The International Facility Managers Association (IFMA) has unveiled its 2019/20 global board of directors and executive committee. The newly-elected team began their tenure on July 1, 2019. They will oversee the Association’s operations, which support 24,000 members in the facility management field across 100 countries.

“Collaborating with members and partners worldwide, our diverse and accomplished board will continue to make IFMA a global leader in facility management education, credentialing, knowledge sharing and career-building resources,” said IFMA’s new chair John Carrillo. “We’re entering a world of economic growth, which, in part, is being driven by smart technologies that will better equip FMs to provide value creation and cost-saving opportunities in their jobs. I look forward to working with the board to strategically enhance the value proposition of IFMA and continue to advance the profession globally.”

The 2019/20 board and executive committee line-up includes:

• Chair: John Carrillo, CFM, IFMA Fellow, Director of Planning, Design and Construction, West Region for AT&T, San Ramon, California, USA
• First Vice Chair: Peter Ankerstjerne, IFMA Fellow, SVP, Head of Digital FM and Workplace Experience, EMEA, WeWork (Søborg, Denmark)
• Second Vice Chair: Laurie A. Gilmer, Vice President/COO, Facility Engineering Associates, P.C. (California, USA)
• Past Chair: Graham Tier, GM, District Facility Services, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (Hong Kong, PRC)

Directors:

• Jos Duchamps, Managing Director, PROCOS Group (Antwerpen, Belgium)\
• Hari Hegde, General Manager, Operations Support, WIPRO Technologies (Karnataka, India
• Luis Morejon, Senior Managing Director, CBRE (California, USA)
• Kate North, Vice President, Workplace Innovation Advisory, Corporate Solutions (Americas), Colliers International (Illinois, USA)
• Michael Redding, Managing Director, Agile OAK LLC (New Jersey, USA)
• Lorri Rowlandson, Global Senior Vice President, Strategy & Innovation, BGIS (Ontario, Canada)
• Dean Stanberry, Chair, IFMA Environmental Stewardship, Utilities and Sustainability Community (Colorado, USA)
• Colette Temmink, Global Head of Integrated Facilities Management, Cushman & Wakefield (Illinois, USA)
• Mindy Williams-McElearney, Vice President, L&K Partners Inc. (New York, USA)

IFMA’s new board and executive committee will be among the crowd during its World Workplace conference and expo in Phoenix, Arizona, USA from March 18 – 20, 2020.