Board of Directors

Between assemblies, a board of 16 directors, elected by the General Assembly, acts as the governing body of UICC.

A group of the Board of Directors 2022-2024 pose for a photo at the World Cancer Congress 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland (October 2022)

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 – President-elect 2022-2024

Ulrika Årehed Kågström, Sweden

Ulrika Årehed Kågström's biography
Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, Nigeria

Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu's biography

Board Members 2024-2026

Matti Aapro

Matti Aapro

Switzerland

President,
Sharing Progress in Cancer Care (SPCC) and ALL CAN

Stella Aguinaga Bialous – United States of America

Stella Aguinaga Bialous

United States of America

Professor, University of California, San Francisco
 

Eric Bouffet, Canada

Eric Bouffet

Canada

Professor of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

Maira Caleffi

Maira Caleffi

Brazil

Founding President FEMAMA / Chief Breast Center Hospital Moinhos de Vento

Hana Chaar Choueib

Hana Chaar Choueib

Lebanon

General Manager, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL)

Todd Harper

Todd Harper

Australia

CEO
Cancer Council Victoria

Christopher Jackson

Christopher Jackson

New Zealand

Professor of Medical Oncology
University of Otago

David Kerr

David Kerr

United Kingdom

Professor of Cancer medicine
University of Oxford

Gilberto Lopes

Gilberto Lopes

United States of America

Chief Medical Oncologist
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami

Kenji Lopez-Cuevas

Kenji Lopez Cuevas

Mexico

Lawyer | Founder and President, Cancer Warriors of Mexico

Asem Mansour

Asem Mansour

Jordan

Chief Executive Officer/Director General, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman Jordan

Miriam Mutebi

Miriam Mutebi

Kenya

Consultant Breast Surgical Oncology
African Organisation for Research & Training in Cancer (AORTIC)

CS Pramesh

C S Pramesh

India

Director, Tata Memorial Hospital
Convener, National Cancer Grid

Kathleen Schmeler

Kathleen Schmeler

United States of America

Professor Gynecologic Oncology; Associate VP of Global Oncology

A group of the Board of Directors 2022-2024 pose for a photo at the World Cancer Congress 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland (October 2022)

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.

Anil D'Cruz receiving an ovation at the General Assembly 2018 held during World Cancer Congress 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The General Assembly is the supreme governing body of the Union for International Cancer Control. 

Photo of Cary Adams, CEO of UICC

Dr Cary Adams is the Chief Executive Officer of UICC. He has occupied this position since 2009.

Last update

Wednesday 09 October 2024

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