World Chambers Federation
2006-2008
Vice-Chairman: Robert Recker, Vice President, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry
2004-2005
Chairman: Avijit Mazumdar, Assocham India
Vice-Chairmen:
- Nancy Hughes Anthony, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Peter Mihok, Slovak Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Slovakia)
- Park Yong-Sung, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Rona Yircali, Balikesir Chamber of Industry (Turkey)
2002-2003
Chairman: Avijit Mazumdar, Assocham India
Vice-Chairmen:
- Nancy Hughes Anthony, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Usamah M. Al Kurdi, Council of Saudi Chambers (Saudi Arabia),
- Peter Mihok, Slovak Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Slovakia)
- Park Yong-Sung, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry
2001
Chairman: Avijit Mazumdar, Assocham India
Vice-Chairmen:
- Nancy Hughes Anthony, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Usamah M. Al Kurdi, Council of Saudi Chambers (Saudi Arabia)
- Peter Mihok, Slovak Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Slovakia)
International Bureau of Chambers of Commerce (BICC)
1999-2000
Chairman: Avijit Mazumdar, Assocham India
Vice-Chairmen:
- Helmut Klomfar, Vienna Economic Chamber (Austria)
1998
Chairman: Avijit Mazumdar, Assocham India
Vice-Chairmen:
- A.A Baramuli, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Pierre Tchanqué, Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Mines
- Helmut Klomfar, Vienna Economic Chamber (Austria)
1997
Chairman: Avijit Mazumdar, Assocham India
Vice-Chairmen:
- A.A Baramuli, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Pierre Tchanqué, Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Mines
- Helmut Klomfar, Vienna Economic Chamber (Austria)
1994-1996
Chairman: Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon); President, General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce & Industry
Vice-Chairmen:
- A.A Baramuli, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Avijit Mazumdar, Assocham India
- Pierre Tchanqué, Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Mines
1993
Chairman: Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon); President, General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce & Industry
Vice-Chairmen:
- A.A Baramuli, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Avijit Mazumdar, Assocham India
- Pierre Tchanqué, Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Mines
- Keizo Saji, Japan Chamber of Commerce
1992
Chairman: Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon); President, General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce & Industry
Vice-Chairmen:
- A.A Baramuli, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Pierre Tchanqué, Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Mines
- Keizo Saji, Japan Chamber of Commerce
1991
Chairman: Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon); President, General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce & Industry
Vice-Chairmen:
- A.A Baramuli, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Pierre Tchanqué, Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Mines
- Keizo Saji, Japan Chamber of Commerce
- Hari Shankar Singhania, Assocham India
1989-1990
Chairman: Hans Messer, Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce (Germany)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon)
- Pierre Tchanqué, Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Mines
- Keizo Saji, Japan Chamber of Commerce
- Hari Shankar Singhania, Assocham India
1987-1988
Chairman: Hans Messer, Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce (Germany)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon)
- Pierre Netter, Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce (France)
- Keizo Saji, Japan Chamber of Commerce
- Hari Shankar Singhania, Assocham India
1985-1986
Chairman: Rudolf Schlenker, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Germany)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon)
- Pierre Netter, Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce (France)
- Susumu Furukawa, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
- Hari Shankar Singhania, Assocham India
1984
Chairman: Rudolf Schlenker, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Germany)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon)
- Pierre Netter, Assembly of French Chambers of Commerce (France)
- Isamu Saheki, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
- Hari Shankar Singhania, Assocham India
1980
Chairman: Rudolf Schlenker, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Germany)
Vice Chairmen:
- Raul de Goes, Confederation of Chambers of Commerce of Brazil
- Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon)
- Egil S Roed, Oslo Chamber of Commerce (Norway)
- Isamu Saheki, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
1978
Chairman: Phillip Schoeller, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Vice-Chairmen:
- Raul de Goes, Confederation of Chambers of Commerce of Brazil
- I. Habibullah, Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce (Pakistan)
- Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon)
- Egil S. Roed, Oslo Chamber of Commerce (Norway)
