Klaus Wucherer - President

Dr Wucherer became IEC President on 1 January 2011, for a three-year term. He was President of the German National Committee until 2008 and, having been president of VDE -- the German Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies -- from 2003 to 2005, remained a member of the supervisory board until 2009. He worked for Siemens for more than 30 years, serving as a member of the executive committee in the later years. At present he is chairman of the board for Infineon Technologies AG, holds a board position at Fraunhofer Institut and is a board member at several other companies.

The IEC President represents the Commission and is the Chairman of Council , the CB (Council Board) and the ExCo (Executive Committee) as well as the MSB (Market Strategy Board). The President serves a three-year term and cannot be re-elected.

Jacques Régis - Immediate Past President

Mr Régis became Immediate Past President on 1 January 2011, following his three-year term as President from 2008 to 2010. He was a senior executive of Hydro-Québec for more than 12 years, during the last seven of which he was president and CEO of Hydro-Québec TransEnergie, North America’s largest transmission system. He also chaired the Transmission Council of the Canadian Electricity Association, was vice-president of the executive committee of the Northeast Power Coordinating Council and was on the management committee of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.

Before becoming the President of the IEC, the elected person holds the position of President-Elect for one year. After holding the position of President, the person becomes the Immediate Past President for a period of two years before becoming a Past President.

Ake Danemar - Treasurer

Mr Danemar became Treasurer on 1 January 2012, for a three-year term. He was the Senior director and department manager, Teknikföretagen (Association of Swedish Engineering Industries) from 1999 to 2010 and previously held management positions at ELIF (Swedish Electrical Manufacturers’ Association) and in ABB. He was Chairman of Orgalime CEEI (Committee for the Electrical and Electronics Industries) until 2010 and has been a board member on the Swedish Standards Institute, the Swedish Terminology Institute and Intertek SEMKO’s Certification Committee.

The Treasurer is responsible for the finances of the IEC and reports directly to Council.

James E. Matthews - Vice-President

Mr Matthews began his three-year term as Chairman of the Standardization Management Board and IEC Vice-President on 1 January 2011. He has worked for Corning Incorporated for more than 31 years. At present, he is Director of worldwide standards engineering activities for multiple business divisions across Corning Incorporated. He was President of the US National Committee until the end of 2010 and serves on the board of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which holds the US NC Secretariat. In 2011, he was awarded the Astin-Polk International Standards Medal by ANSI and in 2012 he received the Leo B. Moore award from the Society for Standards Professionals.

The Chairman of the SMB is an ex officio Vice-President for the duration of his term. The elected person is responsible for the standardization work of the IEC.

Hiromichi Fujisawa - Vice-President

Dr Fujisawa began his first term as Chairman of the Conformity Assessment Board and IEC Vice-President on 1 January 2009 having been a Member from 2007. He has worked in Hitachi Ltd‘s Central Research Laboratory since the early 1980s and is now the Corporate Chief Scientist in the Research & Development Group and Advisor to the Global Standardization Office. He is also a Fellow of IEEE.

The Chairman of the CAB is an ex officio Vice-President for the duration of his term. The elected person is responsible for the conformity assessment work of the IEC, including the systems.

Frans Vreeswijk - Deputy General Secretary

Mr Frans Vreeswijk became IEC General Secretary on 1 October 2012, having served as Deputy General Secretary since 1 March 2012. Prior to joining IEC Central Office, he worked for 30 years for Philips in the Netherlands, Austria and the USA, notably in research, healthcare and consumer electronics areas. He was President of the IEC Dutch National Committee (NEC) and has served on the IEC CB and SMB as well as representing the Netherlands in CENELEC.

The General Secretary is the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission and is responsible for its day-to-day operations.

Aharon Amit - General Secretary

Mr Amit , who was IEC General Secretary from 1 January 1999 to 30 September 2012, is now Special Advisor to the President. He joined the IEC in 1995 as Special Operations Director and became Deputy General Secretary in February 1996. Previously he was CEO of the Fiji Post and Telecommunications Ltd. He headed several companies in Israel and was a consultant for a number of European companies.