New Directors Appointed to the Board of the International Road Federation

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, November 28, 2018 - The International Road Federation (IRF Global) has announced today the election of 26 Directors who will serve on the IRF Board for a two-year term through November 2020. The IRF Board of Directors is comprised of representatives of public, private and academic organizations who have been elected based on their commitment to the goals and objectives of the IRF. With 48 members representing 27 countries now represented, the Board enhances one of its roles as a reflection of the geographic and institutional diversity of the global road community. According to IRF Chairman Eng. Abdullah Al-Mogbel "The Board of Directors plays a pivotal role in guiding IRF in the delivery of world-class knowledge resources, advocacy services and continuing education programs". "It is my sincere hope that the collective knowledge, expertise and vision displayed by our volunteer leadership will help fulfil our vision", he added. IRF Global Executive Committee: Chairman (term 2017-2019) Abdullah A. Al-Mogbel, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Vice Chairmen (term 2017-2019) Jeffrey R. Reed, Valley Slurry Seal Company | United States of America Bill Sowell, EDI | United States of America Thomas Topolski Parsons | United States of America Treasurer (term 2017-2019) Lester Yoshida, Parsons | United States of America Elected Directors to Serve on the Executive Committee (term 2018-2019) Dan Hickey, 3M | United States of America Robert Jaffe, Consystec | United States of America Chris Sanders, Lindsay Transportation Solutions | United States of America Omar Smadi, Iowa State University | United States of America Fernando Vilhena, Armco Staco | Brazil Kiyoshi Watariguchi, Maeda Corporation | Japan Past Chairman Brian Stearman, Parsons | United States of America IREF Chairman Essam Radwan, University of Central Florida | United States of America Appointments to the IRF Board of Directors (Term 2018-2020): Kamil Kaloush, Arizona State University | United States of America Jose Reves, Ascendi | Portugal Miguel Angel Salvia, Argentina Road Association | Argentina TBN, Bechtel | United Kingdom Joe Y. Chou, China Road Federation | Taiwan Bashar Rihani, Dar Al-Handasah | Lebanon John LeFante, DBi | United States of America Bill Sowell, Eberle Design Inc. | United States of America Yoshinori Nishida, Japan Road Contractors Association | Japan TBN, Korea Expressway Corporation | South Korea Chris Sanders, Lindsay Transportation Solutions | United States of America Raul Murrieta, Ministry of Communications | Mexico TBN, Public Authority for Roads & Transportation| Kuwait  Essam Khalaf, Ministry of Works, Municipalities and Urban Planning. | Bahrain Shaikha Al Arfaj, Pan Arab Consulting Engineers | Kuwait Thomas Topolski, Parsons | United States of America Maitha bin Adai, Road & Transport Authority Dubai | UAE Shaflk Nasser, SABER | UAE Tarek Al-Shawaf, Saudi Consulting Services | Saudi Arabia Akio Kasuga, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. | Japan Carl McCollum, Swarco | Austria Mohammed Abdel-Aty, University of Central Florida | United States of America Andelko Scukanec, University of Zagreb | Croatia William F. Troxler, Jr., Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc. | United States of America Olga Landolfi, TTS Italia | Italy Ajay Ranka, Zydex Industries | India Detailed information on the mission and leadership of the International Road Federation  may be found here. ### The International Road Federation is a global not-for-profit organization, headquartered in Washington, DC since 1948 and supported by regional operations in: Brussels, Belgium | Santiago, Chile | Accra, Ghana | Nairobi, Kenya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Chicago, IL USA. The IRF serves a network of public and private sector members in more than 70 countries by providing world-class knowledge resources, advocacy services, and continuing education programs which together offer a global marketplace for best practices and industry solutions.