Announcement of the candidates for the elections of ICOH Officers and members of the Board for Triennium 2022-2024

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The candidates must be eligible under Article 5, section 2 and 8 of the ICOH Constitution. The Officers and the members of the Board shall be elected as set forth in the Bye-Laws for the period separating sessions of the General Assembly. They may be re-elected to the same office for no more than one additional term, with exception of the Secretary-General, who may be elected for more than one additional term. The newly elected Officers take office at the General Assembly convened immediately after the ICOH 2022 Congress. A member of the ICOH can be a candidate for one post only at a time.

The deadline for candidatures submission expired on October 31, 2021.

The election process will be held in electronic format, for the first time and on experimental basis, as approved by the General Assembly held in Dublin on April 29, 2018.

ICOH members having the right of voting will be timely informed about the electronic voting procedure.

CANDIDATES FOR THE POST OF ICOH PRESIDENT

Seong-Kyu KANG - REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Curriculum Vitae
KANG, Seong-Kyu is Dean of School of Public Health and Chair of Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Gil Medical Center Gachon University, Republic of Korea, and an occupational physician and epidemiologist. Professor Kang is serving his 2nd term Vice Presidency of the ICOH. He served two terms in the ICOH Board and was active in membership since 1992. He worked for the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA) for 27 years, where he served as Vice President and Director of Research Institute (OSHRI). He was the key responsible person of 31st ICOH Congress held in Seoul in 2015. He was an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) fellow at the US CDC, NIOSH. Professor Kang has been involved in many academic societies and government committees related to occupational safety and health. He is a fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini and the Editor-in-Chief of Safety and Health at Work (SH@W).

Endorsers
A. El Kholti (Morocco), A. Descatha (France), A. Monroy (Peru), A. L. Fajardo Montiel (Mexico), C. Nogueira (South Africa), C. Yarborough (U.S.A.), D. Gagliardi (Italy), E. Shigan (Russian Federation), F. Muchiri (Kenya), F. Van Dijk (The Netherlands), J. Rantanen (Finland), J. Takala (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan), M. Sim (Australia), M. Leachon (Philippines) and others.

CANDIDATES FOR THE POSTS OF ICOH VICE PRESIDENT

Martin HOGAN - IRELAND

Curriculum Vitae
Martin Hogan is an Occupational Physician working in Cork, Ireland. He is a past National Speciality Director and Past Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He was President of the 32nd ICOH Congress which took place in Dublin, Ireland in 2018. He has been a member of the Board of ICOH since 2015. He is currently Chair of the Working Group on Revision on Guidelines on Congress Organisation, and of the ICOH Finance Committee. He is a member of the Board of Medichem since 2015. His special interests include toxicology and education. He is committed to the role of ICOH in promoting a multi-disciplinary approach to protecting workers, health and safety, worldwide.

Endorsers
C. Nogueira (South Afica), T. L. Guidotti (USA), A. Drummond (Ireland), F.M. Fischer (Brazil), M. Beth-Hübner (Germany), K. Kogi (Japan), S. Leka (Ireland), K. Addley (United Kingdom), W.B. Buchta (USA), P. Noone (Ireland), E.A. Kim (Republic of Korea), K. Jones (United Kingdom), R.M. Orriols Ramos (Spain), W.M. Coombs (South Africa), S. Iavicoli (Italy) and others.

Claudina NOGUEIRA - SOUTH AFRICA

Curriculum Vitae
Qualifications: Claudina Nogueira holds BSc (Life Sciences), BSc (Hons) and MSc (Medical Biochemistry) degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (SA), and BEBOH Modules in Occupational Hygiene (UK).
Experience and Current Post: medical biochemist and occupational health advisor who has worked in the broad occupational health field for the past 31 years. Currently employed as a contract Project/Data Manager in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, SA. Research interests include metal toxicity, chemical exposures, mineral dusts and fibres, molecular epidemiology and toxicology, education and training in occupational and environmental health, and occupational health and safety in the mining sector.
Current Affiliations: • ICOH Vice President for Scientific Committees (2018-2022) • Member of the ICOH Scientific Committee on Mining Occupational Safety and Health (SC MinOSH) • Board member of Workplace Health Without Borders (WHWB) • Executive Committee member of the SA Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM) • Member of the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH).

