The Executive Committee (EXCO) is FICPI’s primary governing body, comprising delegates appointed by each of FICPI’s National Associations and Sections.

Regardless of size, each National Section or Association holds one vote—ensuring equal representation across the global membership.

The EXCO meets at least once per year under the leadership of the FICPI President. These meetings are also attended by invited observers from FICPI’s standing committees, sister organisations, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The EXCO plays a vital role in shaping the direction of FICPI. It approves the annual budget and membership fees, decides on the admission of new members, and debates draft position papers and resolutions that define FICPI’s policy on key issues facing the IP profession and its clients.

Serving as an EXCO delegate carries a unique responsibility: delegates are expected to actively promote and protect FICPI’s interests and values.

Further details can be found in The Role of an EXCO Delegate.


The current EXCO delegates are listed below.

ExCo Delegate: Ms. Ximena Castellanos
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ms. Maria Fabara-Vera
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Martín Bensadón
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Pedro Breuer Moreno
ExCo Delegate: Mag. Dr. Daniel Alge
ExCo Alternate Delegate: DI Harald Nemec
ExCo Delegate: Ms. Maria Malburg
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Tarso Mesquita Machado
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Louis-Pierre Gravelle
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Dr. Serge Shahinian
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Andrés Melossi
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Felipe Langlois
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Dajian Wu
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Xiaolin Dang
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Josef Plicka
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ing. Tomáš Benda
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Claus Elmeros
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ms. Vibeke Warberg Rohde
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Nikolaos Lyberis
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ms. Maria Athanassiadou
ExCo Delegate: Ms. Archana Shanker
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ms. Neha Chugh
ExCo Delegate: Mr. David Brophy
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Denis A. McCarthy
ExCo Delegate: Ms. Cila Hess-Milutin
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Dima Litvak
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Kenji Sugimura
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Takayoshi Kawai
ExCo Delegate: Dr. Doo-Hee Lee
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ms. Eunsun (Emma) Choi
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Benjamin J. Thompson
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Timothy Siaw
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Mariano Soní
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Javier Uhthoff-Orive
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Leo J.J. Jessen
ExCo Delegate: Ms. Britta Fromow
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Dr. Andrew Scott
ExCo Delegate: Ms. Laura Mannering
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ms. Elisabeth Ohm
ExCo Delegate: Ms. Margareta Oproiu
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ms. Raluca Vasilescu
ExCo Delegate: Ms. Pei Lin Low
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. Alejandro Sanz-Bermell Martinez
ExCo Delegate: Ms. Selda Arkan
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Ms. Pınar Arıkan
ExCo Delegate: Mr. Robert S. Katz
ExCo Alternate Delegate: Mr. C. Gregory (Greg) Gramenopoulos