS
• Susan (Hongxia) Xu, Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
• Tan (Alex) Teng Yong, Aerial Global Sdn Bhd
• Will Temple, Sunbelt Rentals Limited

Committee Chairpersons

• Manufacturers’ Technical Committee - James Clare, Niftylift
• Mast Climbing Work Platforms Committee, Kevin O’Shea, Hydro Mobile
• Training Committee - Jim Quirke, Powered Licence Training Ltd
• IPAF Rental+ Committee - Mark Robinson, Premier Platforms Ltd
• IPAF International Safety Committee - Alana Paterson, Taylor Woodrow Plc

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
  Rodrigo Freitas, Rentalmaster
• China Regional Council
• Halian Huang, Xiamen Highflyer Rental Co.Ltd
• Hong Kong Regional Council
  Tony Small, Gammon Construction
• Irish Council
  David Meeke, Balloo Hire Centres
• Italian Country Council
  Nicola Pontini, JLG
• Singapore Country Council
• Shawn Ong, Galmon
• Spanish Country Council
  Enrique García Delgado, Ahern Iberica
• Middle East Regional Council
  Peter Ellis, Halo 4 Safety
• UK Country Council
  Ben Hirst, Horizon Platforms
• North American Regional Council
  Chair - Brian Clark, Sunbelt Rentals Inc Member