Endorsers
J. Takala (Finland), S. Iavicoli (Italy), S. K. Kang (Republic of Korea), K. Kogi (Japan), D. Gagliardi (Italy), E. Enriquez (Mexico), W.B. Buchta (USA), M. Fingerhut (USA), M. Hogan (Ireland), R. de la Hoz (USA), J. Rantanen (Finland), S. Pingle (India), S. Chandrasekar (India), D.J. Kocks (South Africa), M. Ross (South Africa) and others.

Kari E. REIJULA - FINLAND

Curriculum Vitae
Kari Reijula, MD, PhD, Professor in Occupational Health acts as the Vice Dean and member of the Executive group at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki. He is also member of the Executive Board of the Helsinki University Hospital District. He acts as a research professor at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH), Helsinki. Prof. Reijula has published over 220 peer-reviewed scientific articles mainly on occupational respiratory allergies, adverse health effects related to indoor air but also factors in indoor environment promoting well-being and workability. Prof. Reijula is now member of the ICOH Board (second term) and has previously acted several years as the secretary of the ICOH WG on Occupational Infectious Agents (OIA). Prof. Reijula has acted as Fellow member of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and member of the Occupational Medicine Section Board at the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS).

Endorsers
J. Takala (Finland), J. Rantanen (Finland), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), C. Nogueira (South Africa), J. Heikkinen (Finland), H.J. Salonen (Finland), M. Ross (South Africa), B. Martinez-Jarreta (Spain), P.A. Schulte (USA), C.H. Nygård (Finland), K.H. Lappalainen (Finland), F. Gobba (Italy), J.H. Ruotsalainen (Finland), S. Lehtinen (Finland), J.S. Kallio (Finland) and others.

CANDIDATES FOR THE POST OF ICOH SECRETARY GENERAL

Diana GAGLIARDI - ITALY

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Diana Gagliardi has a degree in Medicine and is post-graduate in Forensic and Legal Medicine. She is a medical researcher at INAIL, where she coordinates the Unit on International Research Networks. She is the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre. ICOH member since 2009, she has been Secretary of the Scientific Committee on Occupational Health and Development (2009 -2015) and then Chair of the same SC (2015-2021), actively contributing to the organization of many workshops (hosted as side events in Congresses and Meetings organized by IAOH, ICOH and FIOH) and joint conferences co-organized by larger groups of ICOH Scientific Committees. She is involved in the Working Group on “Implementation of the Global Strategy of Occupational Health for All with a special reference to global ban of asbestos and elimination of Asbestos-related Diseases”. In August 2021, she was appointed Acting Secretary General to support the organization of the ICOH2022 Congress.

Endorsers
M.A. Riva (Italy), C.T.J. Hulshof (The Netherlands), S. Iavicoli (Italy), G.V. Prabhu (India), A. Descatha (France), N.B. Diep (Vietnam), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), G.A. Mishra (India), C. Nogueira (South Africa), J. Karadzinska-Bislimovska (Republic of North Macedonia), E. Enriquez (Mexico), M. Fingerhut (USA), S.K. Joshi (Nepal), M.M. Kitt (USA), S. Pingle (India), J. Takala (Finland) and others.

