The Supervisory Board has a community-engagement role with decision-making power. That power is shared and distributed among all constituencies and communities represented by WAN-IFRA’s Advisory Boards, Regional Committees and Association representatives on the Supervisory Board.
The Board is designed to help the organisation focus on the activities that contribute most to WAN-IFRA’s overall objectives. It takes responsibility for the strategic planning of its programmes and the association’s patronage. It embodies the values and missions of WAN-IFRA and drives its programmes and activities.
Role and Selection Criteria for Non-Executive and Executive Board Members
President
Representing Verband Schweizer Medien
Head Global Media & CEO Blick Group, Ringier AG (Switzerland)
Vice President
Mariam Mammen Mathew
CEO, Manorama Online (India)
Treasurer
Paul Verwilt
Chief Operations Officer, Mediahuis nv (Belgium)
Argentina
Representing Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentinas (ADEPA)
Daniel Dessein
Director, La Gaceta S. A.
Austria
Representing Verband Österreichischer Zeitungen (VÖZ)
Xenia Daum
Managing Director, Kleine Zeitung
Belgium
Representing La Presse.be
Denis Pierrard
Directeur Général IPM Group
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mujo Selimovic
Publisher, Oslobodjenje
Brazil
Representing Associação Nacional de Jornais (ANJ)
Marcelo Rech
President ANJ, Associação Nacional de Jornais
Bulgaria
Representing Union of Publishers in Bulgaria (UPB)
Stoyana Georgieva
Founder and editor-in-chief, Mediapool.bg
Canada
Representing News Media Canada
Andrew Saunders
Publisher and Chief Executive Officer, The Globe and Mail
Canada
Representing World Editors Forum Board (WAN-IFRA)
David Walmsley
Editor in Chief, The Globe and Mail
Chile
Representing Asociación Nacional de la Prensa (ANP)
Juan Jaime Díaz Cauquelin
El Mercurio | Presidente, Asociación Nacional de la Prensa (ANP)
Colombia
Representing Asociación de Medios de Información (AMI)
David Matoses
Gerente General, El Tiempo (Bogotá)
Czech Republic
Representing Unie Vydavatelu
Libuse Smuclerova
Member of the Board of Directors, Czech News Center a.s.
Ecuador
Representing Asociación Ecuatoriana de Editores de Periódicos (AEDEP)
Nicolás Pérez Lapentti
Chief Digital Officer, El Universo | President of AEDEP, Asociación Ecuatoriana de Editores de Periódicos
Egypt
Lina Attalah
Co-founder and Director, Mada Masr Media
Estonia
Representing Eesti Ajalehtede Liit (EALL)
Hans Väre
Editor-in-Chief, Sakala
Finland
Representing Uutismedia Liitto
Vesa-Pekka Kangaskorpi
CEO and President, Keskisuomalainen Oyj
Finland
Representing the Global Alliance for Media Innovation
Noora Alanne
Growth Director, Medialiitto
France
Representing the Alliance de la Presse d’Information Générale
Pierre Louette
CEO, Groupe Les Echos – Le Parisien
France
Bérénice Lajouanie
Directrice Générale du Pôle les Echos et Thématiques
France
Representing the European Newspapers’ Publishers Association (ENPA)
François le Hodey
CEO, IPM Group | President, ENPA (Belgium)
Germany
Representing Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger (BDZV)
Thomas Lindner
Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung, FAZ -Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Germany
Representing World Printer Forum Board (WAN-IFRA)
Andreas Gierth
Head of Production and Strategic Procurement, FAZ –Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Germany
Representing DistriPress Advisory Board (WAN-IFRA)
Luciano Stullin
Head of International, IPS Pressevertrieb
Ghana
Representing Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG)
Benedict B. Assorow
Managing Editor, The Catholic Standard
Hungary
Representing Magyar Lapkiadók Egyesülete (MLE)
Tibor Kovács
Chief Executive Officer, Ringier Hungary
