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No. 123 | July 2018

  Magazine of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations

                                 KENYA
                                 Where cargo
                                 picks up speed

IN TURKMENISTAN                EXPERT’S ADVICE                 BUILDING BRIDGES
FIATA asked to set up          Working Group Sea               FIATA VP Nadia Abdul
a national association         and TIA cooperate               Aziz on networking
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CONTENTS

Editorial
5     From the President’s Desk

                                                                  EXCLUSIVE
Exchange of Experiences
6    The Sea Working Group
     and TIA in a joint session
     in Alexandria, VA, USA

Country Report
8   Kenya –
                                                              Provider of the
                                                            FIATA Group Bond
    improving the connection between
    Mombasa and Nairobi, to speed up
    the flow of goods

A State Visit
10 FIATA President Babar Badat
     met Turkmenistan’s President
                                                                Programme
     Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov,
     who wants FIATA to build up a
     Freight Forwarder’s association
     in his country

Personally
12 Meet Nadia Abdul Aziz –
     Vice President of FIATA and Presi-
     dent of the National Association of
     Freight and Logistics in the United
     Arab Emirates (NAFL)

14    Meet our new colleague
      Dominic Betz

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FROM the pResident’s desk

Dear friends and colleagues,
Welcome to this edition of FIATA Review.

I was invited by the government of
  Turkmenistan to attend the Inter­
national Forum on the Great Silk Road
                                              stan government to establish a national
                                              freight forwarding and logistics associa-
                                              tion and will gladly help to facilitate the
on 2nd May, and the opening ceremony          application of this new association to
of its new port in Turkmenbashi, on           join FIATA as an Association Member.
the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea.
As the FIATA President I received VIP         You will then find an introduction to
treatment upon arrival in Turkmen­            Kenya in this edition, a country that
bashi, and a bilateral meeting was ar­        embodies enormous passion for boost-
ranged with the President of Turkmeni­        ing economic development. The Kenyan
stan. His Excellency, Mr Gurbanguly           International Freight and Warehousing
Berdimuhamedov, spoke about his plan          Association (KIFWA) has been an active
for the country to revive the Great Silk      player in FIATA, bringing a substantial
Road, and also asked if FIATA would           amount of Kenya freight forwarders to
help his country to set up a national lo­     FIATA Headquarters Session and Con-
gistics and freight forwarder’s associa­      gress every year. This effort is really good
tion. I confirmed with great honour that      and will help to connect the Kenyan lo-
FIATA would be happy to support this          gistics and freight forwarding industry
inspiring initiative.                         to the global market.

In my speech at the opening of the Fo-        An interview was also conducted with
rum I mentioned that FIATA always             newly elected Vice President, Ms Nadia
held the belief that national govern-         Abdul Aziz, President of the National
ments should support the importance           Association of Freight and Logistics
of transport connectivity, including          (NAFL), Dubai. I admire Nadia’s pas-
both transport infrastructure and poli-       sion for the freight forwarding industry.
cies. We are encouraged to note that          In the interview you can find Nadia’s
the country's new port will greatly en-       view of the state of the industry today
hance Turkmenistan’s connectivity on          and tomorrow. Coming from a country
the Caspian Sea with the neighbouring         with leading logistics infrastructure and
countries Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakh-         technology, her view will be interesting
stan and Iran, enhancing its linkages         to learn from.
with markets. FIATA also believes that
a well-functioning national professional      Moreover reports can be found regard-
association, headed by recognised indi-       ing the Working Group Sea Transport
viduals, is essential to promote its inter-   meeting, held in Alexandria VA, United
ests in national, sub-regional and inter-     States. My thanks to TIA for hosting
national meetings related to trade and        this event.
transport. In this regard, we strongly
support the initiative of the Turkmeni-       Hope you enjoy this edition.

                                                                            Babar Badat
                                                                      President of FIATA

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11-Bildquelle Photo: XXX

                       For its 2nd meeting in 2018, the FIATA Working Group Sea was hosted by Transport Intermediaries Association TIA in Alexandria, VA.