CANDIDATES FOR THE POSTS OF ICOH BOARD MEMBER

Gema ARÉVALO ALONSO - UNITED KINGDOM

Curriculum Vitae
Gema Arevalo is an Occupational Health Nurse (OHN) with a good educational background and 22 years of experience working in onsite OSH services. She is originally from Spain, however, she has been living in the UK for 4 years. During this time she has been involved with the British Red Cross and the National Health Service (NHS). Gema has recently finished a second Master’s Degree in Management and Leadership in Nursing. For years she has been deeply committed to the occupational field by holding positions of responsibility in both, AET (The Spanish Association of OHN) and AMET (AET Federated Association in Madrid). Gema has been re-elected for consecutive term as Secretary of FOHNEU (Federation of Occupational Health Nurses within the EU). She is Co-Author in the “Memorandum on the Competences of Occupational Health Nursing” and the “Book of advanced practices in Occupational Risk Management” and has wide experience as a lecturer.

Endorsers
C. Rapparini (Brazil), G.A. Rosal (Spain), K.N. Sen (India), L. Mazon (Spain), R.M. Orriols Ramos (Spain), R. Facci (Brazil), A. Santos Posada (Spain), A. Menéndez-Navarro (Spain), W.F. Cheung (P.R. China), H.E. Hirdi (Hungary), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), J. Staun (Denmark).

Rafael E. DE LA HOZ - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. de la Hoz is an occupational pulmonologist, Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He received his medical degree from the Universidad del Rosario, in Bogotá, Colombia, and trained in Internal, Pulmonary, and Occupational Medicine, at the University of Miami, the University of British Columbia, and Yale University. He received his MPH (Chronic Disease Epidemiology), and MSC (Environmental Health Sciences) degrees at Yale University and New York University. His research interests relate to quantitative chest CT imaging markers of World Trade Center related chronic airway diseases. ICOH member since 2009, he served as executive committee member (2009-2011), secretary (2012-2015) and chair (2015-2022) of the Scientific Committee on Respiratory Disorders. He has served since 2015 in the ICOH Working Group on the Implementation of the Global Strategy of Occupational Health for All-Asbestos Ban and Asbestos-related Diseases Elimination. He holds officer positions at the European Respiratory Society, and the American Thoracic Society.

Endorsers
A. Descatha (France), G.A. Mishra (India), B.Nemery (Belgium), C. Nogueira (South Africa), E. Enriquez (Mexico), J. Rantanen (Finland), K.E. Reijula (Finland), K. Takahashi (Australia), K. Toren (Sweden), M.M. Cabrera (Chile), M. Hogan (Ireland), M. Seneviratne (Australia), R.G. Lucchini (Italy), R.M. Orriols Ramos (Spain), S.A. Kadiri (Nigeria) and others.

Alexis DESCATHA - FRANCE

Curriculum Vitae
I am a Professor of Occupational Health in France (Paris, now Angers). My research focuses on the epidemiology of work disorders, musculoskeletal and other chronic diseases. My interest is in exposure assessment using a job exposure matrix and long working hours (I was co-lead reviewer for the WHO/ILO joint burden of disease initiative). I lead the Clinical Toxicological Unit - Poison Control Center, Western France. I also conduct research on emergencies in occupational settings and I am Chair (and creator) of ICOH’s scientific committee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, where I coordinate COVID preparedness. In 2021, I was honored by my President, as a Knight (Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur). I am the current Editor-in-Chief of Les Archives des Maladies Professionnelles et de l’Environnement. Recently, I was appointed Clinical Professor of Occupational Medicine, Epidemiology and Prevention at Hofstra School of Medicine, USA.

Endorsers
M. Baer (France), V. Bonneterre (France), J.L. Burges (USA), J.D. Dewitte (France), B.A. Evanoff (USA), M. Fadel (France), D. Gagliardi (Italy), S. Iavicoli (Italy), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), C.Paris (France), Y. Roquelaure (France).

