BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is responsible for the appointment of the Executive Committee, as well as the implementation of resolutions of the General Assembly. The Board also appoints the Director General as the Chief of the Secretariat and establishes regional offices and chapters in order to fulfil the purpose of the IRF.

Members of the IRF Board of Directors

Full Name Country Company Job Title
ALKIM Tom The Netherlands MAPtm Strategic Advisor Connected & Automated Mobility
AYDIN Hamdi Türkiye Turkish Road Association Board Member
CALTABIANO Michael Australia National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO) Chief Executive Officer
COCONEA Laura Italy SWARCO AG Innovation Office Manager SWARCO ITS Division
CROCCO Domenico Italy ANAS SpA Head International Affairs
EL HANSALI Youssef United Arab Emirates VITRONIC Machine Vision Middle East LLC CEO
EVANS Mike United Kingdom ARUP Global Highways Leader
GAIWAD Anilkumar India IRF India Chapter Senior Vice President
GUAN Nina China China Highway and Transportation Society (CHTS) Director of International Cooperation Department
HALKIAS Bill Greece IRF Honorary Life Member
HAN Clarissa Australia Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) / National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO) Chief Technology Leader, Network Sustainability & Resilience
HAULE Joseph O. Tanzania Tanzania Roads Association (TARA) Chairman
IPINGE Ali Namibia Road Fund Administration (RFA) CEO
KAPILA Kiran K. India Intercontinental Consultants and Technocrats Pvt. Ltd. Chairman and Managing Director
LIPAR Peter Slovenia DRC Združenje President
MANDALOZIS Dimitris Greece IRF President
MIRAVALLS Nicolas France ORIS/HOLCIM CEO
MOLINARI Valerio Italy Ecogest SpA Majority Shareholder
MOSBÖCK Harald Austria SWARCO AG VP RMS Division Europe APMEA
MOUSSA Aubin Essaïe Cameroon African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA) President
NANNI Michela Italy Ecogest SpA Chairman of the Board and Managing Director
PEKEVSKA Maja Serbia „Putevi Srbije“ Belgrade Associate for Foreign Affairs
POLEDICA Miodrag Serbia „Putevi Srbije“ Belgrade Assistant Director and Director of the Sector for Strategy, Design and Development
RAMOBA Ramokone Mirriam South Africa South African Roads Federation Immediate Past President
RAN Bin United States University of Wisconsin at Madison Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor and Director of ITS Program
SABATO Maura Italy ANAS SpA Head of Subsidised Finance Unit
SHANKARI Aruna India IRF India Chapter PMU Head
SRIVASTAVA Akhilesh India IRF India Chapter President
TYROGIANNI Helen Greece Attikes Diadromes S.A. Strategic & Organisational Manager
WOILLEZ Elodie France Oris Chief Strategy and Impact Officer
YANG Aiguo China Dept of Highway Transport - Transport Planning & Research Institute Director
ZHANG Xigang China China Highway and Transportation Society (CHTS) Vice President
ZHENG Jian-Long China Chongqing University Professor

Advisors to the board of directors

Full Name Country Company Job Title
CHEN Dan United States Independent Consultant/Former President 3M’s Transportation Safety Division
EVDORIDES Harry United Kingdom University of Birmingham Professor, Senior Road Executives Programme Leader
MARSHALL Anthony United Kingdom 2MPy Advisor
OBENBERGER Jon United States JTO Transportation Consulting Director
PEDERSEN Neil United States Independent Consultant / TRB Independent Consultant / Former Executive Director
QUEIROZ Cesar Brazil International Consultant / World Bank Group International Consultant / Former WB Highway Adviser
ZAMMATARO Susanna Switzerland International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) CEO