Board of Directors
Between assemblies, a board of 16 directors, elected by the General Assembly, acts as the governing body of UICC.
The Board of Directors, elected on 8 October 2024 by the 2024 Virtual General Assembly, will serve until October 2026.
The following individuals were elected:
Ulrika Årehed Kågström, Sweden
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, Nigeria
Board Members 2024-2026
Matti Aapro
Switzerland
President,
Sharing Progress in Cancer Care (SPCC) and ALL CAN
Stella Aguinaga Bialous
United States of America
Professor, University of California, San Francisco
Eric Bouffet
Canada
Professor of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)
Maira Caleffi
Brazil
Founding President FEMAMA / Chief Breast Center Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Hana Chaar Choueib
Lebanon
General Manager, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL)
Todd Harper
Australia
CEO
Cancer Council Victoria
Christopher Jackson
New Zealand
Professor of Medical Oncology
University of Otago
David Kerr
United Kingdom
Professor of Cancer medicine
University of Oxford
Gilberto Lopes
United States of America
Chief Medical Oncologist
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami
Kenji Lopez Cuevas
Mexico
Lawyer | Founder and President, Cancer Warriors of Mexico
Asem Mansour
Jordan
Chief Executive Officer/Director General, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman Jordan
Miriam Mutebi
Kenya
Consultant Breast Surgical Oncology
African Organisation for Research & Training in Cancer (AORTIC)
C S Pramesh
India
Director, Tata Memorial Hospital
Convener, National Cancer Grid
Kathleen Schmeler
United States of America
Professor Gynecologic Oncology; Associate VP of Global Oncology
UICC is governed by its member organisations, who meet in a genera assembly, held virtually shortly before the World Cancer Congress, every two years. Between assemblies, a board of directors, elected by the General Assembly, acts as the executive body of UICC.
Governance
The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Union for International Cancer Control.
General Assembly
Dr Cary Adams is the Chief Executive Officer of UICC. He has occupied this position since 2009.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Last update
Thursday 19 December 2024