Maureen DOLLARD - AUSTRALIA

Curriculum Vitae
Maureen Dollard is an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology and Director of PSC Global Observatory at the University of South Australia. She is the recipient of the 2020 Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow award. She is a Board member of the European Journal of Work & Organisational Psychology, Editorial Advisory Board for Work and Stress, and formerly the Journal of Organizational Behavior, advisory board for International Journal of Rural Management and the beyondblue Workplace Mental Health Advisory Group. She served on the ICOH Board from 2022-2024 and is on the organising committee of the 2022 ICOH Congress. She established the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work and is a Fellow of the European Academy for Occupational Health Psychology. She has published six edited books and 200 papers/ book chapters (over 15000 citations).

Endorsers
P.A. Schulte (USA), M. Ertel (Germany), A. Tsutsumi (Japan), F.M. Fischer (Brazil), M. Hogan (Ireland), S. Pingle (India), A. Shimazu (Japan), D. Pisaniello (Australia), M. Sim (Australia), S. Iavicoli (Italy), J. Takala (Finland), S. Leka (Ireland).

Frida Marina FISCHER - BRAZIL

Curriculum Vitae
BSc in Biological Sciences (University of São Paulo). Master and PhD in Public Health (University of São Paulo. Full Professor of the Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo. President of the Working Time Society and ICOH Scientific Committee Shiftwork and Working Time, from 2011-2018. Board member of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) elected in 2018. Member of Brazilian Ergonomics Association, and Brazilian Association of Occupational Medicine. Associate editor of the Journal of Public Health and Brazilian Journal of Occupational Medicine. Board member of the Journal Occupational Health Psychology and Chronobiology International. Contributing editor of the American Journal Industrial Medicine. Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association. Main interests on teaching and research: occupational health, work organization, night and shiftwork, aging and work, teen work and child labor, work-related diseases. Ad hoc reviewer of national and international journals, and research agencies.

Endorsers
A.J. Arias Pereira (Brazil), A. Shimazu (Japan), C.R. De Castro Moreno (Brazil), C. Nogueira (South Africa), C.H. Gallasch (Brazil), E. Santino (Brazil), I.J. Bello (Venezuela), J. A. Morales (Mexico), J. Takala (Finland), K. Nieuwenhuijsen (The Netherlands), M. Takahashi (Japan), R. Facci (Brazil), S. Iavicoli (Italy), S. Pingle (India), T.M. De Araujo (Brazil).

Sunil Kumar JOSHI - NEPAL

Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Joshi is a physician specialized in Occupational Medicine and Public Health. He has attended numerous international courses on occupational health and safety. He is the only registered occupational physician in Nepal and currently working as full Professor and Head at Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu University, Nepal. He has supervised many MD and PhD students who have done their thesis works on occupational health and safety. He is recognized by Nepal Government as an expert in occupational health. He has drafted National Policy and Strategy for investigation, treatment, and compensation of occupational injuries/diseases in Nepal which is incorporated in Labour Act (2017), Rules (2018) and Social Security Scheme Operational Guidelines (2018) of Nepal. He has also prepared National Occupational Health and Safety Profile (2021) for Nepal. He is current ICOH Board Member. He is Chief Editor of the International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health.

Endorsers
D. Gagliardi (Italy), J. Takala (Finland), S. Iavicoli (Italy), L. Paudel (Nepal), M.R. Bist (Nepal), M. Mansyur (Indonesia), O. Lo (Singapore), P. Dahal (Nepal), S. Pradhan (Nepal), T. Gosh (Nepal), S. Pingle (India), S. Pant (Nepal), T. Joshikawa (Japan), Z. Zhou (P. R. China), S.V. Joshi (Nepal).

Eun-A KIM - REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Curriculum Vitae
Eun-A Kim is MD (Occupational Medicine), Ph.D. She is currently Editor in Chief of ICOH Newsletter since 2015. She began research on occupational health since 1995, as Director of Department of Occupational Diseases Research, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), South Korea since 2009. Dr Kim has been good standing member of ICOH since 2005, and served as secretary of scientific committee of Neurotoxicology and Physhophysiology (SCNP) of ICOH since 2010. She contributed several international symposiums for SCNP and transferred the achievements on of ICOH to the projects of ILO and WHO such as diagnostic tools for occupational disease. As director of occupational research department of KOSHA, she conducted several epidemiological studies on occupational neurotoxicology, occupational cancer, and related occupational health program for the practice in workplace. She is member of editor for international journals such as Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and Safety and Health at Work.

