Skål International Executive Board 2025

3 February 2025

We are pleased to introduce the Skål International Executive Board 2025, elected during the 83nd Skål International World Congress, held in Izmir, Türkiye, from 16 to 21 October 2024.



President 2025

 Denise Scrafton 

Membership Engagement: Region 12 (Australia)

Vice President 2025 & President Elect 2026

 Andres Hayes 

Membership Engagement: Region 1 (U.S.A.)
Deputy Vice President: Mohan NSN

Skål International Directors 2025


Mohan NSN

Membership Engagement: Region 10

(India)
Also Deputy Vice President 2025

Portfolio: Finance 

Deputy Director: Sanjay Datta
Term of office: 2 years (2024-2025)


Marc Rheaume

Membership Engagement: Region 2

(Canada, Bahamas)

Portfolio: Governance, Statutes and By-laws 

Deputy Director: Jean-François Coté
Term of office: 2 years (2025-2026)


Enrique Flores

Membership Engagement: Region 3

(Mexico)

Portfolio: Governance, Statutes and By-laws 

Deputy Director: Maria Angelica Angon Cano
Term of office: 2 years (2025-2026)


Bertrand Petyt

Membership Engagement: Region 7

(Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Estonia, Sweden, United Kingdom)

Portfolio: Governance, Statutes and By-laws 

Deputy Director: Kari Halonen
Term of office: 2 years (2024-2025)


Georges Koch

Membership Engagement: Region 6

(Switzerland)

Portfolio: Media, Public Relations, Branding and Marketing 

Deputy Director: Sonia Spinelli
Term of office: 2 years (2025-2026)


Victor Armando Chaquiriand

Membership Engagement: Region 4

(Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela)

Portfolio: Media, Public Relations, Branding and Marketing  

Deputy Director: Julio Sergio Acuña
Term of office: 2 years (2025-2026)


Toni Ritter

Membership Engagement: Region 5

(Germany)

Portfolio: Membership Development, Membership Development Fund and Florimond Volckaert Fund 

Deputy Director: Franziska Düring
Term of office: 2 years (2025-2026)


José Luis Quintero

Membership Engagement: Region 8

(Andorra, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kyrenia, Monaco, Romania, Russia, Spain)

Portfolio: Sustainability  

No Deputy Director for 2025
Term of office: 2 years (2024-2025)


Deniz Anapa

Membership Engagement: Region 9

(Türkiye)

Portfolio: Congress, International Meetings and Sponsorships

Deputy Director: Ugursal Ugur
Term of office: 2 years (2025-2026)


Kevin Sydney Rautenbach

Membership Engagement: Region 11

(Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand)

Portfolio: Training

Deputy Director: William Oh
Term of office: 2 years (2024-2025)


Bruce Garrett

Membership Engagement: Region 13

(Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu)

Portfolio: Technology 

Deputy Director: Graham Mann
Term of office: 2 years (2024-2025)


Olukemi Soetan

Membership Engagement: Region 14

(Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe)

Portfolio: Trade Shows, Global Partnerships and Advocacy

Deputy Director: Fiona Angelico
Term of office: 2 years (2024-2025)