                       WIll SeheSTedT oN The curreNT FMc rule-MAkING

                       Lively exchange platform
                       to create new solutions
                       The FIATA Working Group Sea discussed various topics during                                rity. There are some exceptions for agents
                       its second meeting of 2018, which was held together with TIA.                              acting on behalf of disclosed principals.
                                                                                                                        The FMC rule-making removed the
                       Besides new requirements for NVOCCs, the Group will also draft                             requirements for filing and publishing
                       some advice for members about demurrage and detention.                                     NSAs, and for permit NRAs to be modi-
                                                                                                                  fied at any time. The FMC wanted to

                      T    he FIATA Working Group Sea
                           Transport, together with the Trans-
                       port Intermediaries Association (TIA),
                                                                    work together for the satisfaction of our
                                                                    customers. The key aim of this meeting
                                                                    was to provide a lively exchange platform
                                                                                                                  provide more flexibility, in particular to
                                                                                                                  smaller NVOCCs.
                                                                                                                        In addition, the Working Group Sea
                       successfully held its second Working         for freight forwarders, and to create an      discussed the issue of demurrage and de-
                       Group Sea meeting in 2018.                   opportunity to talk about different trans-    tention in detail and will draft some advice
                           The meeting was opened by the            port solutions.                               for members. Also, the subject of container
                       Chairman, Mr Jens Roemer, Belgium.                Mr Will Sehestedt explained that the     positioning and repositioning was debated;
                       He said in his introductory message that     authorities planned to improve and ex-        it seems that shipping lines do not improve
                       the United States remain an important        tend the C-TPAT programme. In 2017            a lot in new equipment.
                       player in international trade and also im-   the FMC changed its proposal, and in-               Furthermore, the topic of Service Tax
                       portant for the transport industry. The      cluded burdensome licensing / financial se-   in India, the status of the FIATA e-FBL,
                       agenda of this meeting was co-organised      curity requirements. Companies must be        as well as the application of the CTU
                       by TIA, in order to better understand and    licensed and have adequate financial secu-    code were discussed.

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The United States (Alexandria VA) were the venue of the meeting – with the significance of this trading nation once again underlined.

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COUNTRY REPORT

THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR LOGISTICS IN KENYA IS ON THE MOVE

Progress on the speed
of cargo clearing

                                                                                                         Kenya’s economy
                                                                                                       remains resilient due
                                                                                                          to its diversity.
                                                                                                       Experts expect GDP
                                                                                                        to grow by around
                                                                                                           5.5% in 2018.

It was just a year ago that a
standard-gauge railway con-              K    enya has made significant strides
                                              in the realm of enhancing trade
                                         facilitation through efficient systems,
                                                                                   are able to go about their business acti-
                                                                                   vities smoothly.
                                                                                        The logistics sector has recently seen a
nection between the port of              to make sure that various stakeholders,   number of important policy framework de-
Mombasa and an inland con-               both state and non-state intervenors,     cisions taken, to ensure the various players
tainer terminal in the capital
Nairobi became operational.
Now, a smart gates system as
well as workshops and train-
ing for clearing agents tend to
make cargo clearing easier.
                                                                                                                               Photos: iStock / Jacek_Sopotnicki

                                         Cargo movement between Mombasa and Nairobi now takes six instead of 15 hours.

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COUNTRY REPORT

                                                     KENYA – FACTS & FIGURES
                                                     Official name            Republic of Kenya
                                                     Capital                  Nairobi
                                                     Form of government       Unitary presidential constitutional republic
                                                     Area                     580,367 square kilometres
                                                     Coastline                Indian Ocean 536 kilometres
                                                     Population               More than 49,125,000
                                                     Ethnic groups            Kikuyu, Luhya, Luo, Kalenjin, Kamba, Kisii, Meru and others
                                                     Languages                English, Kiswahili
                                                     Administrative units     7 provinces and 1 area
                                                     Major trading partners   Uganda, UK, EU, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, South Africa,
                                                                              Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, USA, Japan, Pakistan and India