Endorsers
C. Nogueira (South Africa), F.J.H. van Dijk (The Netherlands), J. Takala (Finland), M. Bubas (Croatia), S. Pingle (India), E. Yoshikawa (Japan), H. Kim (Republic of Korea), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), M. Zhang (P. R. China), H.R. Guo (Taiwan,China), S. Chandrasekar (India), E. Jors (Denmark).

Kirsi LAPPALAINEN - FINLAND

Curriculum Vitae
I have worked in occupational health care since 1997. First as a practical OHN and from 2008 as a researcher, from 2010 as educational planner from 2015 as senior specialist and from 2020 as Product Manager. Work has included research, education and development tasks in field of OHS and unemployed health services. My doctoral thesis concerns the unemployed persons health services. I have also worked as Chief Editor of Occupational Health Nurse Journal in Finnish Association Occupational Health Nurses (FAOHN). I have been member of Scientific Committee of Occupational Health Nursing in ICOH since 2015 and as SCOHN secretary since 2018. I will get a degree in management in 2021.

Endorsers
K.P. Martimo (Finland), J. Takala (Finland), L. Korpinen (Finland), S.A. Randolph (USA), J.H. Ruotsalainen (Finland), K.E. Michell (United Kingdom), A.D. Butkovic (South Africa), M. Sasaki (Japan), J. Verbeek (Finland), E.A. Mäenpää (Finland), J. Rantanen (Finland), M. Sainio (Finland).

Stavroula LEKA - IRELAND

Curriculum Vitae
Stavroula Leka is Emeritus Professor of Work & Health Policy at the University of Nottingham, UK and Full Professor of Work Organization & Well-being at University College Cork, Ireland. She is Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and the Higher Education Academy, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Board member of the International Commission on Occupational Health, and President of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. She sits on three international journal editorial boards and is Associate Editor of Safety Science. She has co-authored a British (PAS1010, 2011) and an international standard (ISO 45003, 2021) on psychological health and safety at work. She has been expert advisor to the European Commission, WHO, the ILO, the European Agency for Safety & Health at Work and the European Parliament. Stavroula has received several awards, including by the American Psychological Association for outstanding contribution in occupational health psychology.

Endorsers
C. Nogueira (South Africa), Q. Durand-Moreau (France), F. M. Fischer (Brazil), A. Tsutsumi (Japan), M. Ertel (Germany), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), F.S. Violante (Italy), S. Pingle (India), K. Kogi (Japan), A. Drummond (Ireland), P.A. Schulte (USA), J. Takala (Finland), G. Gagliardi (Italy), A. Shimazu (Japan), T.S. Bailey (Australia) and others.

Olivier LO - SINGAPORE

Curriculum Vitae
Dr LO held senior medical leadership positions with International SOS since 1991, including the International SOS Foundation Ambassador representative (2012-). His medical qualifications include specialization in Air and Space Medicine, Tropical Diseases, Public Health, Disaster Medicine, Emergency Crisis Management, Occupational Medicine (UK) and Maritime Occupational Health Medicine (NIVA, Finland). Dr LO received his Diploma of Doctor of Medicine from Louis Pasteur Medical University in Strasbourg, France. He is a qualified Occupational Health and Safety Management System Auditor (SEQM/IRCA), licensed from the French Medical “Conseil de l’Ordre”, Fellow at the Royal Society of Medicine (UK), member of the ACOEM (USA), the IMA and ISID. He is an elected board member of the FCCS-French Chamber of Commerce of Singapore, Copresident of its HealthCare Committee and co-chair of the Think Tank Asia Pacific Wellness Forum. He is an elected Board Member of ICOH (2022-2024).

