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Governance

Who leads the Federation, and how they are chosen.

Executive Board

The Board’s officers as published by WFEO. On the production site each name opens a profile with the photograph, CV and short biography WFEO publishes; this concept shows no portraits.

  • Seng Chuan TanPresident
  • K. N. GunalanPresident-Elect
  • Mustafa B. ShehuPast President
  • Ania LopezExecutive Vice-President
  • Firas Bou DiabExecutive Vice-President
  • François LureauTreasurer
  • Ashok BasaInternal Auditor
  • Moez ChakchoukExecutive Director

Source: wfeo.org/executive-board, read 13 October 2026.

Executive Council

Effective 17 October 2025, the Executive Council brings together the Executive Board, the chairs of the standing technical committees, representatives of national members and of international members, and non-voting members.

Executive Board members

The eight officers listed above.

Committee chairs

  • Haider Ali Al-RoufaieInformation & Communication
  • Kamel AyadiAnti-corruption
  • Norlida BuniyaminEngineering for Innovative Technologies
  • Federico FerrarioDisaster Risk Management
  • GENG YongEngineering and the Environment
  • Ignacio Gonzalez-CastelaoWater
  • Sophia HachemYoung Engineers / Future Leaders
  • Enyonam KpekpenaWomen in Engineering
  • Martin ManuhwaEngineering Capacity Building
  • Zaw Min AungEducation in Engineering
  • Marie-Line VaianiEnergy

National members

  • Nahla Al QassimiUnited Arab Emirates
  • Yonas Ayalew TessemaEthiopia
  • Fernando de Almeida SantosPortugal
  • Heru DewantoIndonesia
  • Miguel FierroUruguay
  • Daniel HanusCzech Republic
  • HE JingChina
  • Nathaniel MatalangaKenya
  • Navinchandra VasoyaIndia
  • Marco Vinicio VargasCosta Rica
  • Nick ZygourisGreece

International members

  • Adil Al HadithiFederation of Arab Engineers (FAE)
  • Ralph AppelEngineers Europe
  • Dawn BonfieldCommonwealth Engineers Council (CEC)
  • Refilwe ButheleziFederation of African Engineering Organizations (FAEO)
  • Ari HerreraPan American Federation of Engineering Societies (UPADI)
  • Aung Kyaw MyatFederation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP)
  • Oscar SanchezWorld Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE)

Non-voting members

  • Garima BhatiaChair of the Working Group on System Engineering
  • Davide StronatiChair of the Working Group on Climate Change
  • Abdul Majeed Al QassabChair of the Awards Committee
  • José VieiraChair of the World Academy of Engineering
  • GONG KeChair of the Task Force Engineering Capacity Building for Africa
  • Marlene KangaChair of the WFEO Institute Committee
  • Alain JouanjusChair of the Governance Committee

Source: wfeo.org/executive-council, read 13 October 2026.

The 2026 Executive Council Meetings will be hosted by the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers in Cairo, 27 November – 1 December 2026. Press release (on wfeo.org)

General Assembly

WFEO’s officers are elected at the General Assembly. The most recent elections were held at the General Assembly in Shanghai, China, on 17 October 2025, where Seng Chuan Tan became President, K. N. Gunalan was elected President-Elect and Firas Bou Diab was elected Executive Vice-President. The current Constitution was approved by the General Assembly on 9 March 2022.

2025 General Assembly elections: presentation by candidates (on wfeo.org)

Source: wfeo.org/executive-board, wfeo.org/strategic-documents, read 13 October 2026.

Secretariat

Executive Director
Moez Chakchouk, since 1 January 2026
Address
Maison de l’UNESCO, 1, rue Miollis, 75015 Paris, France
Email
secretariat (at) wfeo.org

Source: wfeo.org/executive-board, read 13 October 2026.

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