Thursday 20 November 08 - 18:39
 

News

All change at IFBSO

On November 20, Val Thornborough retired from her position as secretary general of the International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO), after eight years in the post.
Willis - new IFBSO secretary general
Willis - new IFBSO secretary general

The new secretary general is Tom Willis, 50, who has been involved with the boat industry for 25 years.

Willis started as a writer on the trade journal IBI in 1977 and progressed to editor of the consumer magazine Motor Boat & Yachting . In 1990 he went freelance and launched Marinedata, a specialist marine-related IT business.

The new appointment was confirmed by the IFBSO executive committee meeting on November 20 at METS.

IFBSO's new address: IFBSO Secretariat, 22 St Johns Rd, Woking, Surrey GU21 7SA, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)1483 751506. Fax:

+44 (0)1483 751021. Email:

info@ifbso.com

Images for this article - click to enlarge

Willis - new IFBSO secretary general

Unless otherwise stated, all images copyright © Mercator Media 2008. This does not exclude the owner's assertion of copyright over the material.

 Kids Go Free!