Endorsers
S.K. Joshi (Nepal), D. Gagliardi (Italy), S. Pingle (India), P.A. Schulte (USA), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), L. Godderis (Belgium), M. Sirgel (South Africa), A. El Kholti (Morocco), S. Iavicoli (Italy), S. Sharma (India), J. Takala (Finland).

Dingani MOYO - ZIMBABWE

Curriculum Vitae
Dr Dingani Moyo is an Occupational Medicine Specialist in Zimbabwe. He is a past ICOH Board member (2015 -2018), past ICOH National secretary for Zimbabwe (2012-2015), MinOSH co-chair of informal and small-scale mining subcommittee of MinOSH- an ICOH Scientific Committee, Board member of OSHAfrica, member of the Education and Marketing committee of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Dr Moyo has been involved in the establishment of occupational health centres and has provided OH technical expertise to governments in southern Africa through Global Fund, World Bank, United states Agency for International Development and the African Union Development Agency - NEPAD projects. He is an honorary lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and at Midlands State University in Zimbabwe. Dr Moyo has over 20 publications in occupational health.

Endorsers
C. Nogueira (South Africa), M. Hogan (Ireland), S. Iavicoli (Italy), B. Garamumhango (Zimbabwe), M. Fingerhut (USA), V. Janardhanam (India), M. Mansyur (Indonesia), J.F. Liem (Indonesia), G. Sevaratnam (Malaysia), J.B. Azariah (India), M. Zungu (South Africa), M.A. Zaidi (Bahrain), M. Sim (Australia).

Shyam PINGLE - INDIA

Curriculum Vitae
Senior OH Specialist and Adjunct Professor at Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (University) India. 40+ years’ experience in teaching and practice of occupational health. Interest - occupational health teaching, employee wellness, intersectoral collaborations. Medical graduation (1978) and postgraduation (Preventive Social Medicine 1982), Nagpur University, India. Diploma in Occupational Safety and Health and Development from National Institute of Working Life, Stockholm. Trained at Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich. Worked as Professor in Medical college and leadership positions in leading companies including - IBM (Country Leader, India/South Asia, Integrated Health Services) and Reliance Industries (Vice President, Medical & Occupational Health) and others. Shyam has won several awards and delivered keynote lectures and orations, 100+ scientific papers at major OH conferences. Published several research papers. Served editorial advisory board of multiple OH Journals. Fellow and past President, Indian Association of Occupational Health. ICOH Board Member 2018-22, Chair ICOH SC on OH & Development 2009-2015.

Endorsers
J. Takala (Finland), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), C. Nogueira (South Africa), M. Hogan (Ireland), M. Sim (Australia), V. Rao (India), G.A. Mishra (India), A. El Kholti (Morocco), E. Enriquez (Mexico), J. Rantanen (Finland), K. Kogi (Japan), D. Gagliardi (Italy), R. Rajesh (India), S.M. Shanbhag (India), T. Rajgopal (India) and others.

Rosylane ROCHA - BRAZIL

Curriculum Vitae
Graduated in Medicine at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), General surgery, Postgraduate in Vascular Surgery, Occupational Medical, President of the National Association of Occupational Medicine (ANAMT), Specialist in Occupational Medicine by ANAMT /AMB, Specialist in Forensic Medicine and Medical Expertise by ABMLPM / AMB, Post-Graduated in Valuation of Body Damage from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, PhD student in Bioethics at the University of Porto, Portugal, Secretary of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) in Brazil, Counselor Head of the Brasiliense Association of Occupational Medicine (ABRAMT), President of the National Association of Occupational Medicine (ANAMT), Effective Federal Counselor of the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM) by the DF, Coordinator of the Technical Chamber of Occupational Medicine at CFM.