have it easy when it comes to cargo-clearance      easing the cost of transporting cargo from          barcodes at the gates, with truck drivers
processes. Whereas there is still a lot more       the port of Mombasa to the Inland Con-              using pre-printed barcodes to swipe at
that remains to be done, the terrain today is      tainer Depot (ICD) in Nairobi, which has            the gates. The container details are en-
much better than it was a few years ago.           seen great improvements, as the Kenya               tered online by the clearing agent, and a
     The government has invested heavily in        Ports Authority (KPA) bids to make cargo            barcode slip is generated for every con-
the right infrastructure and technologies to       clearance much faster, through efficient            tainer and truck picking up cargo from
realise its great ambitions, with the private      processes. Cargo movement is now much               the ICD-N.
sector players also doing its bit, through dif-    faster on the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard-                  For its part KIFWA, which recently
ferent sectoral formations. Customs agents         Gauge Railway (SGR), as it takes only               held its elections, has embarked on a capa-
issues are championed by the Kenya Inter-          six hours, compared to the more than                city-building programme through the
national Freight and Warehousing Associ-           15 hours it previously took on the road.            training of clearing agents and staff, with a
ation (KIFWA), which is currently also going       This has not only decongested the port but          view to ensuring that the agents structure
through a reform phase to make it responsive       significantly increased the number of con-          their operations in line with the standards
to the realities of 21st century business tenets   tainers shifted out of the hub too.                 of the World Trade Organisation.
and align its operational model to the best             Recently, KPA also launched a smart
practices and international standards.             gates system, in a bid to ease truck con-           MANDATORY WORKSHOPS
                                                   gestion due to human intervention at                Newly-elected KIFWA chairman William
SMART GATE SOLUTIONS                               the ICD, a significant technological ad-            Ojonyo explains that the monthly work-
Just over a year ago, Kenya launched a             vancement that has been hailed by all               shops will be mandatory and there will be
standard-gauge railway, with a view to             stakeholders. The new system deploys                a minimum number of modules that an
                                                                                                       agent is required to complete in order to
                                                                                                       qualify for the clearance certificate issued
                                                                                                       by KIFWA.
                                                                                                            This certificate is the basis upon
                                                                                                       which the Kenya Revenue Authority
                                                                                                       (KRA) renews a customs agent’s licence.
                                                                                                       A number of bottlenecks still continue
                                                                                                       to hamper trade, especially from the per-
                                                                                                       spective of KRA, which is considerably
                                                                                                       slow in its processes, due to duplicated
                                                                                                       protocols and unnecessary requirements
                                                                                                       in the clearing process.
                                                                                                            However, a more consultative ap-
                                                                                                       proach is being put in place, wherein stake-
                                                                                                       holder engagement should ultimately see
                                                                                                       the removal of those bottlenecks, to im-
Every clearing agent has to pass a test to qualify for a clearance certificate.                         prove the business environment.

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A StAte ViSit

FIATA presIdeNT meeTs presIdeNT oF TurkmeNIsTAN

Turkmenistan’s predestination
and FIATA’s support
the opening of a new international port in turkmenbashi, which                            ciation. The FIATA President confirmed
took place in conjunction with an international Forum on the                              that FIATA would be happy to work with
                                                                                          his government to help establish such an
great Silk road, was the background for Mr Babar Badat, Fiata                             organisation and also provide other sup-
president, to meet the president of turkmenistan, His excellency                          port if needed, such as advising on trans-
Mr gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.                                                             port rules and regulations, vocational
                                                                                          training, and the like.

