Structure

The General Assembly

The General Assembly holds at least one meeting a year to adopt decisions regarding the general strategy of AICESIS, plan its activities, and adopt decisions on specific matters concerning the implementation of the Presidency roadmap. The General Assembly appoints the President and the members of the Board of Directors.

The Board of directors

The Board of Directors is appointed by the General Assembly for a two-year term taking into account a balanced geographical distribution of its members. The Board of Directors currently comprises 18 members representing the four continents or regions of the AICESIS members.

Below are the current members of the Board of Directors:

Africa: Benin - Ivory Coast - Mali - Senegal - RDC - UCESA
Latin America & Caribbean : Curacao - Aruba - Guatemala
Europe: Serbia, Monaco, Romania, Greece, Luxembourg, France.
Eurasia / Asia / Middle Orient: China - Korea - Russia

The Board of Directors prepares the General Assembly meetings and adopts decisions to implement its criteria

And with two representation and management institutions

The Presidency

The Presidency of AICESIS is exercised by the President of the Council appointed by the General Assembly as designated by the ESC-SI of the continent whose turn is to provide the rotating presidency for two years.

The Presidency submits to the General Assembly the Roadmap and the Schedule of activities to be developed during its term, and also establishes the main topic of its Presidency.

The Presidency represents AICESIS, exercises the roles assigned by the statutes of the association, and chairs the Board of Directors and General Assembly meetings.

The President : John Hubert Jacobs

The Presidency of AICESIS during the 2023-2025 period is ensured by Curacao to represent the Latin America & Caribbean.

Continuing training:

Dutch Antillean law; University of the Netherlands Antilles; Higher Economic and Administrative
Education (HEAO); Eindhoven University of Applied Sciences; Canadian Institute for Organization
Management, Ontario, Canada: Organization Management, Association Management, Strategic Planning,
Management Dynamics, Advanced Management Dynamics I, Advanced Management Dynamics II

Current Employer: Chamber of Commerce & Industry Curaçao

2004-today Secretary Chamber of Commerce and Industry Curaçao
1996-2004 Second Secretary and Treasurer and Legal Advisor Chamber of Commerce and Industry Curaçao In charge of the executive day-to-day management of the organization.
1988-1995 Policy officer, Head of registers and Coordinator automation Chamber of Commerce and Industry Curaçao; Responsible for all register cases and legal and political issues
1988-1989 Acting Head registers Chamber of Commerce and Industry Curaçao. Responsible for register and automation issues
1987-1988 Head officer registers and Automation

Previous employer: AHOLD Public limited company 1982-1987

In the functions: employee automation, employee logistics and employee financial administration

Other current (additional) positions:

Acting President of the Social and Economic Council
Treasurer of the Foundation for the development of Curaçao
Chairman Foundation for the management of Small, Medium Enterprises Funds
Commissioner/Member of the Advisory Committee of the Development Bank of the Netherlands Antilles N.V.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board and SPF Management shares of Rif Resort Hotel N.V.
Member of the Supervisory Board of Foundation Special Funds (OBNA)
Member of the Supervisory Board of SPF Pietermaai 25
Treasurer Foundation Executive pension fund J.M.G. Pro Consult

Former functions (excl. Secretariats of Committees, membership working groups, Symposia, etc)

Treasurer Of the Gaming Control Board Foundation
Treasurer Foundation ‘Wega di Number Kòrsou’
Deputy Special Judge (4) multiple chambers of appeals social and peoples claims
Board member Foundation Management of Addiction
Member representative of companies in the Commission pursuant to Article 3 of the National Ordinance termination of employment contracts (Dismissal Committee)
Member of the Supervisory Board of the University of the Netherlands Antilles
Board member Foundation for the mobility centrum of Curaçao
Member Referendum Committee Curaçao 1993, Member Referendum Committee Curaçao 2005
Member Referendum Committee Curaçao 2009
Chairman of the Higher Education Foundation for the Behavioral and Social Sector
Board member Foundation ‘Negoshi Pikina’
Board member Career Foundation
Board member Foundation Small Enterprise Curaçao
Board member Foundation Airlift Stimulating fund Curaçao
Board member Foundation Fund Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Member Consultative Body political structure
Member consultation platform Political Reform
Participant social dialogue "Kolaborativo"/Participant social dialogue National Dialogue

