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The Assembly of Governors is the supreme authority of WFA which ensures the implementation of the provisions of WFA Constitution and the Charter.


The Assembly of Governors has the following prerogatives;


  1. -upon recommendation of the World Fashion Council,

  2. -it approves the policy, strategy and program of action of WFA for achieving its objectives;

  3. -it establishes the necessary Committees and working bodies to achieve these objectives, approves and modifies their terms of reference, and terminates or merges their activities;

  4. -it elects the President & Chief Executive Officer

  5. -it elects the Chairman, Vice Chairmen, Regional Chairmen, and the members of the World Fashion Council titled as Executive Governor.

  6. -it confirms the nomination of the Chairmen of the Committees and the special divisions;

  7. -it confirms the nomination of Honorary Chairmen and Honorary Vice Chairmen;

  8. -it adopts annually the budget of WFA, including the establishment and variations of the scale and amounts of contributions of WFA National Chapters and contributions of Special Members, and, where appropriate, the budgets of the Committees, the Regional Chairmen’s Office and the specialized divisions;

  9. -it approves the annual accounts;

  10. -it amends the WFA Constitution and the Charter;

  11. -it approves the establishment of new WFA National Chapters;

  12. -in order to have on the World Fashion Council the voice of international fashion industry from worldwide associations, organizations, multinational corporations and legal entities at global scale in a various range of interests and of great importance in the international fashion, it may exceptionally appoint to the World Fashion Council from among the Special Members of the Assembly of Governors, however without any voting powers;

  13. -it chooses the theme, place and dates of each World Fashion Congress and World Fashion Conference;

  14. -it delegates the necessary powers to the World Fashion Council for the discharge of its overall duties:

  15. -it decides on the suspension of WFA services to the WFA National Chapter, the suspension of its voting rights, its dormant status for a temporary period or even the withdrawal of its recognition as WFA National Chapter including the prohibition to use the name and all distinctive signs of WFA, should a WFA National Chapter not fulfill its obligations towards WFA; it recognizes the dissolution of the WFA National Chapter;

  16. -it takes major decisions concerning WFA assets, in accordance with applicable law;

  17. -it reviews and, if necessary, revises any position already adopted by the World Fashion Council, whenever delegations entitled to cast at least one-fifths votes of the Assembly of Governors and representing at least ten WFA National Chapters so request.

   

The number of votes that may be cast by each delegation is fixed as follows:


  1. • five votes for each WFA National Chapter paying three per cent or more of the total amount of contributions from WFA National Chapters to WFA budget;

  2. • four votes for each WFA National Chapter paying two per cent or more but less than three per cent of the total amount of contributions from WFA National Chapters to WFA budget;

  3. • three votes for each WFA National Chapter paying one per cent or more but less than two per cent of the total amount of contributions

  4. • two votes for each WFA National Chapter paying three quarters of one per cent or more but less than one per cent of the total amount of contributions from WFA National Chapters to WFA budget;

  5. • one vote for each other WFA National Chapter;

  6. • No more than ten votes for all Special Members taken together.

  7. • Quorum shall be one third of the votes that may be cast by all delegations; however for decisions concerning any amendment of the Constitution or the dissolution of WFA, the quorum shall be one half.


The decisions of the Assembly of Governors shall be taken by a majority of the votes cast by the delegates present except with regard to the following matters which shall be decided by a majority of three quarters:


  1. • any change to the scale and amounts of the contributions of WFA National Chapters to the budget of WFA;

  2. • interpretation or amendment of the WFA Constitution and;

  3. • recognition or withdrawal of WFA National Chapters;


WFA National Chapters shall notify the World Headquarters of the name(s) of the selected delegate(s) within the limits of the number of votes to which each one is entitled; such notification shall avail for three-year renewable terms, each commencing on January 1st. WFA National Chapters shall inform the World Headquarters of changes in the composition of the delegation, which may occur during any three-year-term, at least three weeks prior to the Assembly of Governors’ meeting at which such change is to take effect. WFA National Chapters may appoint one or more deputies, within the same limits and in accordance with the same notification procedure.


The Assembly of Governors may establish, and amend from time to time, procedures for the use of correspondence for voting and transaction of business by mail or wire or otherwise provided that any such procedure and any amendment thereto, shall be effective only at the end of thirty days following written notice thereof to all members of the Assembly of Governors.


In addition to the delegates accredited by the WFA National Chapters and delegates of Special Members, the following persons attend ex-officio the meetings of the Assembly of Governors:


  1. • Founder

  2. • President & Chief Executive Officer

  3. • Chairman(men)/Founder-Chairman

  4. • Co-Chairmen

  5. • Vice Chairmen

  6. • Co-Vice Chairmen

  7. • Regional Chairmen

  8. • Chairmen of the Committees and Special Divisions

  9. • Honorary Chairmen

  10. • Honorary Vice Chairmen

     

The ex-officio members except for the Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Vice Chairmen have no voting rights, unless they are appointed as accredited delegates.

