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: Karin Nars, Dinolift
- Deputy President: Karel Huijser, JLG
- Vice President: Kai Schliephake, Partnerlift
- CEO & Managing Director: Peter Douglas, IPAF
- Director: Nick Selley, AFI
- Director: Ben Hirst, Horizon Platforms
- Director: Julie Houston Smyth, LOLEX Ltd
- Director: Pedro Torres, Riwal
- DIrector: Jacco de Kluijver, Genie
Council Members:
- Arne Dirckinck-Holmfeld, PB Lifttechnik
- Enrique Garcia Delgado, Snorkel
- Phil Graysmark, Liugong
- Paul Rankin, Loxam PAD & Nationwide Platforms
- Will Temple, Sunbelt Rentals
- Marcello Plonski Brasil, RCB Locações de Equipamentos e Máquinas
- Susan Xu, Sinoboom
Committee Chairpersons
- Manufacturers’ Technical Committee, Jim Waldron, Skyjack
- Mast Climbing Work Platforms Committee, Kevin O’Shea, Hydro Mobile
- Training Committee, Tony Warren, Sunbelt Rentals UK
- IPAF Rental+ Committee, Ele Ioannou, Mr Plant Hire
- IPAF International Safety Committee, Mark Keily, Sunbelt Rentals UK
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 - 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 CouncilNorth American Regional Council
Brian Clark, Sunbelt Rentals