Executive Committee Members

President

Mr. Peter Ackroyd MBE (UK)
(Head of Textiles at UK Fashion and Textiles (UKFT) & Consultant)

ackroyd ( at ) iwto.org

 

Vice-President

Mr. Piercarlo Zedda (Italy)
(CEO of Pantex SPA)

 

 

Treasurer

Mr. Jo Dawson (UK)
(H. Dawson Group, England)

 

 

Member

Mr. Pedro Otegui (Uruguay)
(Vice-President of Lanas Trinidad S.A./Chargeurs-Group)

 

 

Member

Mr. Olivier Segard (France)
(Managing Director of Segard Masurel S.A.)

 

  Member

Mr. Diego Jones (Argentina)

(Manager at Unilan Trelew S.A.)

 

 

Member

Mr. Michael A. Jackson (Australia)
(Managing Director of Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA)

 

 

Member

Mr. Klaus Steger (Germany)
(CEO Südwolle GmbH & Co. KG)

 

 

   Observer

   Ms. Peng Yanli (China)
   (President CWTA)

 

 

 

Resorts and Terms of Office

Name
 Position
 Responsibility
 Term
Mr. Peter Ackroyd
 President
 Presidency
 Congress 2013
Mr. Piercarlo Zedda
 Vice-President
 Vice-Presidency and Lobbying Issues
 Congress 2013
Mr. Jo Dawson
 Treasurer
 Finance
 Congress 2012
Mr. Michael A. Jackson
 Member
 Trading Instruments / Labs
 Congress 2012
Mr. Diego Jones
 Member
 South America Wool Industry Congress 2014
Mr. Pedro Otegui
 Member
 Wool Trade Issues
 Congress 2012
Mr. Olivier Segard
 Member
 Interior Issues
 Congress 2012
Mr. Klaus Steger
 Member
 Industry & Farmer Issues
 Congress 2014
Ms. Peng Yanli
 Observer
 China Wool Industry
 Congress 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN AND SECRETARIES

Market Intelligence Committee

Chairman: Mr. Chris Wilcox

Secretary: Roberto Cardellino

 

Supply Chain

Contracts & Specifications Committee

Chairman: Mr. Michael Jackson
Secretary: David Crowe

- Technology & Standards Committee

- Raw Wool Group

Chairman: Mr. Wian Heath
Secretary: Mrs. Odette Wright

- Sliver Group

Chairman: Dr. G.S. Singh
Secretary: Mrs. Odette Wright

- Products Group

Chairman: Dr. Crisan Popescu
Secretary: Mrs. Odette Wright

- Technology Forum

Chairman: Min Chen

- Licensing Panal 

Chairman: Mr. Jens Nielsen
Secretary: Ms. Elisabeth van Delden

 

Commercial Suppliers Committee

Chairman: Mr. Pedro Otegui
Secretary: Mr. Tony Wen

 

Sustainability Committee

Chairman: Geoff Kingwill
Secretary: Louis de Beer

- Environmental Working Group

Chairman: Dr. Paul Swan
Secretary: n.n.

- Organic Working Group

Chairman: Jens Nielsen
Secretary: Elisabeth van Delden

- Animal Welfare Working Group

Chairman: Geoff Kingwill
Secretary: Elisabeth van Delden

 

Demand Chain

Retail Club

Chairman: Mr. Peter Ackroyd
Secretary: nn

 

Interior Textile

Chairman: Mr. Olivier Segard
Secretary: Mr. Stephen Fookes

 

Technical Textiles

Chairman: Mr. Götz Giebel
Secretary: nn