India
Representing Indian Newspaper Society (INS)
Mohit Jahin
Executive Director and Board Member, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd (Times of India)
India
Representing South Asian Committee (WAN–IFRA
K.N. Shanth Kumar
Director & Editor, The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
Indonesia
Andy Budiman
CEO, KG Media
Ireland
Representing NewsBrands Ireland
Sammi Bourke
Head of Operations, Irish Farmers Journal
Ireland
Stephen Rae
Publisher, AML Intelligence
Italy
Alessandro Bompieri
General Director-Media, RCS Media Group
Japan
Representing Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (NSK)
Shiro Nakamura
President and CEO, Asahi Shimbun
Kenya
Monicah Wacecke Ndung’u
Chief Corporate Affairs and Partnerships Officer, The Nation Media Group
Lebanon
Alia Ibrahim
CEO and co-founder, Daraj Media
Luxembourg
Representing Association Luxembourgeoise des Medias d’Information (ALMI)
Paul Peckels
CEO, Luxemburger Wort | President ALMI
Montenegro
Marijana Bojanić
CEO, Vijesti
Norway
Representing Norwegian Media Businesses’ Associaton (MBL)
Marte Ingul
Executive Vice President Community and Government Relations, Amedia As
Norway
Representing WAN-IFRA’s Media Freedom Board (WAN-IFRA)
Randi S. Øgrey
Executive Director, MBL (Mediebedriftenes Landsforening)
Philippines
Representing Asia Pacific Committee (WAN-IFRA)
Sandy Prieto-Romualdez
President and CEO, Philippine Daily Inquirer
Poland
Bartosz Hojka
Group CEO, Agora SA
Portugal
Representing Associação Portuguesa de Imprensa (APImprensa)
Patricia Fonseca
Editor-in-Chief, Medio Tejo
Singapore
Yeng Kit Chan
CEO, SPH Media Ltd
Slovakia
Representing Slovak Publishers’ Association
Jan Svoboda
CEO, Televízia TA3
Spain
Representing Asociación de Medios de Información (AMI)
Fernando de Yarza
President Henneo Media
South Africa
Caroline Southey
Founding Editor, The Conversation Africa
Sri Lanka
Representing Independent Newspapers Ltd.
Sinha Ratnatunga
Executive Director / EditorWijeya Newspapers Ltd
Sweden
Representing Swedish Media Publishers Association (TU)
Pia Rehnquist
Business Area Manger, Bonnier News
Switzerland
Representing DistriPress Advisory Board (WAN-IFRA)
Raphaëlle Casta
Sales & Marketing Director, 7Days Media Services
Taiwan
George K. Shuang
Executive Director, United Daily News
Uganda
Barbara Kaija
Editor-in-Chief, New Vision
Ukraine
Representing Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine (AIRPPU)
Oleksandr Chovhan
President, RIA Media Corporation
Ukraine
Representing Ukrainian Association of Press Publishers (UAPP)
Andrey Vdovychenko
Managing Director Burda Media Ukraine
United Kingdom
Representing News Media Association (NMA)
Guy Black
Vice President, Telegraph Media Group
United Kingdom
Lisa MacLeod
Principal Publishing Lead, FT Strategies (Financial Times)
USA
Representing News Media Alliance (NMA)
Jennifer Bertetto
President and CEO, Trib Total Media
USA
Patty Michalski
Senior Vice President Content Strategy and Innovation, Hearst Newspapers
Venezuela
Miguel Henrique Otero Castillo
Presidente Editor, C.A. Editora El Nacional
Honorary Board Members
Bengt Braun Past President, WAN (Sweden)
Tomas Brunegard Past President, WAN-IFRA (Sweden)
Michael Golden Past President, WAN-IFRA (USA)
Seok Hyun Hong Past President, WAN (Republic of Korea)
Prescott K. Low Past President, WAN (USA)
Jacob Mathew Managing Editor, Malayala Manorama Company Ltd – Past President WAN-IFRA (India)
Gavin O’Reilly Executive Chairman, The New European – Past President WAN-IFRA (Ireland)
Roger Parkinson Past President, WAN (Canada)
Lars Henrik Munch Chairman, Politiken Fund (Denmark)
D D Purkayastha Managing Director & CEO, ABP Pvt Ltd (India)
Jayme Sirotsky Presidente Emérito, RBS-Brazil Zero Hora Editora Jornalistica SA – Past President WAN (Brazil)