Leadership

Executive Committee of the Council

President: Jibum Kim (2022/1/1-2023/12/31)
Vice President & President-Elect: Linda Luz B. Guerrero (2022/1/1-2023/12/31, 2024/1/1-2025/12/31)
Past President: Yashwant Deshmukh (2020/1/1-2021/12/31)
Secretary-Treasurar: Winnie Lee (2023/1/1-2024/12/31)
Conference Chair: Holli Semetko (2022/1/1-2023/12/31)
Liaison Chair: Haq M Saidul (2022/1/1-2023/12/31)

Advisory Board

Mahar Mangahas (Philippines)
Ijaz Gilani (Pakistan)
Takashi Inoguchi (Japan)
Syed Arabi Idid (Malaysia)
Robert Chung (Hong Kong)

Other Members of the Council

National Representatives (2023-2024)

  • Australia: Toni Makkai
  • Bangladesh: Haq M Saidul
  • China: Weidong Wang
  • Cyprus: Panayiotis Panayiotou
  • Hong Kong: Edward Tai
  • India: Shalinder Mahajan
  • Indonesia: Hasanuddin Ali
  • Iran: Amir Farmanesh
  • Iraq: Munqith Dagher
  • Israel: Yariv Tsfati
  • Japan: Tadahiko Maeda
  • Korea: Yun-Suk Lee
  • Malaysia: Syed Arabi Idid
  • Myanmar: Htun Htun Oo
  • Nepal: Jui Shrestha
  • Pakistan: Ijaz Gilani
  • Philippines: Gerardo (Jay) Sandoval
  • Qatar: Noora Ahmed Lari
  • Russia: Yulia Baskakova
  • Singapore: Chan-Hoong Leong
  • Sri Lanka: Pradeep Peiris
  • Taiwan: Eric Yu
  • Thailand: Thawilwadee Bureekul
  • Turkey: Bulent Kilincarslan
  • United Arab Emirates: Tatiana Karabchuk
  • United Kingdom: Colin Irwin
  • United States Of America: Holli Semetko

Appointments Made by the President According to the Constitution

Electoral Committee (2023)
Chair: Yashwant Deshmukh
Members: Jibum Kim & Linda Luz Guerrero

Conference Committee (2023)
Chair: Holli Semetko
Members: Pending

WAPOR Asia Pacific Lifetime Achievement Award Selection Committee (2023)
Chair: Jibum Kim (ex officio, WAPOR Asia Pacific President)
Members: Linda Luz Guerrero (ex officio, WAPOR Asia Pacific Vice President), Yashwant Deshmukh (ex officio, WAPOR Asia Pacific Past President), Holli Semetko, Colin Irwin

WAPOR Asia Pacific Annual Conference Committee (2023)
Chair: Matthew Gray
Co-Chair: Holli Semetko (ex officio, WAPOR Asia Pacific Conference Committee Chair)
Members: Pending

Media Committee (2023)
Chair: Shiv Sehgal
Members: Pending