Meet the new 2019 CTIF Executive Committee from Delegates´Assembly in Martigny
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Tore Eriksson, President of CTIF since 2012
Sweden
Former Division Chief at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency., formerly Swedish Rescue Services Agency. (MSB.se). Mr Eriksson has previously also been engaged in the HazMat Commission, as a delegate and as Chair.
Mr Eriksson was first elected Vice President of CTIF before being elected President in 2012. He will continue to serve his full two terms until Delegates Assembly in Germany, June 2020.
Roman Sykora, General Secretary of CTIF since 2019
Austria
Mr Sykora is from the professional fire department, Vienna (Austria).
He also serves as the chair of the CTIF Hazardous Materials Commission.
Marc Mamer, Treasurer of CTIF since 2017
Luxemburg
Head of the Fédération Nationale des Corps de Sapeurs-Pompiers, du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, i.e. the Voluntary Firefighters´ Association of Luxemburg.
Neza Strmole, CTIF Office Secretary since 2017
Slovenia CTIF Office
Neza is a voluntary firefighter in her hometown in Slovenia and works for the Firefighters´Association of Slovenia.
Neza is the main contact person for anyone wishing to get in touch with CTIF or any of our members. You can reach Ms Strmole through our CTIF office in Ljubljana.
Cover Photo: (Above) The New CTIF Executive Committee, as elected (or continuing their terms) on July 19, 2019.
Current Vice Presidents and other members of the Executive Committee:
Milan Dubravac, Vice President since 2015
Slovenia
Admin for civil protection and disaster relief, Head of the Slovenian National Fire-fighting School.
Mr Dubravac also serves on the CTIF Commission for Firefighting at Airports.
Ole Hansen, Vice president of CTIF since 2015
Norway
Chair of the National CTIF Committee of Norway.
Mr Hansen is also the contact person for Associate Members and other companies wishing to sponsor CTIF events and publications.
Also a member and former chair of the CTIF Commission for Firefighting at Airports and the newly formed CTIF Tunnel Fire Fighting Working Group.
Zdenek Nytra, Vice President of CTIF since 2015
Czech Republic
Chair of the National CTIF Committee of Czech Republic, Fire Services of Prague.
Also a member of the CTIF Commission for Youth Games.
Hubert Vetter, Vice President of CTIF since 2015
Austria
President of the Firefighters Association Vorarlberg.
Mr Vetter also serves on the CTIF Commission for Voluntary Firefighters.
Hartmut Ziebs, Vice President of CTIF since 2019
Germany
Mr Ziebs is the president of the German Fire Services Association (DFV).
Dr. László Bérczi, BG, Vice President of CTIF since 2019
Hungary
National Directorate General for Disaster Management, MoI, Hungary.
Dr Bérczi also serves as Chair of the CTIF Fire Investigation Working Group (from 2017);
He is also National Inspector General for the Fire Services of Hungary.
Dennis Davis, Senior Adviser to the CTIF Executive Committee
United Kingdom
Mr Davis has an extensive fire and rescue service background, and is an independent international fire and civil protection adviser.
In the UK he also serves as an Executive Officer of the Fire Sector Federation.
Tom van Esbroeck, collaborator in projects (from 2019, for one year)
Belgium
Mr Esbroeck is also the Chairperson of the CTIF Commission for Extrication and new Technology and involved in several projects concerning ISO standardization for firefighters.
Björn Ulfsson, Communications Coordinator for CTIF and Website Content Manager since 2017
Sweden / Canada
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB.se) 2008 - 2014.
Mr Ulfsson has an extensive background in producing educational material for firefighters.
(Mr Ulfsson is not a voting member of the EC, but coordinates its online meetings and assists the President, the Secretary General and the Secretary in recording Minutes and preparing agendas.)
Report from Delegate´s Assembly 2019:
At Delegate´s Assembly in Martigny 2019, Roman Sykora (Austria), chair of the CTIF HazMat Commission, was been elected new General Secretary of the CTIF Executive Committee. Mr Sykora replaces Michel Bour who has now served his full two terms.
The new vice presidents are:
- Hartmut Ziebs (Germany)
- Bérczi László (Hungary)
Re-elected as vice presidents were:
- Milan Dubravac (Slovenia)
- Ole Hansen (Norway)
- Zdenek Nytra (Czech Republic)
Dennis Davis (UK) continues his role as Special Project Adviser for the Executive Board, appointed by the President.
Tom Van Esbroeck (Belgium) was appointed by the President as Project Coordinator for the ISO 17840 Standardization Process and the Hydrogen Responder Project.
The following will be ending their functions:
Ante Sanader as Vice President
and
Michel Bour as General Secretary.
Vice president Don Bliss (USA) is also ending his term, due to retirement from the NFPA.
The New CTIF Executive Committee, as elected (or continuing their terms) on July 19, 2019.
Roman Sykora at the CTIF Delegates Assembly, 2019, minutes after being elected new general secretary of the CTIF Executive Comittee.
General Information:
The CTIF Executive Committee meets physically at least twice a year to follow up CTIF actions, projects and the work of CTIF commissions and to prepare proposals to be submitted to the Delegates’ Assembly. As of 2019, the EC has also started meeting twice per month online through video conferencing.
CTIF Delegates’ Assembly decides on the main policies, actions and projects to be carried out by CTIF, and is responsible for electing the members of the Executive Committee every four years (President, General Secretary, Treasurer and Vice-Presidents). The Assembly is organised once a year by one of the CTIF member nations, usually in September.
Once per year, all members are invited to participate in Delegates´Assembly. This is the large Democratic Body of CTIF. Every four years, key positions are nominated and the members vote for their chosen candidate. The President and his or her Board of Directors are often re-elected for up to two four-year terms.