O    n invitation of the government of
     Turkmenistan, FIATA President
Mr Babar Badat visited the country on
                                            the foreign ministry upon his arrival in
                                            Turkmenbashi. In the bilateral meeting
                                            held between His Excellency President
                                                                                          Opening a new pOrt
                                                                                          After the meeting Mr Badat attended the
                                                                                          International Forum on the Great Silk
2nd May for the inauguration of the Turk-   Berdimuhamedov and Mr Badat, Presi-           Road, where he was declared the guest of
menbashi port on the shores of the Cas-     dent Berdimuhamedov asked if FIATA            honour and was asked to give a speech on
pian Sea, and to attend an International    would help his country to set up a na-        behalf of FIATA. In his address, Mr Badat
Forum on the Great Silk Road. There he      tional logistics and freight forwarders as-   fully recognised the efforts of the govern-
held a bilateral meeting with His Excel-    sociation, as he was aware of the fact that   ment of Turkmenistan to enhance transport
lency Mr Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov,         Mr Badat had also played a pivotal role       infrastructure in the country, especially the
President of Turkmenistan.                  in establishing a freight forwarders asso-    opening of the new International port in
    To the great honour of FIATA, Mr        ciation in Pakistan, namely the Pakistan      Turkmenbashi, which he said will greatly
Badat received VIP treatment from           International Freight Forwarders Asso-        improve Turkmenistan’s connectivity via

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A StAte ViSit

                                                                                                                      der the initiative of reviving the Great
                                                                                                                      Silk Road, which in its essence foresees
                                                                                                                      strengthened economic and social coop­
                                                                                                                      eration among countries along the Silk
                                                                                                                      Road, it is a great time for Turkmenistan
                                                                                                                      to integrate more into the regional and
                                                                                                                      global economy. “Our aim is to revive
                                                                                                                      this historic predestination of Central
                                                                                                                      Asia under new conditions and realities”,
                                                                                                                      President Berdimuhamedov said.
                                                                                                                           Transport Ministers from Turkey,
                                                                                                                      Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan,
                                                                                                                      Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Russia and Afghani­
                                                                                                                      stan, as well as other high­ranking digni­
                                                                                                                      taries, were present for the international
                                                                                                                      forum and opening ceremony.

                                                                                                                      Switzerland re-viSited
                                                                                                                      As a follow­up to his visit to Turkmeni­
                                                                                                                      stan on 2nd May, President Badat re­
Photo: FIATA; iStock / omeroner

                                                                                                                      ceived a visit from Mr Atageldi Hal­
                                                                                                                      janov, Ambassador for Turkmenistan in
                                                                                                                      the Swiss Confederation and Permanent
                                                                                                                      Representative of Turkmenistan to the
                                                                                                                      UN office in Geneva, on 17th May. On
                                                                                                                      this occasion he was also interviewed by
                            Shaking hands: a warm welcome for Babar Badat from Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.             Turkmenistan’s national television station
                                                                                                                      in FIATA’s Zurich office. The interview
                            the Caspian Sea to countries such as Azer­   increase national logistics and transport    focused mainly on FIATA’s view of the
                            baijan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Iran.         capacity, and reduce transport costs, thus   newly­opened port in Turkmenbashi and
                                 “As the premier international organi­   reducing the cost of trade for all stake­    on Turkmenistan’s efforts to participate in
                            sation for the global freight forwarding     holders,” Mr Badat said.                     the Great Silk Road activities.
                            and logistics industry, FIATA has always         Turkmenistan embodies the major               Further discussions were held be­
                            been convinced that national govern­         geographical advantages entailed in bor­     tween President Badat, Ambassador Hal­
                            ments should pay attention to the key        dering on the Caspian Sea, connecting        janov and FIATA DG Hans Günther
                            importance of transport connectivity,        Central Asia, West Asia, Transcaucasia       Kersten concerning the establishment of
                            including both transport infrastructure      and Russia, with a good location on the      a national logistics and freight forwarders
                            and transport policies. Connectivity will    Great Silk Road too. Especially now, un­     association in Turkmenistan.

                            Full attendance in Turkmenbashi.             An International Forum on the New Silk Road attracted many prominent visitors.

