Board & Committees

The ICMIF Secretariat, headed by the Chief Executive, and with support from seconded insurance professionals from member organisations, provides the administrative function and day-to-day specialist work required to deliver the range of dedicated member services across the world. The Secretariat of 20 is further supported by staff in the two regional associations in Tokyo and Washington.

Board Members

  • Chair: John Balmforth
  • Vice-Chair: Anders Sundström, Folksam (Sweden)
  • Kathy Bardswick, The Co-operators (Canada)
  • Roger Belot, MAIF (France)
  • Denis Berthiaume, Desjardins Sécurité Financière (Canada)
  • Friedrich Caspers, R+V Versicherung AG (Germany)
  • Roberto Castro Hiraldo, Seguros Múltiples (Puerto Rico)
  • Tan Suee Chieh, NTUC Income (Singapore)
  • Alfredo A Gonzalez Moledo, AACMS (Argentina)
  • Jean-Philippe Huchet, FNMF (France)
  • Nelson Kuria, CIC Insurance (Kenya)
  • Syed Moheeb, Takaful Ikhlas (Malaysia)
  • Dong-Min Na, NACF (Korea)
  • David Neave, The Co-operative Banking Group (UK)
  • Lindsay Sinclair, NFU Mutual (UK)
  • Pierluigi Stefanini, Unipol (Italy)
  • Kenjiro Tabaru, Zenrosai (Japan)
  • Hilde Vernaillen, P&V (Belgium)
  • Dr Wolfgang Weiler, HUK-COBURG (Germany)
  • Yoshinori Yokoi, Zenkyoren (Japan)
  • Ex officio:
    • Dennis Deters, The Co-operators (Canada), ICMIF/Americas Chair
    • Niels Mortensen, ALKA (Denmark), Intelligence Committee Chair
    • Sue Skinner, The Co-operative Insurance (UK), Reinsurance Committee Chair
    • Shaun Tarbuck, ICMIF
  • Secretaries: Faye Lageu & Yvonne Hautenne, ICMIF

Executive Committee

  • Chair: John Balmforth
  • Kathy Bardswick, The Co-operators (Canada)
  • Roger Belot, MAIF (France)
  • Tan Suee Chieh, NTUC Income (Singapore)
  • Lindsay Sinclair, NFU Mutual (UK)
  • Anders Sundström, Folksam (Sweden)
  • Shaun Tarbuck, ICMIF Chief Executive
  • Hilde Vernaillen, P&V (Belgium)
  • Yoshinori Yokoi, Zenkyoren (Japan)
  • Secretary: Yvonne Hautenne, ICMIF

Development Committee

  • Chair: Nelson Kuria, CIC Kenya (Kenya)
  • Vice-Chair: Dr Aris Alip, Card MBA (Philippines)
  • Juan Altamirano, La Central de Cooperativas (Nicaragua)
  • Herman Bontrager, Goodville Mutual (USA)
  • Toon Bullens, FOV (Netherlands)
  • Mirai Chatterjee, SEWA (India)
  • Pedro Abreu Espinal, Coop-Seguros (Dominican Republic)
  • Anne Gaboury, DID (Canada)
  • Sami Guellouz, Best Re (Tunisia)
  • Francois Xavier Hay, MACIF (France)
  • Jean-Philippe Huchet, FNMF (France)
  • Clemente Jaimes, La Equidad (Colombia)
  • PA Kiriwandeniya, SICL (Sri Lanka)
  • Charlotte Kohler Lindahl, Folksam (Sweden)
  • Epifanio Maniebo, RIMANSI (Philippines)
  • Subramanian Narayanan, IFFCO Tokio (India)
  • Shinichi Narui, Zenkyoren (Japan)
  • Tadashi Onooka, Zenrosai (Japan)
  • Bert Opdebeeck, BRS (Belgium)
  • Edward Potter, ICMIF/Americas (USA)
  • Kumar Shailabh, Uplift (India)
  • Ehsan Zaheed, Amana Takaful (Sri Lanka)
  • Ex officio: Shaun Tarbuck, ICMIF
  • Secretary: Sabbir Patel, ICMIF

Intelligence Committee

  • Chair: Niels Mortensen, ALKA (Denmark)
  • Charles Beighton, NFU Mutual (UK)
  • Urs Berger, Swiss Mobiliar (Switzerland)
  • Arielle Pieroni Garcia, FNMF (France)
  • René Hamel, SSQ (Canada)
  • Paul Hanna, The Co-operators (Canada)
  • Mark Hamer, AMI (New Zealand)
  • Renaud Huard, MAIF (France)
  • Gerhard Joubert, PPS (South Africa)
  • Marie-Hélène Kennedy, ROAM (France)
  • Charlotte Köhler Lindahl, Folksam (Sweden)
  • Bun Cing Mustafa, NTUC Income (Singapore)
  • Shinichi Narui, Zenkyoren (Japan)
  • Maria-Luisa Parmigiani, Unipol (Italy)
  • Barbara Pereira Cavalcante, HUK-COBURG (Germany)
  • Colin Smith, The Co-operative Banking Group (UK)
  • Dawood Taylor, Prudential (Malaysia)
  • Tremayne West, Capricorn Mutual (Australia)
  • Tomomi Yano, JCIF (Japan)
  • Ex officio: Shaun Tarbuck, ICMIF
  • Secretary: Faye Lageu, ICMIF

Reinsurance Committee

  • Chair: Sue Skinner, Co-operative Insurance (UK)
  • Vice-Chair: Mogens Skov, Købstaedernes Forsikring (Denmark)
  • Luc Boghe, Secura Re (Belgium)
  • Rockne Corbin, Shelter Re (USA)
  • Amilcar Córdoba, Seguros FEDPA (Panama)
  • Michael Davis, American Agricultural (USA)
  • Kimmo Heikkinen, Tapiola (Finland)
  • Shigeru Kamiko, Kyoei Fire and Marine (Japan)
  • Riadh Karray, Best Re (Tunisia)
  • Christoph Lamby, R+V Re (Germany)
  • Alfredo A Gonzalez Moledo, AACMS (Argentina)
  • Janice Reiner, The Co-operators (Canada)
  • Yasushi Yamasato, Zenkyoren (Japan)
  • Piero Zambelli, Unipol (Italy)
  • Ex officio: Shaun Tarbuck, ICMIF
  • Secretary: Mike Ashurst, ICMIF
Date posted: October 1, 2010