President
Dong Kurn Lee
Korea
Dong Kurn Lee is chairman of Bubang Co. Ltd. and Bubang Techron Co. Ltd., manufacturing companies in Seoul. D.K. currently serves as a trustee to both the Busan College of Information Technology and Semyung University and is a past president of his high school and college alumni associations. A member of the Rotary Club of Seoul Hangang since 1971, D.K. has served RI as director, treasurer, district governor, RI training leader, and zone and regional coordinator for membership development. He also has served as a Rotary Foundation trustee and regional Rotary Foundation coordinator. He is chair of the Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative in Korea. D.K. is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service. As district governor, he was recognized at the 1996 RI Convention as the winner of the Calgary Challenge for the most successful membership development efforts. [Spouse: Young Ja]
President-elect
John Kenny
Scotland
John is a past dean of his local law faculty, a judge, and a notary. He is active in the Scout Movement and earned the Scouting Medal of Merit for helping to form new scout groups in Eastern Europe. Kenny was appointed deputy lieutenant of his district by Queen Elizabeth II. An elder of the Church of Scotland, he has served as session clerk and presbytery elder. He is a past president of both the Forth Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Scottish Junior Chambers of Commerce. He is also past general legal counsel of Jaycees International. A Rotarian since 1970, John has been president and vice president of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland. He has served RI as director, executive committee chair, Rotary Foundation trustee, institute moderator, district governor, convention vice chair and group leader, president’s representative, and committee member and chair. He’s been a delegate, member at large, and parliamentarian at several Councils on Legislation. John is a Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation and a Bequest Society member, and has received the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. [Spouse: June]
Vice President
Monty J. Audenart
2007-09, Canada
Monty Audenart received his doctorate of dental surgery in 1977 from the University of Alberta. He has served as president of two dental societies and as a member of the Peer Review Committee for the Alberta Dental Association. A member of the Rotary Club of Red Deer East since 1987, Monty has served as district governor, task force and committee member, president’s representative, and Council on Legislation representative. He has also served as district trainer, RI training leader, and governors-elect training seminar cochair in Zone 22. Monty is the founder of the Rotarian Action Group of Dental Volunteers. Monty and his wife, Liz, are Major Donors to The Rotary Foundation and charter members of The Rotary Foundation Bequest Society. [Spouse: Liz]
Treasurer
Bernard L. Rosen
2007-09, Belgium
Bernard Rosen is a founder, board member, and president of the executive committee with Trade Credit Re, a Belgian insurance company encompassing eight European countries. A Rotarian since 1984, Bernard is a member of the Rotary Club of Bruxelles. He has served Rotary International as district governor and served his district as district trainer and public relations chair. Bernard is a Paul Harris Fellow and a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member. [Spouse: Régine]
Director
Eric E. Adamson
2008-10, USA
Eric E. Adamson is a retired private practice attorney. He is a 33-year member of the Rotary Club of Front Royal in Virginia, has served RI as International Assembly instructor, Constitution and Bylaws Committee chair, Council on Legislation delegate and member at large, president’s representative, district governor, and zone adviser to The Rotary Foundation Annual Programs Fund and Permanent Fund. He has also chaired his district’s RYLA and PolioPlus committees and served as Group Study Exchange team leader to Argentina. Eric has received The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and the RI Service Above Self Award. He and his wife, Linda, are Bequest Society members and Major Donors to the Foundation. [Spouse: Linda]
Director
Thomas A. Branum, Sr.
2007-09, USA
Tom Branum Sr. is a Chartered Financial Consultant and a Chartered Life Underwriter in Noblesville, Indiana. He has been president of several professional and civic organizations. A member of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis Northeast since 1984, Tom has served RI as district governor, task force and committee member, and chair of the Host Organization Promotion Committee for the 1998 RI Convention in Indianapolis and the 2005 RI Convention in Chicago. He is a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award as well as The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. He is also a Foundation Benefactor, Bequest Society member, and Major Donor. [Spouse: Linda]
Director
Michael Colasurdo Sr.