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Personally

Nadia abdul aziz has beeN FiaTa vice presideNT siNce OcTOber 2017

“Thinking outside of the box”
Nadia Abdul Aziz, President of the National Association of Freight                            bers supporting this idea and telling me I
and Logistics (NAFL) in the United Arab Emirates, is the first                                should try to nominate myself. This really
                                                                                              gives me immense motivation and cour-
Emirati woman to be elected as Vice President of the Extended                                 age to do so. It is also rewarding because
Board of FIATA. One of her aims is to bring international freight                             I can truly further represent my region in
quality and training standards to the UAE and the GCC region.                                 terms of freight / logistics and the latest
                                                                                              developments in relation to that. Another
                                                                                              reason was that it will enable me to bring

T    he Emirati businesswoman gradu-
     ated from the American Univer-
sity in Dubai for both her BA and MBA
                                               If you had not joined the trans-
                                               portation business, which pro-
                                               fession would you perhaps have
                                                                                              international freight quality and train-
                                                                                              ing standards to the UAE and the GCC
                                                                                              region. I will be able to further promote
degrees. Nadia has also taken courses          chosen (and why)?                              the FIATA network and make positive
at the University of Edinburgh and at          I would have chosen international trade        changes that benefit all FIATA members.
Oxford IT college in London, and has           or international marketing as a field of       I am also motivated to further engage the
more than 20 years’ work experience            activity. I have received training in that     various board members and build bridges
in the UAE, as she started working in          field and enjoyed it a lot, due to the crea-   between all the regions that we represent
the family business, encouraged by her         tive ideas generated, diversity at work        and further engage our members across
father, prior to her graduation. Nadia         and the international and cross-culture        the globe to enhance trade and logistics.
has been elected to be a board member          exposure gained from such a job. In addi-
in the international chamber of com-           tion to that I think I would have chosen       How do you view the state of the
merce commission, and is now the Vice          these fields because I like to travel, meet    industry today?
president of the ICC customs and Trade         people, and engage with and understand         The industry is going through a transfor-
Facilitation Commission-UAE region.            different cultures. I like to be stimulated    mation and is in a disruptive phase. We
She was also elected to be the President of    with new ideas, and I enjoy thinking out-      will see immense use of technology, in or-
the National Association of Freight and        side of the box and sharing ideas.             der to provide the best services to clients
Logistics (NAFL) – UAE. Recently she                                                          instantly. There will be IO and block-
was also elected as Vice President of the      So what fascinates you about the               chain technology introduced, drones,
Extended Board of FIATA.                       freight forwarding industry?                   unmanned cars and unmanned flying
Nadia also believes in giving back. She        What many people do not realise is that        vehicles, hyperloop to move persons and
worked for many years as the executive         it’s the very backbone and base of inter-      goods. We need to be prepared and incor-
board member for the Al Noor Center for        national trade. It involves travelling and     porate the new technologies in what we
Children with Special Needs in the UAE.        having international contacts as well as       do in the freight industry. Innovations will
This activity is very close to her heart and   agency agreements, which is also excel-        take over the traditional way of doing busi-
soul and one of the most motivating areas      lent, due to the fact that you interact and    ness as a forwarder. Air cargo will grow,
for Nadia.                                     deal with many diverse nationalities. As a     due to e-commerce, and greater SME
                                               result, you create long-term business rela-    growth will create increasing demand for

“Freight forward­                              tions built on sincere trust with persons
                                               from more than 150 countries. I find that
                                                                                              air cargo. Through FIATA training cour-
                                                                                              ses we can prepare the new generation to
                                               a unique enriching experience. You gain        keep up with technology and always be a
ing is the back­                               deep knowledge about many countries
                                               and their trade and import rules, regula-
                                                                                              step ahead, in order to lead our industry
                                                                                              and not become obsolete.
bone and the                                   tions and business activities.
                                                                                              What are the changes that you

base of inter­                                 And what was the motivation to
                                               accept your post with FIATA?
                                                                                              would like to see?
                                                                                              Honestly, I want to see more funding for
                                               My motivation to accept the post with          SME forwarders, affordable technology
national trade.”                               FIATA started with many board mem-             platforms to connect and exchange data

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Personally

                                                                                                           “We need to
                                                                                                           incorporate new
                                                                                                           technologies.”

                                                                                                           knowledge, connecting people, families
                                                                                                           and much more. It saved us a lot of time
                                                                                                           and money and simultaneously it en-
                                                                                                           riched our lives, as we can work anytime
                                                                                                           of the day from any part of the world...
                                                                                                           mainly due to the internet.

