Candidates 2015
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Re-election candidates
Vice President
Mr. Ante Sanader, Croatia
Mr. Sanader currently holds the positions of President of the Croatian Firefighters Association and President of the Croatian National Committee for Prevention and Extinction of Fire. He has extensive experience from the firefighting profession.
"Through my engagement in the Executive Committee of the CITF I would like to achieve improvements in the trans-border cooperation between fire-fighting organizations, especially through strengthening the expert and financial position of CTIF." – Ante Sanader
General Secretary
Mr. Michel Bour, France
Mr. Bour currently holds the position of Director of the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service of the Upper-Rhine Department.
His aims are: "To continue the General Secretary's work,to be at the CTIFservice and be closewith the Presidentand the Executive Committee and take part in the dynamics of the CTIF to reach the entrusted goals." – Michel Bour
New Vice President candidates
Leonid Belyaev, Russia
Mr. Belyaev currently holds the position of Head of Main EMERCOM City Unit of St Petersburg. He has more than 30 years of experience from the firefighting profession. He takes an active part in the work of the Russian CITF Committee.
Donald Bliss, USA
Mr Bliss currently holds the position of Vice President for Field Operations at the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and is the President of the US delegation to CTIF.
He has served in numerous fire and life safety positions, including but not limited to a local fire chief, a state fire marshal and the President of the National Association of State Fire Marshals.
Milan Dubravac, Slovenia
Mr. Dubravac currently holds the position of Fire Chief at Ljubljana Airport. He is also the Information Manager of CTIF and a member of the Slovenian National Command Board at the Fire Association Slovenia as well as a commander of Voluntary Fire Service. Mr. Dubravac has been in the firefighting profession since 1987.
Ole Hansen, Norway
Mr. Hansen currently holds the position of Senior Adviser in the field of rescue and firefighting. He formerly served as Head of the Rescue and Firefighting Department at Oslo Airport and has worked in the fire and rescue service for many years. Mr. Hansen is currently the chairperson of the Fire and Rescue at Airports Commission and the President of the National CTIF Committee of Norway.
Zdenek Nytra, Czech Republic
Mr. Nytra currently holds the position of Director at the Fire Rescue Service of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Mr. Nytra has been involved in the CTIF competitions for many years and his interests lie especially with the competitions and in the field of extrication and new technology.
Tom Van Esbroeck
Mr. Van Esbroeck currently holds the positions of Director of Education, Training and Exercise at the Professional Fire and Rescue Service of Ghent and Fire Station Manager at the Voluntary Fire and Rescue Service of Ninove. Mr. Van Esbroeck also serves as an expert to the Belgian government and to the Flemish Federation. In 2013 he took up the position of chairperson of the CTIF Extrication and New Technology Commission.