   

a. The Assembly of Governors shall be assembled on the occasion of general meetings such as World Fashion Congress and World Fashion Conference. It shall be convened by the President & Chief Executive Officer; or the Chairman if duly delegated and in case of the absence of the President & Chief Executive Officer. The President & Chief Executive Officer can also convene the Assembly of Governors for extraordinary meetings upon requests emanating from at least ten WFA National Chapters.

b. The President & Chief Executive Officer shall attend all meetings of the Assembly of Governors.

c. The extraordinary meetings of the Assembly of Governors are convened upon at least six weeks' notice by the President & Chief Executive Officer who shall establish its agenda. Notices of the meeting and the agenda are validly communicated when forwarded to WFA National Chapters and, as the case may be, to the Special Members concerned.

EXECUTIVE BOARD - WORLD FASHION COUNCIL

WORLD FASHION WEEK

WORLD FASHION ORGANIZATION


BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. David H. Lee (USA) ex officio as WFO President/CEO

Mr. PierCarlo Borgogelli Ottaviani (ITALY)

Ms. Tessa Hartmann (SCOTLAND)

Mr. Francisco Garcia Rodriguez (SPAIN)

Mr. Karén Setian, (USA)

Mr. Frank Anthony Verspoor (THE NETHERLANDS)

Mr. Sergio Carmona Franco (SPAIN)

Mr. Lexy Mojo-Eyes (NIGERIA)

Mr. Marcelo Elizondo (ARGENTINA)

Mr.  Xi Shiping (People’s Republic of China)

Mr. Sergio Salerni (Italy)

Ms. Angelique Westerhof (Netherlands)                                                                           

Ms. Maheen Khan (Pakistan)

Mr. Volodymyr Zaplatynskyi (Ukraine)

Ms. Mardiana Ika (Indonesia)

Mr. Sok Bung Gong (Korea)*

Ms. Dianne Hunt (Trinidad and Tobago)

and for the new term of 2012 Nominations;

Mr. Alex Perry - (Australia)

Mr. Hendrik Vermeulen - South Africa

Mr. Ki Heon Joshua Roh - Fashion Complex Financing, Development and Management


International Advisory Board

Mrs. Katja Horelli (Finland)

Mrs. Kelly Darr (USA)

Mr. Amitava Raychaudhuri (India)-

Mrs. Andreina Longhi (Italy)

Mr. Hector Vidal Rivas (Argentina)

Mrs. Lynne O´neil (USA)

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Following is the brief resume of the newly elected Board Members only. The full profiles of all WFO Board Members will be displayed on "WFO Executive Board" Section.


Hendrik Vermeulen - South Africa

Hendrik Vermeulen is a South African fashion designer (couturier), specializing in Haute Couture and Corsetry. In 2006 Hendrik Vermeulen started to focus on his own business. He started producing custom made wedding dresses and formal evening wear from his garage. The garage was soon replaced by a flat in Tokai, Cape Town followed by a small warehouse in Diep River. In 2008 Hendrik Vermeulen opened a Studio in Bree Street, Cape Town, as a business partner of fashion designer, 

Gert van de Merwe. In 2009 Hendrik Vermeulen relocated to Simon's Town, in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town, and opened an upmarket Atelier in Westlake Lifestyle Centre, in Steenberg. In May 2010, Hendrik Vermeulen was described as the best example of young talent in the South African Fashion industry by Swiss and German lifestyle magazine, Faces.

Hendrik Vermeulen's work has been featured locally in One Small Seed Pop Culture Magazine, Konfetti online magazine, Fair Lady Bridal Magazine, Full Circle Magazine, internationally in Swiss and German Lifetsyle Magazine, Faces, as well as the following exclusive fashion shows, Style In The City with Trinny and Susannah, Cape Town Carnival Couture Show, Bear to be Vogue (for Tygerbear Foundation). His work has also been seen on the following TV programs: All Access, Glitterati.

Hendrik Vermeulen's client list includes the Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, TV personality Tammy-Anne Fortuin, models and public figures Tracy McGreggor, Rouxmia Bougas and the following Miss South Africa winners, Tansey Coetzee and Tatum Keshwar. Hendrik Vermeulen is also involved with the MyLife foudation and Sunflower Fund.

www.hendrikvermeulen.com

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Ki Heon Joshua Roh - Fashion Complex Financing, Development and Management

Ki Heon (Joshua) Roh has been a creative force in the global trade and fashion-related real estate development industry for the past decade. As the president of those international groups, he is leading the charge in developing the world class complexes, i.e. World Fashion Tower, World Fashion Mall, World Fashion Hotel, World Fashion Residence and etc., that leverage the latest development models and robust networks of partners to create destinations of choice for international organizations and locals alike. He is now leading the development efforts in New York & Hawaii, USA / Shanghai and Beijing, China / Kiev, UKRAINE / Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA and a number of other major cities around the world.