- Isamu Saheki, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
1977
Chairman: Phillip Schoeller, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Vice-Chairmen:
- Raul de Goes, Confederation of Chambers of Commerce of Brazil
- I. Habibullah, Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce (Pakistan)
- Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon)
- Egil S. Roed, Oslo Chamber of Commerce (Norway)
- Isamu Saheki, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
1974
Chairman: Phillip Schoeller, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Vice-Chairmen:
- Arch N. Booth, US Chamber of Commerce (USA)
- Raul de Goes, Confederation of Chambers of Commerce of Brazil
- I. Habibullah, Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce (Pakistan)
- Adnan Kassar, Beirut Chamber of Commerce (Lebanon)
- Massimo Risso, Chamber of Commerce of Genova (Italy)
- Egil S. Roed, Oslo Chamber of Commerce (Norway)
- Isamu Saheki, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
1972
Chairman: Phillip Schoeller, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Vice-Chairmen:
- Arch N. Booth, US Chamber of Commerce (USA)
- W.H. Fockema Andrea, Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce (Netherlands)
- Massimo Risso, Chamber of Commerce of Genova (Italy)
- I. Habibullah, Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce (Pakistan)
- Isamu Saheki, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
1969-1971
Chairman: B. Thorburn, Goteburg Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Sweden)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Arch N Booth, US Chamber of Commerce (USA)
- Paul Förster, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- I. Habibullah, Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce (Pakistan)
- Shinobu Ichikawa, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
- Massimo Risso, Chamber of Commerce of Genova (Italy)
1968
Chairman: Hans Rudolf Von Schröder, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Vice-Chairmen:
- Arch. N. Booth, US Chamber of Commerce (USA)
- Paul Förster, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- Shinobu Ichikawa, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
- Massimo Risso, Chamber of Commerce of Genova (Italy)
1966
Chairman: F.H. Tate, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UK)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Arch N Booth, US Chamber of Commerce (USA)
- Paul Förster, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- D.L. Morrell, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- D. Odawara, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
- Eugenio Radice Fossati, Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce
- Rudolf Von Schröder, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Germany)
International Information Bureau of Chambers of Commerce (BIICC)
1964
Chairman: F.H. Tate, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UK)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Arch N Booth, US Chamber of Commerce (USA)
- Paul Förster, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- D.L. Morrell, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- D. Odawara, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
- Eugenio Radice Fossati, Union of Italian Chambers of Commerce
- Rudolf Von Schröder, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Germany)
1962
Chairman: J.F. Sarasin, Basel Chamber of Commerce (Switzerland)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Arch N. Booth, US Chamber of Commerce
- Paul Förster, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- D.L. Morrell, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- D. Odawara, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
- F.H. Tate, London Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UK)
1960
Chairman: B.F. Enschedé, Haarlem Chamber of Commerce (Netherlands)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Paul Förster, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- Gerhard Frentzel, Association of German Chambers of Ind. & Commerce
- D.L. Morrell, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Michisuke Sugi, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
1959
Chairman: Carlos Mantero, Lisbon Chamber of Commerce (Portugal)
Vice-Chairmen:
- Paul Förster, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
- Gerhard Frentzel, Association of German Chambers of Ind. & Commerce
- D.L. Morrell, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Michisuke Sugi, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
1956
President: Carlos Mantero, Lisbon Chamber of Commerce (Portugal
Past Presidents:
- Stefano Brun, Naples Chamber of Commerce (Italy)
- Jacques Fougerolle, French German Chamber of Commerce
Vice-Presidents:
- Sir Eric Carpenter, Manchester Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UK)
- Guillermo Kraft, Chamber of Commerce of Argentina
- D.L. Morell, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Michisuke Sugi, Osaka Chamber of Commerce (Japan)
Founding Chairman: Stefano Brun, Napels Chamber of Commerce (Italy)
Additional information
This information has been sourced from the ICC Handbook published as per the years noted above.
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