2008-10, USA
Michael Colasurdo Sr. taught high school in Woodbridge, New Jersey. After departing the teaching profession, he became a self-employed businessman. Michael is a 24-year member of the Rotary Club of Brick Township in New Jersey. He has served RI as district governor, task force member, regional RI membership coordinator, and president’s representative. He was also his Rotary club’s Rotarian of the Year in 2002. Michael is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Major Donor and Benefactor of the Permanent Fund of The Rotary Foundation, a charter member of the Bequest Society, and a recipient of the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service. [Spouse: Ann]
Director
Lars-Olof Fredriksson
2008-10, Finland
Lars-Olof Fredriksson began his career in 1962 as a pilot and public relations manager in the Finnish Air Force, eventually rising to the rank of commander before leaving the Air Force in 1985. He worked as a PR manager with Botnia Mills until 1989. Since that time, he has been a freelance journalist and is currently working as a media consultant and a newspaper columnist. Lars-Olof has served RI as district governor, task force member, and Council on Legislation representative. [Spouse: Nina]
Director
Jackson San-Lien Hsieh
2008-10, Taiwan
Jackson is president of Amin International Corp. and has also been president of the Sung Chiao Investment Co. and director of WI Happer Group. Jackson is a member of the Rotary Club of Taipei Sunrise. He has served Rotary International as district governor, vice chair of the Taipei Asian Presidential Conference, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, RI training leader, and member of various committees and task forces. He has also been editor of The Rotarian Monthly , a Rotary regional magazine. Jackson is a Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation. He has received the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award, and the RI Service Above Self Award. [Spouse: Juliet]
Director
Michael J. Johns
2007-09, USA
Michael Johns is president and CEO of the Johns-Carabelli Company, a cemetery monument business. He has served as president of several associations, including the Monument Builders of North America. A member of the Rotary Club of Hillcrest (Cleveland) since 1976, Mike served as club president in 1980-81 and 2001-02. He has served RI as governor of District 6630, member of the 2004 Osaka Convention Promotion Committee, and member of the World Community Service Programs Task Force. As district governor in 1986-87, he introduced PolioPlus, Gift of Life, and RYLA to the district. He has also served as a Permanent Fund national adviser. Mike is a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a Benefactor of The Rotary Foundation, and a charter member of the Bequest Society, as well as a recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service.
Director
John M. Lawrence
2008-10, Australia
John Lawrence is a business consultant providing specialist writing and new technology counsel. In 2007, he received the Medal of the Order of Australia, an acknowledgment of his contribution to the community through Rotary and the Anglican Church. A member of the Rotary Club of Brisbane Planetarium, John has served RI as district governor and committee member. He has also been a district trainer. John is a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award, and he and his wife, Janet, are Multiple Paul Harris Fellows and charter members of the Bequest Society of The Rotary Foundation. [Spouse: Janet]
Director
Ashok M. Mahajan
2007-09, India
Ashok Mahajan, of Mumbai, is senior partner in Raj Industries, a firm he founded in 1973. He is a member of the Punjab Kesari Club, Council for Fair Business Practice, and International Institute of Management, and has served on the Civil Defense Advisory Committee Maharashtra. Since joining the Rotary Club of Mulund in 1973, Ashok has served Rotary as district governor and task force and committee member, and at district conferences and the 2001-02 India Presidential PolioPlus Summit. He has received the RI Service Above Self Award, as well as The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, Distinguished Service Award, and Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World. He is a Foundation Major Donor and Paul Harris Fellow, a Benefactor, and a Paul Harris Society member. [Spouse: Nayantrara]
Director
R. Gordon R. McInally
2007-09, Scotland
Gordon McInally has worked in a general dentist practice since 1983. Gordon has held local dental surgery assistant teaching and examination posts and is a past chair of the East of Scotland Branch of the British Paedodontic Society. Gordon joined the Rotary Club of South Queensferry in 1984. He served as club president, district governor, vice president, and president for Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, and has chaired numerous RIBI committees. He has served Rotary International as a president’s representative, committee member, Rotary zone institute moderator, and task force zone coordinator. He was a GETS training leader in 2002 and co-convener of the 2004 Rotary Zones 17 and 18 Institute. [Spouse: Heather]