Joshua also served as the president of WTC Energy Group where he developed a new property development model for WTC developments. In addition, Joshua honed his strong leadership and corporate management skills while serving as a financier and a property development strategist in his prior roles.

Also, he has been working for Algae-based cosmetics and health dietary food in cooperation with Oxford medical facility, at the same time, setting up the global branding and merchandising network for fashion.

www. wtcenergy.com & NRGia.com

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Mr. Xi Shiping, People’s Republic of China (Shanghai)
President of Shanghai garment trade association
President of Shanghai textile trade association
Associate Director & General Secretary of Shanghai Fashion Week
Shanghai Textile Holding (group)  Chairmen of the Board
Committee member of the 11th Shanghai Municipality Political Consultative  Conference

Ms. Angelique Westerhof                                                                                     
Fashion Institute Arnhem
Utrechtsedwarsstraat 40-42
NL-1017 WG Amsterdam
T +31 (0) 20 3204150
F +31 (0) 20 3204151
awesterhof@fashioninstitutearnhem.nl
www.fashioninstitute.nl

Dutch Fashion Foundation
Kon. Wilhelminastraat 13 - 1.7.10/ P.O.Box 69226
NL-1060 CE Amsterdam
T +31 (0)20 617 09 57
F +31 (0)20 617 58 47
awesterhof@dutchfashionfoundation.com
www.dutchfashionfoundation.com

Ms. Maheen Khan
Chairperson and founder member of Fashion Pakistan, a council of fashion designersgulabo.maheen@gmail.com & maheenonline@yahoo.com

Mr. Volodymyr Zaplatynskyi 
World Fashion Association-Kiev                                                                             
Deputy of the Parliament of Ukraine;                                                                              
Head of the Committee of Ukraine on Economic Policy                                                   
4-B Kruglouniversitetskaya Street, Ap. 8, Kiev, 01024, Ukraine                 

http://portal.rada.gov.ua
E-mail:  vzaplatinskiy@gmail.com; documentfiles@bigmir.net                                                         

Mr. Sok Bung Gong (Korea)*
Hon. Chairman, Korea Fashion Association (KFA)
President of Asia Fashion Federation (AFF) which comprises of Korea Fashion Association, China Fashion Designers Association and Japan Fashion Association.      
Chairman, Korea Formal Style Association
Chairman, Korea World Fashion Association (KWFA)

Mr. Sergio Salerni
Mr. Sergio Salerni is one of the most connected and most respected person in the world of Fashion. He is the producer of Milan Fashion Week and produces all the shows for DIOR, Channel, Ferragamo, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, etc.
Sergio Salerni has also been a pioneer of video production in fashion

Urban Productions
Via Tortona 27, Milano
info@urbanproduction.it
Office 39 02 42250620

Ms. Dianne Hunt

Founder and Chairman of Fashion Week Trinidad and Tobago (FWTT);
Ms. Dianne Hunt studied fashion production and design at the La Salle Institute in Montreal Canada and has been in the business for more than 20 years. Radical Designs is the leading fashion brand in the Caribbean and at its peak boasted 15 stores throughout the Caribbean. Ms. Hunt also owns and manages two DH Gift stores, retailing designer brand gift items.

Ms. Mardiana Ika
Indonesia-born, Hong Kong based fashion designer Ika, treats designing as a serious issue. “For me fashion design is not persay a career but a way to express myself day to day”. She said, “because Indonesians are so culturally gifted,  my colour sense has been enriched. My roots also contribute to my major strength in embroidery, which I use a lot in my collections.” She realized very early in her career that there is no alternative to hard work, while design is subjective to the viewer. Having reconciled to this, she discovered that there are successive layers of inspiration in creating a collection, thinking of herself as a spectator in the imaginary world. “I firmly believe that I draw inspirations from my travels and my interactions with people from different lands that help me to develop the basic ingredients of my creations sprinkled with constant research of fabrics, continual experimentations with new embroideries and staying abreast of new technologies.

8TH FLOOR, 20 HILLWOOD ROAD, KAM HING BUILDING,TSIMSHATSUI
KOWLOON, HONG KONG
Telephone:      +852 2724 1818 Fax: +852 6773 3767     

E-mail:            mardi@ikabutoni.com
She is also serving as Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Indonesia (Bali).

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