                                                                                                           Which famous person would you
                                                                                                           like to have met (and why)?
                                                                                                           I would have loved to have met princess
                                                                                                           Diana. I feel she was very feminine and
                                                                                                           smart. She did some outstanding work
                                                                                                           in terms of charity and also worked to
                                                                                                           end the deployment of landmines. I feel
                                                                                                           she was very natural and that’s why she
                                                                                                           captured many people’s hearts across the
                                                                                                           world. Even after her death, people al-
                                                                                                           ways remember her and her legacy. She
                                                                                                           was a great mother who raised her boys
                                                                                                           very well and instilled the right behaviour
                                                                                                           in them, so that even after her death they
                                                                                                           are also heavily involved in CSR work
                                                                                                           globally and continue her legacy.

                                                                                                           Do you have any unfulfilled wishes
                                                                                             Photo: NAFL

                                                                                                           (professional or personal)?
                                                                                                           Yes, I do. I would love to work with or
Wants to encourage youngsters to start a career in our industry: Nadia Abdul Aziz.                         establish my own NGO for orphans,
                                                                                                           children and women, where I would love
for forwarders, airlines, shipping lines       My main advice would be start from                          to empower them through education,
and clients. Furthermore, we need more         scratch, get training from the industry                     which will enable them to stand on their
young professionals in the freight for-        and apply for internships before you                        feet respectfully.
warding industry. In the UAE especially        work in this field. I highly recommend
we have a lack in this sector and I am         getting training from large and reputed                     What plans do you have for the
willing to take the challenge to really pro-   national organisations, or even better                      future or for your retirement?
mote it through FIATA training courses.        from multinational ones, as they are ex-                    I have not planned it yet. I will want to
I am eager to work with more students          cellent platforms to learn from and invest                  retire and then fully work in CSR pro-
and get involved with schools to speak         immensely in interns.                                       jects that will give inner happiness, con-
about our industry and encourage young-                                                                    tent and great motivation to me. The
sters to take it up as a professional and      What, in your opinion, has gene­                            feelings associated with CSR work have
rewarding career.                              rally speaking been mankind's                               no price tag, it is highly rewarding work
                                               best invention (and why)?                                   and makes your life feel worthwhile and
Looking at the future, what advice             The internet is one of the best inventions,                 gives it true meaning. I would also love
would you give a young person                  as it keeps everything at your fingertips.                  to travel and relax more with my close
joining the industry today?                    Information, bookings, training courses,                    friends and family.

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Personally

DomInIc BeTZ SuPPorTS FIATA'S SecreTArIAT In ZurIch

From Business English to real business
For six months, also during the
period of the FWC 2018, the
temporary employee is on.

D    ominic Betz was born on 6th De-
     cember 1994 and joined FIATA in
June this year. Dominic is working as a
temporary employee for FIATA in Zu-
rich until the end of 2018.

                                                                                                                               Photo: FIATA
    After compulsory school time and
two further years at Waldorf School in
Zurich, he started his apprenticeship     A warm welcome to FIATA´S new colleague in Zurich.
in a telecommunications company and
completed successfully in business and    Dominic likes to travel and go for a hike   working in the international environ-
administration after three years. Domi-   in the mountains to enjoy the beauty of     ment which FIATA offers and is looking
nic completed also the Business English   the nature. He speaks English and Ger-      forward to meeting you at the FIATA
Exam successfully. In his spare time,     man fluently. Dominic thoroughly enjoys     World Congress in New Delhi.
HERE & THERE / AGENDA

Happy Birthday!
FIATA congratulates two well-known delegates on their birthdays. We wish them
many more years of good health and happiness.

Dr Erich Mihokovic (Austria) is celebrating his 70th                   Mr Babar Badat (Pakistan) is celebrating his 60th birth-
birthday on 17 August 2018. He became a FIATA Dele-                    day on 11 August 2018. He became a FIATA Delegate
gate for the first time in 1983 and was FIATA Secretary                in 2002, and was a Vice President from 2007 – 2011,
General in 1993. Since 1999 he has been an Honorary                    a Senior Vice President from 2011 – 2017, and became
Board Member.                                                          FIATA President in 2017.

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