IIW Presidents and Secretariat Heads

IIW PRESIDENTS AND SECRETARIATS

Over the years since its formation in 1948, membership of IIW has spread around the globe as demonstrated by the countries of origin of its Presidents, representing nations in all regions of the world.

Until 1995, IIW’s operation was supported by two Secretariats provided by Member Societies – a General Secretariat in the UK provided by TWI and a Scientific and Technical Secretariat in France provided by the Institut de Soudure. After that time, a single Secretariat was provided in France until 2019, afterward it has moved to Italy with Services provided by IIS-Istituto Italiano della Saldatura.

PresidentTerm
Country
David Landon
2020-2023
USA
Douglas Luciani
2017-2020
CANDA
G. B. Marquis
2014-2017
FINLAND
B. Raj
2011-2014
INDIA
U. Dilthey
2008-2011
GERMANY
C. Smallbone
2005-2008
AUSTRALIA
B. Pekkari
2002-2005
SWEDEN
B. Braithwaite
1999-2002
UK
Y. Fujita
1996-1999
JAPAN
R. Timerman
1993-1996
ARGENTINA
N. F. Eaton
1990-1993
CANADA
R. V. Salkin
1987-1990
BELGIUM
F. Wallner
1984-1987
AUSTRIA
J. F. Skriniar
1981-1984
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
U. Girardi
1978-1981
ITALY
B. Jakobsson
1975-1978
SWEDEN
H. G. Geerlings
1972-1975
NETHERLANDS
W. Soete
1969-1972
BELGIUM
F. L. Plummer
1966-1969
USA
K. Rühl
1963-1966
GERMANY
W. Edström
1960-1963
SWEDEN
U. Guerrera
1957-1960
ITALY
H. Biers
1954-1957
USA
H. E. Jaeger
1951-1954
NETHERLANDS
P. Goldschmidt-Clermont
1948-1951
BELGIUM
Secretariat’s head
Term
Title
L. Costa
2020-
IIW CEO
C. Mayer
2009-2019
Chief Executive Officer IIW Secretariat
A. Charbonnier
2008
Chief Executive Officer IIW Secretariat
D. Beaufils
2001-2008
Chief Executive Officer IIW Secretariat
R. Ferraz
1999-
Chief Executive Officer IIW IAB Secretariat
M. Bramat
1995-2001
Executive Director IIW Secretariat
J. Hicks
1990-1995

IIW Secretary General
M. Bramat
IIW Scientific and Technical Secretary