The sovereign body of the IIW is the IIW General Assembly, composed of delegates representing the Responsible Member Societies.

The Association is administered by a Board of Directors composed of a maximum of 15 voting members, elected by the General Assembly. The Board of Directors is supported by the IIW Advisory Council, composed of key global industry representatives, and the Council of IIW senators, composed of IIW senior experts.

Daily operation is managed by the IIW secretariat, under the responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer.

Role Name Contact Country
President Stephan EGERLAND stephan.egerland@iiwelding.net Austria
CEO Luca COSTA luca.costa@iiwelding.net Italy
Vice-President  Paul WOOLLIN  paul.woollin@iiwelding.net UK
Vice-President Paul KAH paul.kah@iiwelding.net Sweden
Immediate Past-President  Thomas BÖLLINGHAU thomas.boellinghaus@iiwelding.net Germany
Director Fernado MANAS fernando.manas@iiwelding.net Spain
TMB-Chair Jorge DOS SANTOS Jorge.SANTOS@iiwelding.net Germany
IAB-Chair Stefano MORRA stefano.morra@iiwelding.net Italy
Director Madeleine DU TOIT madeleine.dutoit@iiwelding.net Australia
Director Walter SPERKO walter.sperkor@iiwelding.net USA
Director Roland BOECKING roland.boeking@iiwelding.net Germany
Director Hee Jin KIM hj.kim@iiwelding.net Korea
Director Stefano PINCA stefano.pinca@iiwelding.net Italy
Director Joel ANDERSSON joel.andersson@iiwelding.net Sweden
Tresurer Tomoyuky UEYAMA tomoyuky.ueyama@iiwelding.net Japan
Director Su Jun WU sujun.wu@iiwelding.net Cina

The IIW activities are developed by the two operating bodies of IIW:

  • The Technical Management Board manages the scientific activities, including the development of best practices, standards, the IIW Journal “Welding in the World” and the IIW Knowledge Centre
  • The International Authorization Board manages the IIW training, Qualification and Certification System. This is operated jointly with the European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting (EWF)

The IIW is an association governed by Italian law.

IIW Constitution 2019RD-200 - IIW Operational StructureRD-260 Antitrust Guidelines

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