Director
Paul A. Netzel
2007-09, USA
Paul is chairman/CEO of Netzel Associates Inc., a leading management-consulting firm specializing in work with not-for-profit organizations and institutions throughout the western United States. The founding chair and special adviser to the Host Organization Committee for the 2008 RI Convention in Los Angeles, Paul has been an RI training leader at the 2003 and 2004 International Assemblies, District 5280 representative at the 2001 and 2004 Councils on Legislation, and co-convener of the 2004 Rotary Zones 23 and 24 Institute. He has served as a zone coordinator on four RI zone task forces and a Rotary Foundation Permanent Fund national adviser in 2000-02. He is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service. [Spouse: Diane]
Director
Catherine Noyer-Riveau
2008-10, France
Catherine Noyer-Riveau is a gynecologist in private practice in L’Isle-Adam, France. She is a director of the Center for Maternal and Infant Protection for abused women and children and has also served as a local city council member. A third-generation Rotarian, Catherine joined Rotary in 1991 and is a member of the Rotary Club of Paris. She has served Rotary as training leader, president’s representative, Major Gifts adviser, and district governor. She is a recipient of The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow. [Spouse: Jean-François]
Director
Kazuhiko Ozawa
2007-09, Japan
Kazuhiko Ozawa is the owner and president of the Kamakura Park Hotel. He also manages several restaurants. He has been chairman of the city’s chamber of commerce and industry and its Special Occupation Remuneration Council. Kazuhiko is president of Yokosuka Transport, Port and Harbor Association; chair of the Advisory Board for Special Past Remuneration of Yokosuka City; and honorary president of the Yokosuka Defense Association. A member of the Rotary Club of Yokosuka since 1978, Kazuhiko has served Rotary International as a district governor, RI training leader, zone coordinator, RI president’s representative, and member of the Permanent Fund Committee for Japan. He is a Major Donor, Bequest Society member, and Rotary Foundation Benefactor.
Director
Themistocles A.C. Pinho
2007-09, Brazil
Themistocles Pinho is an attorney in a partnership with his wife, Gilda, specializing in commercial development. He has served as secretary of the Brazil chapter of the Inter-American Bar Association and as a member of the World Association of Lawyers. Pinho has been a member of the Rotary Club of Niterói-Norte since 1971 and has served Rotary International as district governor, International Assembly group discussion leader, task force and committee member, and Council on Legislation representative. He has also been a member of the Brazil PolioPlus Committee and served several times as an RI president’s representative. He is a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. [Spouse: Gilda]
Director
José A. Sepúlveda
2008-10, México
José Alfredo Sepúlveda is a certified lawyer specializing in taxes, legal contracts, and corporate and banking law, and a professor of law at LaSalle University. He is a recipient of the Hidalgo State Bar Association’s Gold Medal. José Alfredo has been a member of the Rotary Club of Pachuca since 1976. He has served Rotary International as a district governor, International Assembly training leader, regional RI membership coordinator, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, task force member, and committee chair and member. He is a recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service. [Spouse: Mary Carmen]
Director
Philip J. Silvers
2008-10, USA
Phil Silvers is principal of SilverLode Associates, providing board-development training and strategic planning assistance to nonprofits and Native American tribes. A Rotarian since 1986, Phil is a member of the Rotary Club of Tucson Sunrise in Arizona. He has served RI as district governor, membership zone coordinator, Annual Programs Fund strategic adviser, and committee and task force member. Phil chaired the third Rotary in Russia conference, and he and his wife, Kathleen, are responsible for starting two successful clubs in Russia. Phil and Kathleen are Paul Harris Fellows and members of The Rotary Foundation’s Bequest Society and Arch C. Klumph Society, as well as contributors to their donor advised fund. [Spouse: Kathleen]
General Secretary
Edwin H. Futa
USA
General secretary of Rotary International since July 2000, Ed came to Rotary from Hawaii, where he was president of an international marketing consulting firm. Active in youth ministry, he also served on the board of governors of the YMCA and as a mediator in the Neighborhood Justice Center of Honolulu. A Rotarian since 1979, Ed is a member of the Rotary Club of East Honolulu.