Meet the board

We are governed by a Board that comprises an international group of experts, bringing together high-level experience and different international perspectives of hydropower.

The current Board was elected in July 2017, with the new members taking up their positions in September 2017. They are elected for the period to September 2019.

Learn more about IHA Board elections.

President

Ken ADAMS

Ken Adams is president of the International Hydropower Association. He graduated as a civil engineer from the University of London in the UK...
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Chief Executive

Eddie RICH

Eddie Rich became Chief Executive Officer of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) in September 2019.
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Richard M. TAYLOR

Richard M Taylor, a Fellow of the Energy Institute (UK), has been involved in the hydropower sector since 1985. He became...
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Vice presidents

Antoine BADINIER

Antoine Badinier has been vice-president development of EDF Hydro Generation and Engineering since June 2014...
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Colin CLARK

Colin Clark is Chief Technical Officer of Brookfield Renewable. He is the senior executive providing global leadership of...
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Roger GILL

Roger Gill has over 40 years of experience in the renewable energy sector with a particular focus on hydropower. He has a civil engineering background...
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LIN Chuxue

Lin Chuxue is responsible for international business at China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG)...
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Gil MARANHÃO Neto

Gil Maranhão Neto has been working in the Brazilian electricity sector since 1994, and for GDF Suez since 1996, where he is...
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Board members

Christine CANTIN

Christine Cantin has multidisciplinary professional experience. After graduating from Université Laval in 1990...
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Tammy CHU

Tammy Chu is managing director of Entura, a power and water consulting firm that is part of the Hydro Tasmania Group...
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Mauro José CORBELLINI

Mauro José Corbellini is an electrical engineer with more than 50 years of experience in the field...
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Tron ENGEBRETHSEN

Tron Engebrethsen has over 17 years of experience leading power generation at Statkraft...
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A. B. GIRI

A.B. Giri is qualified in mechanical engineering and business management; he has over 45 years of experience....
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Moisés MACHAVA

Moisés Machava is an executive director of Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), based in Mozambique. He is in charge of the technical field, covering hydropower generation and other support services areas...
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Kelly MALONE

Kelly Malone serves as a partner and head of the Global Power Team at King & Spalding...
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Segomoco SCHEPPERS

Segomoco Scheppers was elected as an IHA Board member in 2013, and is the general manager of Eskom Uganda...
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Sharbini SUHAILI

Sharbini Suhaili is Group CEO of Sarawak Energy, a state-owned corporation entrusted with the overall development...
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Dr Óli SVEINSSON

Dr Óli Sveinsson is the executive vice president of research and development at Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of...
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Evgeniy TIKHONOV

Evgeniy Tikhonov joined the IHA Board in September 2017. He is Chief Development and Strategy Director of EuroSibEnergo (ESE)...
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Uwe WEHNHARDT

Uwe Wehnhardt is the President and CEO of Voith Hydro.
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