Board of Directors
The WFZO Board of Directors provides strategic leadership and governance for the organization. Composed of leaders from the global zones community, the Board guides priorities, strengthens collaboration, and ensures alignment with the needs of members worldwide.
Board of Directors
Dr. Mohammed Alzarooni
Chairman, Board of Directors
Executive Chairman of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones (DIEZ) and Secretary-General of Dubai Free Zone Council (DFZC), UAE
Blanca Sorigué Borrell
Vice Chairwoman
Managing Director, Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona
Jeffrey J. Tafel
Board Secretary
President of the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones in the U.S, USA
Srikanth Badiga
Board Member
Group Director, Phoenix Infratech (India) Private Limited, India
Dr. Olufemi A. Ogunyemi
Board Member
Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Nigeria
Juan R. Opertti
Board Member
Coordinator of Institutional Relations – Chamber of Free Zones of Uruguay (CZFUY), Uruguay
Khabib Abdullaev
Board Member
Chief Executive Officer, Navoi Free Economic Zone, Uzbekistan
Badr Buhannad
Board Member
Director General – Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, UAE
Angelica Pena Preciado
Board Member
Executive Director, Cámara de Usuarios de Zonas Francas, Colombia
Dr. Manuel Francisco Pedro
Board Member
Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Luanda-Bengo SEZ, Angola
Claudia Pellerano
Board Member
President and CEO of Las Americas Parque de Zona Franca, Dominican Republic
Cesare Zingone
Board Member
CEO, Zeta Group
Arthur Dziatkou
Board Member
Deputy General Director, Industrial Park Development Company
David Regades Fernández
Board Member
Special State Delegate – Vigo Free Trade Zone Consortium, Spain
Brainard Martina
Board Member
Director of Finance of Curaçao Industrial and International Trade Development Company (CURINDE) N.V.
Dr. Mohammed Alzarooni
Chairman, Board of Directors
Executive Chairman of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones (DIEZ) and Secretary-General of Dubai Free Zone Council (DFZC), UAE
Blanca Sorigué Borrell
Vice Chairwoman
Managing Director, Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona
Jeffrey J. Tafel
Board Secretary
President of the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones in the U.S, USA
Srikanth Badiga
Board Member
Group Director, Phoenix Infratech (India) Private Limited, India
Dr. Olufemi A. Ogunyemi
Board Member
Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Nigeria
Juan R. Opertti
Board Member
Coordinator of Institutional Relations – Chamber of Free Zones of Uruguay (CZFUY), Uruguay
Khabib Abdullaev
Board Member
Chief Executive Officer, Navoi Free Economic Zone, Uzbekistan
Badr Buhannad
Board Member
Director General – Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai, UAE
Angelica Pena Preciado
Board Member
Executive Director, Cámara de Usuarios de Zonas Francas, Colombia
Dr. Manuel Francisco Pedro
Board Member
Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Luanda-Bengo SEZ, Angola
Claudia Pellerano
Board Member
President and CEO of Las Americas Parque de Zona Franca, Dominican Republic
Cesare Zingone
Board Member
CEO, Zeta Group
Arthur Dziatkou
Board Member
Deputy General Director, Industrial Park Development Company
David Regades Fernández
Board Member
Special State Delegate – Vigo Free Trade Zone Consortium, Spain
Brainard Martina
Board Member
Director of Finance of Curaçao Industrial and International Trade Development Company (CURINDE) N.V.
Advisors
Dr. James Zhan
Chief Advisor
Chairman of the Executive Board (WAIPA) / Co-Chair (GASEZ), Chief Advisor to the Chairman of the World Free Zones Organization
Martín Gustavo Ibarra Pardo
Founder President
Association of Free Zones of the Americas (AZFA)
Dr. James Zhan
Chief Advisor
Chairman of the Executive Board (WAIPA) / Co-Chair (GASEZ), Chief Advisor to the Chairman of the World Free Zones Organization
Martín Gustavo Ibarra Pardo
Founder President
Association of Free Zones of the Americas (AZFA)
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