Endorsers
Y.A. Caraballo (Venezuela), C.M. de Hoyos (Argentina), R. Facci (Brazil), A.L. Fajardo Montiel (Mexico), M. Fingerhut (USA), S.K. Kang (Republic of Korea), C. Nogueira (South Africa), R. M. Orriols Ramos (Spain), J. Takala (Finland), R.A. Turenko Beça (Brazil), M.M. Cabrera (Chile).

Riitta SAUNI - FINLAND

Curriculum Vitae
I’m a medical doctor specialized in occupational health. Since February 2020 I have worked as a professor in occupational health and occupational medicine in the University of Tampere, Finland. Previously, I served as a senior ministerial adviser in the Ministry of Social affairs and Health, Department for OSH. I have ten years’ experience from Finnish Institute of Occupational Health as a clinician, researcher, and teacher. I have been a member of ICOH since 2006 and a member of scientific committees Occupational Medicine and Effectiveness in Occupational Health Services (EOHS). I started as a secretary of EOHS in 2020. I have been chairing the OSH Expert Group in Nordic Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Wellbeing (NDPHS) since 2017. I belong to the editorial board of Cochrane Work review group as well as to Modernet collaboration (Monitoring Trends in Occupational Diseases and Tracing New and Emerging Risks in a Network.

Endorsers
J. Takala (Finland), J. Rantanen (Finland), K.E. Reijula (Finland), M. Sainio (Finland), E.A. Mäenpää (Finland), J. Verbeek (Finland), K.P. Martimo (Finland), W. Husberg (Finland), S. Jungewelter (Finland), A. Kaukiainen (Finland), J.A. Uitti (Finland), M. Antti-Poika (Finland).

Paul A. SCHULTE - USA

Curriculum Vitae
Paul Schulte Ph.D., F.A.C.E. is the Director of the Division of Science Integration at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Dr. Schulte is an epidemiologist trained at the University of Toronto and the University of Cincinnati. He has served on the ICOH Board during the 2022-2024 triennium and, before that, as Chair of the Scientific Committee on Nanomaterials’ Workers Health. Throughout his career, Dr. Schulte has conducted research on occupational cancer, neurodegenerative and respiratory diseases. He co-authored a textbook on molecular epidemiology. He has developed rigorous framework for addressing climate change, productive aging of workers, well-being, and the burden of occupational morbidity, mortality and injury.

Endorsers
D. Gagliardi (Italy), F.M. Fischer (Brazil), S. Leka (Ireland), S. Iavicoli (Italy), I. Iavicoli (Italy), J. Takala (Finland), S. Pingle (India), M. Fingerhut (USA), K. Reijula (Finland), V. Leso (Italy), A. Salmen-Navarro (USA), F.S. Violante (Italy), M. Dollard (Australia).

Sandeep SHARMA - INDIA

Curriculum Vitae
Dr Sandeep Sharma MBBS MS AFIH is General Surgeon, Occupational Health Physician and Associate Fellow of Industrial Health. He is currently working as General Manager Corporate Health, Safety, Environment and Medical at Indian Oil Corporation, with over 31 years of rich experience in Occupational Health and Safety Management System. He is convener for the Health Committee of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) owned by Govt. of India. Dr Sharma is also current National Secretary for Indian Association of Occupational Health (2021-2023). He is member editorial advisory board of monthly ENOCH Occuclave e Magazine and has published health manuals to promote physical & psychological health. He conceptualized and organized ENOCH Digiconnect Webinar Academic Platform to keep members updated on how to mitigate & safeguard work force from COVID-19. He has also moderated 75 weekly webinars, 40 weekly COVID Epidupdates (Local, regional & Global) and 11 monthly episodes of OccuHlthScapes.

Endorsers
C. Tripathi (India), J.K. Meena (India), O. Lo (Singapore), P.K. Arora (India), P.K. Mudgal (India), R.K. Saha (India), R.K. Jain (India), S. Bhushan (India), P. Pitta (India), A. Sharma (India), A.V. Jain (India), C. Nogueira (South Africa), D.V. Chauhan (India), K. Kogi (Japan), S. Mishra (India) and others .