The former presidents

Years	Presidency	Their topic
2021-2023	Lydia MIKHEEVA (Russia)	Living in the Online Age: Looming Challenges and Urge for Solutions
2019-2021	Aka AOUELE (Ivory Coast)
2017-2019	Iacob Baciu (Romania)	The impact of the digital revolution
2015-2017	Agripino Núñez Collado (Dominican Republic)	The role of the ESC-SI in fighting poverty-related inequalities
2013-2015	Evgeniy Velikhov (Russia)	The national human capital and the new national sources of competitiveness
2011-2013	Mohamed Seghir Babes (Algeria)	What are the new challenges for the organized civil society and what role it should play in promoting employment and the social and professional integration of the youth
2009-2011	Antonio Marzano (Italy)	The role of ESC in the new world governance in the economic, social, and environmental field
2009	Janos Toth (Hungary)	The effects of the world economic and social financial crisis on reducing inequalities at a worldwide scale and on sustainable development.
2007-2008	José Mucio Monteiro (Brazil)	Development with equity and environmental responsibility.
2005-2007	Wang Zhongyu (China)	Establish an environment favourable to productive employment and to decent labour for all at national and international level, and study this impact on sustainable development.
...	Wang Zhongyu (China)	Boost international cooperation, promote joint development, build a harmonious world.
2003-2005	Jaques Dermagne (France)	What ESCs expect from WTO and from governments for a better use of globalization for development purposes
2001-2003	Mohamed Salah Mentouri (Algeria)	Combatting poverty by sustainable development: towards a partnership approach.
1999-2001	Herman H.F. Wijffels (Netherlands)	The globalization of worldwide trade and its consequences.

The general secretariat

The General Secretariat comprises a Secretary-General appointed by the Board of Directors for a four-year term and four Deputy Secretaries-General (one for each continent) appointed by the General Assembly for two years.

The Secretary General is in charge of executing and monitoring the Board of Directors’ decisions, in cooperation with the Deputy Secretaries-General. The Secretary General is responsible for the ordinary management of the Association, including the drafting of an economic activity report which consists of a draft budget to be approved by the General Assembly.

General Secretary

Apostolos-Xyrafis

Apostolos Xyrafis (Greece)

With a professional itinerary at the service of social dialogue, Apostolos Xyrafis have driven numerous projects at both national and international level involving social partners and civil society.

Holding a PhD in Economics and Management at the Catholic University of Louvain, he has written and reviewed articles over socio-economic themes and have participated to scientific round tables and conferences all over the world.

He considers himself as a world citizen, strongly preoccupied by global issues.

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Vice-Secretaries

daniel becker

Daniel Becker is an economist at Dauphine University in Paris. He graduated from the HEC Paris business school as well as a degree in medicine from the Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital in Paris.

He began his professional career with a Big4 consultant in the field of finance. Then, for 5 years, he became General Rapporteur of the Luxembourg Competition Inspectorate, then head of the economic affairs department and the transport department of the Luxembourg Public Services Regulator, and, since 2016, secretary general of the Economic Department and Social Council of Luxembourg.

He is, among other things, a member of the National Ethics Commission of his country, as well as of the Supervisory Board of the Luxembourg Medical-Social League. Daniel is an ultra-cyclist.

daniel becker

Since 2017: Deputy Director of International Cooperation, Economic, Social and Labor Council of Korea

2011-2017: Project Manager for Official Development Assistance, Korea Rural Development Administration

2001-2006: Human Resources Team Staff, SKF (Svenska Kullagerfabriken) Korea

daniel becker

Professional experience:

1996-2009: Worked as an administrative lawyer at the Directorate of Judicial Affairs; from 2001 as senior lawyer (administrative). Responsibilities included treaty advice and treaty reporting.
2009: From September 1, assigned to the Directorate of Legislation and Legal Affairs, contributing to various legislative projects to implement the constitutional changes of 10-10-10.
2010: From January 1, 2010, transferred to the Directorate of Legislation and Legal Affairs, contributing to various (legislative) projects in preparation for 10-10-10.
2010: From 10-10-10, to the Directorate of External Relations, responsible for human rights, in particular by coordinating the creation of reports on human rights and raising awareness among OGs and NGOs; contribute to the creation of a human rights institute.
2017: Since July 1, 2017, worked as a senior advisor to the advisory bodies of the Social and Economic Council, focusing on international cooperation activities with global and regional RES within the International Association of Councils Economic and Social and Similar Institutions (AICESIS). and since September 2017, she has served as Deputy Secretary General for the Latin America and Caribbean region.

Complementary activities: