ICA People: Staff
Regional Directors
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Director Regional Office for Africa - www.icaafrica.coop
Dr. Mutua Waema
Dr Mutua Waema joined ICA as Africa Regional Director in October 2010. Prior to this he was the Rabobank Foundation Representative in East Africa. Mutua has previously worked at the ICA as a Banking Project Manager for East Central & Southern Africa. He has also held positions at The Co-operative Bank of Kenya and taught co-operative and business courses at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa and Strathmore University. Dr Waema has a passion for the co-operative business model and strongly believes that effective co-operatives can enable equitable local and global human development. Looking at worldwide economic and social issues as well as re-setting economic dynamics Dr Waema has a feeling that we have a 'co-operative opportunity' but we need to organize to embrace the moment for humanity and the environment.
Contact: Waema@ica.coop
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Director Regional Office for the Americas -- www.aciamericas.coop
Manuel Mariño (Sweden)
Manuel Mariño joined ICA's family as ROAM's Regional Director in October 2001. Before joining ICA, he was the Director of the Swedish Co-operative Centre (SCC) Regional Office located in San José, Costa Rica for four years (1996-2000). This is a Swedish organisation constituted by the Swedish co-operative movement, which is focused in international co-operation and offers support to co-operatives in developing countries. Mr. Mariño has also worked at SCC Head Office in Stockholm, Sweden from 1984 to 1996. He was the Director of the Latin American Department and was also responsible for projects in Kenya and Zimbabwe and the relations with the European Union, Inter-American Development Bank, and UN among others. He has an expertise in project development and cooperation. Mr. Mariño has published two books ("Commercialisation of agricultural products in Mozambique, ASDI, and September 1984" and "International Co-operation and Co-operative Development") and has written various articles on many topics. He has also been invited as a speaker to seminars, conferences on co-operative issues in Europe and the Americas.
Contact: direccion@aciamericas.coop |
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Director Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific -- www.icaroap.coop
Dr Chan-Ho Choi (Korea) assumed his position as Regional Director for ICA Asia-Pacific on 1 January 2010. Dr Choi was formerly General Manager of the International Co-operation Office of the National Agricultural Co-operative Federation (NACF) of Korea, Secretary-general of the ICAO, ICA’s agricultural co-operative organisation, and Secretary General of the Korean Co-operative Council. He comes to the ICA with more than 30 years co-operative experience and strong academic background in agriculture. Dr Choi also spent three years at the ICA Central Office on secondment from NACF. He is therefore well acquainted with ICA.
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choi@icaroap.coop |
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Director Cooperatives Europe -- www.coopseurope.coop
Klaus Niederländer (Germany) became the Director of Cooperatives Europe asbl and the Regional Director for Europe on 15 November 2010. Mr. Niederländer comes to the ICA with a professional background in enterprise development via his experience as a financial analyst, management consultant and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) programme manager in Europe, Africa and the United States. He has hands-on experience of developing co-operative enterprises and movements in various countries of Africa (e.g. in the artisanal textile sector and for the development of fair trade cotton). Co-operative development has deep roots in his family's history with their involvement in the creation and development of the local cooperative banking and agricultural sector in the South Western part of Germany.
Contact: k.niederlander@coopseurope.coop
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