International Forum for Cotton Promotion elects new chairman
11/10/2012
Zbigniew Roskwitalski, who has been the IFCP chairman for five consecutive terms, will continue as executive director of the Izba Bawelny w Gdyni (Gdynia Cotton Association).
Elke Hortmeyer, director of economic research, publications and communications at Bremer Baumwollbörse (Bremen Cotton Exchange), has been elected as vice-chairman and Nayan Mirani, vice-president of the Cotton Association of India (CAI), will serve a second term as treasurer.
Jeffrey Silberman, chairman of the textile development and marketing department at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, will continue as executive director of the IFCP.
Mr Messura said: “It is an honor to have this opportunity to serve as chairman of the IFCP as we continue to improve the global competitive position of cotton through generic cotton promotion."
The business meeting was held in Switzerland and ran concurrently with the 71st plenary meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee.
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