Akizumi TSUTSUMI - JAPAN

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Akizumi Tsutsumi is professor and chairperson of Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan. He has long focused on occupational health, and is extending his efforts to elucidate the mechanisms of social disparites in workers’ health, the health effects of occupational stress and its prevention, and the health effects of workers affected by corporate culture. He served as former Chair of the Scientific Committee on Cardiology in Occupational Health (terms of 2010-2015), and successfully held 6th International Conference on Work Environment and Cardiovascular Disease in 2013, Tokyo, Japan. He also served as the secretary general of the 2nd International Conference of ICOH-WOPS, which was held in 2005, Okayama, Japan. He is an executive board member of Japan Society for Occupational Health, and the chairperson of the academic panel. He worked as the editor in chief of Journal of Occupational Health from 2014 to 2019.

Endorsers
J. Rantanen (Finland), E. Clays (Belgium), H.M. Hasselhorn (Germany), R.T. Lin (Taiwan, China), M.M. Ferrario (Italy), M. Ertel (Germany), F.M. Fischer (Brazil), K. Kogi (Japan), G.H. Villalobos (Colombia), J. De Jonge (The Netherlands), I.L. Houtman (The Netherlands), E. Kortum (Switzerland), H. Tovalin (Mexico), T. Yang (P.R. China), J. Dai (P.R. China) and others.

Francesco Saverio VIOLANTE - ITALY

Curriculum Vitae
I am professor of Occupational Medicine at the University of Bologna, Italy. I am currently the Past-President of the Italian Society of Occupational Medicine, founded in 1929, which actually counts approximately 2.000 members in good standing. Besides being a researcher and a teacher in Occupational Medicine, I am also an active occupational physician working with healthcare, manufacturing and service organizations, both public and private. I believe that Occupational Medicine needs everywhere a strong international perspective and this is the reason why I think that every occupational physician, in every country, should consider the membership of ICOH in the same way as the membership of the national society of Occupational Medicine. I have served as a Board Member of ICOH since 2018: if re-elected for another term, I would like to pursue my commitment in strengthening the bonds between ICOH and national societies of Occupational Medicine, to extend the adoption of the ICOH vision at a global level.

Endorsers
P. Apostoli (Italy), N. Mucci (Italy), P. Boschetto (Italy), G. De Lorenzo (Italy), M. Di Gioacchino (Italy), R. Foddis (Italy), S. Zaffina (Italy), L. Isolani (Italy), R. Sisto (Italy), P.A. Schulte (USA), S. Mattioli (Italy), S. Curti (Italy), C. Mensi (Italy), A. Prodi (Italy), J. Takala (Finland) and others.

Min ZHANG - P.R.CHINA

Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Min Zhang is the Deputy-Director of Environmental and Occupational Health Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences /Peking Union Medical College. She has strong connection to ICOH across 20 years, spared no effort to enhance ICOH influence in China: (1) Worked closely with ICOH board members, particularly, EU-China Project in High Risk Sectors, ILO/WHO Diagnostic and Exposure Criteria of OH and ICD-11 for ODs. (2) Made continual contribution to ICOH Newsletter with pieces of articles, communicated the ICOH statements in the previous World Health Assemblies by Chinese social media. (3) Built national network on OH for health workers relate to ICOH Scientific Committees. (4) Under advocacy of ICOH, promoted the nationwide policy for BOHS through researches, pilot programs and tool-kits application. (5) Organized Chinese participants in previous ICOH Congress, OHHW and other events with sponsorship to young professionals, initiated the bidding for ICOH Congress in the future.

Endorsers
A. Nienhaus (Germany), C. Colosio (Italy), E.A. Kim (Republic of Korea), G.O. Brachman (USA), J. Rantanen (Finland), J. Takala (Finland), J. Dai (P.R.China), S. Kezic (The Netherlands), S. Lehtinen (Finland), Z. Zhou (P.R.China).