IFCP elections take place at ICAC meeting
Mark Messura was elected chairman of the International Forum for Cotton Promotion (IFCP) for a second term at the forum’s Annual Business Meeting, which ran concurrently with the 72nd plenary meeting in Cartagena, Colombia from September 29 to October 4. Mr Messura is senior vice-president of global supply chain marketing for US-based Cotton Incorporated.
Zbigniew Roskwitalski, who was IFCP Chairman for five consecutive terms, is now the immediate past chairman. Mr Roskwitalski is 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) was elected to the role of vice chairman, while Nayan Mirani, vice-president of the Cotton Association of India (CAI), will serve a third term as treasurer.
Jeffrey Silberman will continue in the post of executive director of the IFCP. He is also chairperson of the Textile Development and Marketing Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City.
Mr Messura said: “It is an honour 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 International Forum for Cotton Promotion (IFCP) offers a global information exchange that encourages generic cotton demand enhancement activity. The IFCP provides examples of ways to inexpensively promote cotton on a subnational, national, and transnational basis, in ways that can be replicated around the world. The IFCP represents 15 member organisations from 12 countries.
