The International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA) announced Mr. Alan Bog has been appointed President of the Association. The appointment is the result of a unanimous vote by the IFPTA Board of Directors at the IFPTA Board of Directors Meeting in November 2016. At the close of PPI Transport Symposium 22, current President, Buddy Greene, will become President Emeritus and continue to support the IFPTA.
Mr. Bog joined the IFPTA in 1987 and was elected to the Board of Directors in 2003 and served until 2009. In 2009, he was appointed Asia Regional Director and represented the IFPTA in that position until 2015 when he was appointed Vice President. In addition to his tenure with the IFPTA, Alan has a long career in the industry and current represents Euroports as their Commercial Director, Asia in their Shanghai office.
Founded in 1982, the IFPTA is a global community of forest products logistics professionals. IFPTA members are senior level executives that represent every link in the forest products logistics supply chain.
