On November 5, 2023, at the Annual Conference 2023 of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) in Keqiao, China, it was announced that the committee of management of the federation had elected the members of the board for the period 2023-2025. The new president of the federation, KV Srinivasan from India, was unanimously elected.
Juan Pares from Spain was re-elected, and Mustafa Denizer from Turkiye was chosen as vice presidents of the federation. Ernesto Maurer from Switzerland was elected as honorary treasurer. The non-executive board witnessed the re-election of several key members. Uday Gill from Thailand, Salman Ispahani from Bangladesh, and Tae Jin Kang from Korea were all re-elected, alongside Mohammad Kassem from Egypt. From India, Suchita Jain Oswal retained her position, while Michelle Tjokrosaputro was re-elected from Indonesia. Yingxin Xu from China also continues his tenure on the board, as stated in a press release by ITMF.
The non-executive board also welcomed new members following recent elections. Stefan Hutter from Singapore, Anees Khawaja representing Pakistan, and Than Duc Viet from Vietnam were among those elected. Additionally, Yan Yan from China was also elected to the board.
Rafael Cervone from Brazil, John Cheh from Hong Kong, Muharrem Kayhan from Turkiye, and Loek de Vries from the Netherlands were co-opted to the board.
In recognition of his contribution to the federation as vice president from 2016 to 2020 and as president from 2020 to 2023, Ruizhe Sun from China was appointed an honorary life member of the federation.
KV Srinivasan wins ITMF Presidency in 2023 conference
By Divya S