ZÜRICH, Switzerland — October 28, 2025 — On October 24th, 2025, during the ITMF Annual Conference & IAF World Fashion Convention 2025 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the Committee of Management of the ITMF elected the members of the ITMF Board for the period 2025-2027.
Mr. Juan Parès (Spain) was unanimously elected as the new ITMF President of the Federation. (see his bio on https://www.itmf.org/about-itmf/board-staff ).
Mr. Mustafa Denizer (Türkiye) was re-elected, and Ms. Yan Yan (China) was elected as new Vice Presidents of the Federation.
Mr. Ernesto Maurer (Switzerland) was re-elected as Honorary Treasurer.
The following persons were re-elected as Non-executive Board Members:
- Salman Ispahani (Bangladesh)
- Yingxin Xu (China)
- Suchita Jain Oswal (India)
- Tae Jin Kang (Korea)
- Anees Khawaja (Pakistan)
- Stefan Hutter (Singapore)
- Uday Gill (Thailand)
The following persons were elected as new Non-executive Board Members:
- Ernst Grimmelt (Germany)
- Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu (India)
Mr. Rafael Cervone (Brazil), Mr. Mohammad Kassem (Egypt), Mrs. Michelle Tjokrosaputro (Indonesia), Mr. Loek de Vries (Netherlands), and Mr. Muharrem Kayhan (Türkiye) were co-opted to the Board.
Mr. K. V. Srinivasan (India) was appointed Honorary Life Member of the Federation in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Federation as Vice President (2018-2023) and as President (2023-2025).
Posted: October 28, 2025
Source:The International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF)