Mr. Vijay Iyengar

Is GPC Board President

He leads an Executive Committee
of over 30 international members.

The Global Pulse Confederation (GPC, formerly known as CICILS IPTIC) represents all segments of the pulse industry value chain from growers, researchers, logistics suppliers, traders, exporters and importers to government bodies, multilateral organizations, processors, canners and consumers. Its membership includes 24 national associations and over 600 private sector members. GPC is based in Dubai and licensed by the Dubai Multi Commodity Centre (DMCC).

BOARD MEMBERS

Ms. Caroline Suy

(Belgium)

Mr. Pedro Luengo

(Spain)

Mr. Dan Holben

(UK)

Mr. Sudhakar Tomar

(UAE)

Mr. Saurabh Bhartia

(India)

Mr. Cem Bogusoglu

(Switzerland)

Ms. Merve Fettahoglu

(Turkey)

Mr. Sunil Patwari

(Singapore)

Mr. Mattia Pedon

(Italy)

Mr. Rajendren Gnanasambantham

(Sri Lanka)

Mr. Sergio Raffaeli

(Argentina)

Ms. Antonina Sklyarenko

(Ukraine)

Mr. Onur Vatan

(Ukraine)

Mr. Andac Kolukisa

(Turkey)

Mr. Cao Derong

(China)

Ms. Prity Malde Kara

(Madagascar)

Mr. Ankit Kedia

(Nepal)

Mr. Faisal Anis Majeed

(Pakistan)

Ms. Tala Mobayen

(Canada)

Mr. Joe Cramer

(USA)

Mr. David Chen

(China)

Mr. Edao Abdi

(Ethiopia)

Mr. Kerolos Atef Tadros

(Egypt)

Mr. Shyam Nasaria

(Myanmar)

Mr. Yoshitaka Sugihara

(Japan)

Mr. Francois Darcas

(Australia)

Mr. Tim McGreevy

(USA)

Mr. Eduardo Balestreri

(Brazil)

Mr. Will Watchorn

(Netherlands)

Ms. Rita Villafañe

(Argentina)

GPC Committees

STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT / FUTURE FOOD SYSTEMS COMMITTEE (FORMERLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE)

Greg Cherewyk – Chair
Joe Cramer, Vice Chair
Tim McGreevy (USA)
Antonina Sklyarenko (Ukraine)
Hitesh Jain (Myanmar)
Harish Tahiliani (UAE)
Cao Derong / Chen Ying (China)
Tala Mobayan (Canada)
Rajendren Gnanasambantham (Sri Lanka)
Ankit Kedia (Nepal)
Edao Abdi Wosho (Ethiopia)
Rita Villafañe (Argentina)
Georgie Aley (Australia)
Vishal Vijay (Singapore)
Tuba Memis (Turkey)

MARKET ACCESS COMMITTEE

June Arnold – Co-Chair
Mac Ross – Co-Chair
Jeff Van Pevenage (USA)
Orion Roy-Wright (Canada)
Andac Kolukisa (Turkey)
Saurabh Bhartia (India)
Cem Bogusoglu (Switzerland)
Marcelo Soto (Argentina)

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE

Vijay Iyengar (Singapore)
Cindy Brown (USA)
Huseyin Arslan (Turkey)
Atheeqe Ansari (UAE)
Farhan Adam (Canada)

SPEAKERS COMMITTEE

Fethi Sönmez - Co-Chair
Tala Mobayen - Co-Chair
Francois Darcas (Australia)
Kerolos Atef Tedros (Egypt)
Eduardo Balestreri (Brazil)
Amith Agarwal (India)
Sophie Nivagne (EU)
Antonina Sklyarenko (Ukraine)
Merve Fettahoglu (Turkey)
David Chen (China)
Sudhakar Tomar (India)
Prity Malde Kara (Madagascar)
Ryan Van Pevanage (USA)
Bilal Doni (Pakistan)

BY-LAWS COMMITTEE

Caroline Suy - Chair
Cem Bogusoglu – Vice-Chair
Joe Cramer (USA)
Krishnendu Sayta (India)

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Farhan Adam – Chair
Tim McGreevy - Vice-Chair
Sudhakar Tomar (India)
Pedro Luengo (Spain)

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Sunil Patwari - Chair
Faisal Bumbia Vice-Chair
David Chen (China)
Shyam Narsaria (Myanmar)
Antonina Sklyarenko (Ukraine)
Will Watchorn (EU, Global)
Cindy Brown (USA)
Pedro Álvarez (Spain)
Amith Agarwal (India)
Tewodros Yilma (Ethiopia)
Peter Wilson (Australia)
Sergio Raffaeli (Argentina)
Florent Cattaneo
Pietro Schisler (Brazil)
Yusuf Memis (Turkey)
Maulik Maheshwari (Tanzania)

INDIA 24 CONVENTION COMMITTEE

Anurag Tulshan - Chair
Sudhakar Tomar - Vice-Chair
Amith Agarwal (India)
Harish Tahiliani (UAE)
Saurabh Bhartia (India)
Atheeqe Ansari (UAE)

CONVENTION COMMITTEE

Pretty Malde Kara – Chair
Faisal Bumbia (Pakistan)
Sophie Nivagne (France/EU)
Atheeqe Ansari (UAE)
Yoshitaka Sugihara (Japan)

PULSE ATLAS COMMITTEE

Navneet Chhabra (Co-Chair)
Dan Holben (Co-Chair)
Ankit Kedia (Nepal)
David Chen (China)
Joe Cramer (USA)
David Larios (Mexico)
Edao Abdi Wosho (Ethiopia)
Eduardo Ballestreri (Brazil)
Francois Darcas (Australia)
Gaurav Jain (India)
Rajendren Gnanasambanth (Sri Lanka)
Mattia Pedon (Italy)
Onur Vatan (Ukraine)
Sunil Patwari (Singapore)
Farkhod Rakhmaltullaev (Uzbekistan)
Anaas Salim (Pakistan)
Jean Louis Lamau (EU - faba beans)
Lika Khoptyanets (Kazakhstan)
Maulik Maheshwari (Tanzania)
Nicolás Karnoubi (Argentina)
Rustam Guliev (Russia)
Samir Abdulwahid Esmail (Tanzania)
Tuba Memis (Turkey)
Vanessa Tejero León (Venezuela, EU)

CONTRACTS COMMITTEE

Huseyin Arslan - Chair
Dan Holben (UK)
Anurag Tulshan (India)
Sanjiv Dubey (Australia)
Krishnendu Sayta (India)
Vijay Iyengar (Singapore)
Eleazar Cota (Mexico)
Horacio Frágola (Argentina)
Julio Mariucci (Brazil)
Jeff Van Pevenage (USA)
Ahmed Muhammad (Pakistan)

Gpc National Associations

Argentina

CLERA

Australia

Pulse Australia

Brazil

IBRAFE Brazilian Dry Beans Institute

Canada

Pulse Canada

China

China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs
Native Produce (CFNA)

Ethiopia

EPOSPEA

Great Britain (UK)

Pulses UK

India

India Pulses and Grains Association

Japan

Japan Pea and Bean Importers Association

Myanmar

OATA Myanmar

Peru

Perú Exporters Association / ADEX

Singapore

Singapore Pulses Federation Limited

South Africa

Dry Bean Producers Organisation

Spain

Asociacion de Legumbristas de Espana

Turkey

Mediterranean Exporter Unions (AKIB)
Aegean Exporters Association

Ukraine

Community of Pulse Producers
and Customers of Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

India Middle East Agro Trade & Industry
Investment Forum (IMEA-TIIF)

United States of America

USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council
US Dry Bean Council
American Pulse Association

GPC Staff

Randy Duckworth

CEO

Laura Spiner

Vice-President of Marketing

Milagros Recio

Special Projects & Team Coordination Manager

Banu Alptekin

Convention & Dubai Office Manager

Mariana Fusaro

Communications Manager

Lara Gilmour

Pulse Pod Editor in Chief

Renata Cymlich

Lead Graphic Designer

Maisam Mundrawala

Global Supply Chain Analyst