The results of the elections for the International Cotton Association (ICA) President, First Vice, Second Vice and Directors have been announced at the Association’s Annual General Meeting, held on December 10 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Cliff White (Senior Vice President of Marketing, Olam/Queensland Cotton Group) takes on the role of President. Cliff will be supported by Ray Butler (Director, Cotton Outlook) as First-Vice and Antonio Esteve (CEO, Ecom Cotton Group) as Second-Vice.
New to the Board are Vinay Kotak (Kotak & Co), Joe Nicosia (Allenberg Cotton Co.) and Jordan Lea (Eastern Trading Co.), who have been elected to serve as Ordinary Directors. Pat-Nie Woo (Central Textiles Hong Kong Ltd.) has been appointed to represent the common interests of the Far Eastern cotton industry, Takashi Shimazaki (Toyoshima & Co Ltd.) will represent the common interests of the Japanese cotton industry and Ertugrul Tanriverdi (Ensar Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AS) will represent the common interests of the Turkish cotton Industry.
Now comprising 22 members, representing 12 countries, the new ICA Board lineup is the most internationally represented that the Association has had in its 169-year history.
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