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
- Director: Sérgio Kariya, MILLS
- Director: Rahul Seth, Sudhir Power Limited
Council Members:
- Arne Dirckinck-Holmfeld, PB Lifttechnik
- Enrique García Delgado, AHERN IBERICA S.L.
- Paul Rankin, Loxam PAD & Nationwide Platforms
- Will Temple, Sunbelt Rentals
- Jim Quirke, Powered Licence Training LTD
- Richard Butler, Sinoboom BV
- Julie Houston Smyth, Lolex Ltd
- Jacco de Kluijver, Terex Global GmbH
- Jason Liu, Zoomlion Intelligent Access Machinery Co., Ltd
Committee Chairpersons
- Manufacturers’ Technical Committee, James Clare, Niftylift
- Mast Climbing Work Platforms Committee, Cameron Reid, Alimak Group Sweden AB - Stockholm
- Training Committee, Steve Booker, Kentec
- 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
Marcelo Racca, Haulotte Do Brasil 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
José Maria Sevilla, LOXAMHUNE - 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
Co-Chair - Don Satterfield, EHS Manager, The Home Depot
Immediate Past-Chair - Ebbe Christensen, Ruthmann Reachmaster NA
Member - Kevin O'Shea, Hydro Mobile
Member - Mark Hinkel, Institute For Aerial Lift Safety
Member - Greg Strid, Mastclimber LLC
Member - Bart Krzysztofek, Skyjack
Member - Randy DeCoteau, Terex AWP
Member - Matthew Eckstine, Eckstine & Assoc
Member - Sean Ward, Haulotte US
Member - Pat Witte, MEC AWP
Member - TJ Lyons, Gilbane Construction
Member - Francois- Xavier Huneault- United Rentals Inc
Past Chair - Teresa Kee, United Rentals Inc
Associate Member - Lindsey Anderson KHL Group Americas
SAIA Alliance - Jay Gordon- Klimer Platforms Inc