International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) appointed Shankar Shinde as Chairperson during its Board of Directors Annual General Meeting held on February 8th, 2023. He was unanimously elected by the Board.
Shankar Shinde is currently the Chairperson of the Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) and has earlier held the position of Managing Director of IFCBA. The organisation chairs the Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) on World Customs Organisation (WCO).
Other members elected to the Board of IFCBA include Carol West from Canada as Secretary General and six Managing Directors: Clive Coke from Jamaica, Angela Collin from Canada, Paul Damkjaer from Australia, Bai Fengchuan from China, Seisaku Okafuji from Japan, and Kristiann App from the USA.