IFFO announces incoming President and Vice President

Following elections for the new IFFO Management Board, the organization is pleased to announce that the incoming President is Eduardo Goycoolea and Vice President is Anne Mette Bæk Jespersen (starting January 1st 2018). IFFO’s Producer members elected representatives for their countries to the board in September and the President and Vice President were confirmed at the IFFO Board Meeting on 23rd October. “I would like to congratulate both Eduardo and Anne Mette on their appointments and we look forward to working closely with them. I would also like to thank our current President Mike Copeland, who with his many years of experience in the industry has been an excellent guide and representative for IFFO through these fast moving couple of years.”

November 14, 2017

Following elections for the new IFFO Management Board (starting January 1st 2018), IFFO is pleased to announce that the incoming President is Eduardo Goycoolea and Vice President is Anne Mette Bæk Jespersen. IFFO’s Producer members elected representatives for their countries to the board in September and the President and Vice President were confirmed at the IFFO Board Meeting on 23rd October. The full Management Board for 2018-2019 is as follows:

Peru: Humberto Speziani, Walter Martinez, Gonzalo De Romaña and Fernando Ribaudo
Chile: Felipe Zaldivar, Eduardo Goycoolea, and Juan Carlos Ferrer
Denmark: Anne Mette Bæk Jespersen
Norway: Arnt-Ove Hoddevik
Iceland: Johann Peter Andersen
USA: Jostein Rortveit
Rest of the World: Mike Copeland and Helge Korsager

Following his appointment, incoming President Eduardo Goycoolea stated “I look forward to leading such a well renowned and important organization. I have worked closely with IFFO for decades and watched it become the networking heart of our industry, while also being a driver for change. Working with our Management Board and the IFFO Secretariat, I hope to continue its vital work to ensure that as an industry we remain ahead of the curve.”

Incoming Vice President Anne Mette Bæk Jespersen noted ”innovation and sustainability and getting the right products to the right markets are key to the future development of the fishmeal and fish oil industry. I consider international cooperation vital for the long term success of the industry and I look forward to working closely with the president, the board and the secretariat in the interest of all IFFO members.”

“I would like to congratulate both Eduardo and Anne Mette on their appointments and we look forward to working closely with them,\\\" stated IFFO’s Director General Andrew Mallison. \\\"I would also like to thank our current President Mike Copeland, who with his many years of experience in the industry has been an excellent guide and representative for IFFO through these fast moving couple of years.”