# 2016 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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[Five incumbents](https://strategy.gfmd.info/steering-committee/past#incumbent-members) were elected to third and final terms. This was provided for by an additional article to the [**GFMD constitution 2016-2021**](https://strategy.gfmd.info/archive/constitution-2016-2021): [5.12.4](https://strategy.gfmd.info/archive/constitution-2016-2021#5-12-4)
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GFMD’s regional caucuses were represented by 14 members. 
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## Executive Committee

* **Chairperson:** Ricardo Corredor, Fundación Gabo (Colombia)
* **Secretary-General:** Jan Lublinski, DW Akademie (Germany) 
* **Treasurer:** Thierry Vallat, CFI (France)

### Asia

* **Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)** (Pakistan) - Owais Aslam Ali, Secretary**-**General
* **The Indonesian Press Council** (Indonesia) - Nezar Patria, chairman of the IPC's international network commission & Digital Editor in Chief at The Jakarta Post

### Eurasia

* **Independent Association of Broadcasters** (Ukraine) - Kateryna Myasnikova, Executive Director
* **South Eastern European Network for Media Professionalization (SEENPM)** (Bosnia and Herzegovina) - Tihomir Loza, Executive Director of the 

### Latin America

* **Association of Caribbean Media Workers** (Guyana) -

  Denis Chabrol, Second Vice President
* **Fundación Gabo** (Colombia) - Ricardo Corredor Cure

### Middle East/North Africa

* **Samir Kassir Foundation** (Lebanon) - Gisèle Khoury, President 
* **Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA)**

  (Palestine) - Mousa Rimawi, Co-founder and Director

### North America

* **Internews** (USA) - Jeanne Bourgault, President and CEO
* **International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)** (USA), 

  Michael Mirny, Director of Information and Media Practice

### Western Europe

* **DW Akademie** (Germany) - Jan Lublinski, Head of Policy and Concepts\*
* **French media cooperation agency (CFI)** (France) - Thierry Vallat,  Chairman and Managing Director\*\*

### Sub Saharan Africa

* **Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA)** (Senegal) - Diana Senghor, Founder 
* **Panos Institute Great Lakes** (Burundi) - Cyprian Ndikumana, Director-General

### Incumbent members

* **FreePress Unlimited** (Netherlands) - Leon Willems, Director for Policy and Programmes
* **International Media Support (IMS)** (Denmark) - Jesper Højberg (Denmark), Executive Director
* **BBC Media Action** (UK) - James Deane (UK), Director for Policy and Learning
* **International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)** (USA) - Joyce Barnathan, President
* **Albanian Media Institute** (Albania) - Remzi Lani, Executive Director

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Changes to the Steering Committee during the term: 

\*Alan Dreanic, Deputy Managing Director of the French media cooperation agency (CFI) was replaced by Thierry Vallat CFI's Chairman and Managing Director

\*\*DW Akademie's Head of Policy and Concepts, Jan Lublinski assumed his position during the term of the Steering Committee
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