IFA's Governing Structure

Council

Under the leadership of the President, the Council defines the policy and orientation of the Association and decides on its budget and subscription rates. Every country where IFA has ordinary members is represented by at least one delegate; the other members designate their Council representatives by category.

Executive Management Group

The Executive Management Group supervises the operations of the Secretariat in line with goals set by the Council. The EMG is composed of the President, the Immediate Past President, the Senior Vice President, the Vice President for Sustainable Development, the Vice President/Member of the EMG, the Chairman of the Finance Committee and the Director General (ex officio).

A. Shriram
PRESIDENT
Ajay S. Shriram
DCM Shriram Consolidated, Ltd
India
T. Enger
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Thorleif Enger
Yara International ASA
Norway
W. Doyle
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
William J. Doyle
PotashCorp
Canada
                     
M. Terrab
VICE PRESIDENT MEMBER OF THE EMG
Mostafa Terrab
Groupe Office Chérifien des Phosphates
Morocco
E. Ponce
VICE PRESIDENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Eugenio Ponce
SQM
Chile
E. Mete
CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Esin Mete
Toros Agri Industry and Trade Co. Inc.
Turkey
                     
L.M. Maene
DIRECTOR GENERAL
(ex officio)
Luc M. Maene

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is composed of the Executive Management Group (EMG), Vice Presidents representing world regions and Chairmen of the General Standing Committees. The Executive Committee discusses the issues facing the industry and is responsible for ensuring that the General Standing Committees' work achieves the goals set by the Council.

                     
A. Shriram
  PRESIDENT
Ajay S. Shriram
DCM Shriram Consolidated, Ltd
India
 
T. Enger
  IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Thorleif Enger
Yara International ASA
Norway
 
W. Doyle
  SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
William J. Doyle
PotashCorp
Canada
                     
M. Terrab
  VICE PRESIDENT MEMBER OF THE EMG
Mostafa Terrab
Groupe Office Chérifien des Phosphates
Morocco
 
E. Ponce
  VICE PRESIDENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Eugenio Ponce
SQM
Chile
 
E. Mete
  CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Esin Mete
Toros Agri Industry and Trade Co. Inc.
Turkey
                     
L.M. Maene
  DIRECTOR GENERAL
(ex officio)
Luc M. Maene
               
                     
A. Mozes
  AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE
Akiva Mozes
ICL Fertilizers
Israel
 
A. Lomakin
  PRODUCTION & INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMITTEE
Anatoly Lomakin
JSC International Potash
Russia
 
A. Jawahery
  TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
Abdul Rahman Jawahery
Gulf Petrochemical Industries
Co. (GPIC)
Bahrain
                     
A. Pitse
  AFRICA
Alfred Pitse
Foskor Ltd
South Africa
 
V. J. Lopes
  BRAZIL
Vital Jorge Lopes
Fosfertil - Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A.
Brazil
 
Du Keping
  CHINA
Du Keping
Sinofert Holdings Ltd
China
                     
Dadang Heru Kodri
  EAST ASIA
Dadang Heru Kodri
PUSRI - P.T. Pupuk Sriwidjaja
Indonesia
 
D. Mapezin
  EAST EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
Dmitry Mazepin
MC Uralchem Ltd
Russia
 
F. Covarrubias
  HISPANO-AMERICA
Fabio Covarrubias
Grupo fertinal S.A. de C.V.
Mexico
                     
M. Wilson
  NORTH AMERICA
Michael Wilson
Agrium Inc
Canada
 
J. Fazzino
  OCEANIA
James Fazzino
Incitec Pivot Ltd
Australia
 
P.S. Gahlaut
  SOUTH ASIA
P.S. Gahlaut
Indian potash Ltd
India
                     
K. Al-Sowaidi
  WEST ASIA
Khalifa Al-Sowaidi
Qatar Fertiliser Company S.A.Q. (QAFCO)
Qatar
 
R. Zweirs
  WEST AND CENTRAL EUROPE
Renso Zwiers
DSM Agro B.V.
The Netherlands
       
                     

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee supervises the Association's funds and prepares the annual budget for approval by the Council.


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