IFAMA is governed by a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee. Its officers include a President, President Elect, and Past President. The association’s programs and activities are administered by the IFAMA Business Office in Washington, DC. The IFAMA Board of Directors convened at the 2015 Annual Conference in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where four new members were nominated and elected to the Board. At the Closing Session on the last day of the conference, Thad Simons, 2015 IFAMA Board President, passed the torch to the new 2016 IFAMA Board President, Johan von Rooyen. Thank you to Thad Simons for your work during your term as IFAMA Board President.
2016 Board President
Johan von Rooyen
Professor in Agricultural Economics
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
New Board Members
Esteban Brenes
Professor of Strategy and Agribusiness
INCAE Business School
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Shane Masters
Investment Manager
ARG Partners
Visalia, CA
William Nelson
Vice President, Corporate Citizenship
CHS Inc.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Eugenia Serova
Director FAO
United Nations
Rome, Italy
2016 Executive Board Committee
Vincent Amanor-Boadu
Professor
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Onno Omta
Professor
Wageningen University
Wageningen, Netherlands
Johan von Rooyen
Professor of Agriculutral Economics
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Mary Shelman
Director, Agribusiness Program
Harvard University
Boston, MA
Thad Simons
Managing Partner
The Yield Lab
St. Louis, MO
Raj Vardhan
Senior Vice President
Olam International Ltd.
Moscow, Russia
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