Executive Board

The Executive Board is elected every 2 years by the General Assembly. Elected Board members serve (without any salary or reimbursement) a two-year term, renewable twice. Between General Assemblies, the Executive Board takes all decisions necessary on behalf of the Council and ensures the implementation of all other decisions of the General Assembly.

Moreover, The Executive Board admits members and submits to the General Assembly a report of the Council’s work and its financial position.
The 40th IMC General Assembly held in Rabat, November 21 – 23, 2024 elected a new Executive Board which will be serving until the 41st General Assembly in 2025

Sanni Kahilainen (Finland) – Executive Vice-President

International Federation of Musicians – FIM

Emily Achieng Akuno (Kenya)

International Society for Music Education – ISME

Reem Kassem (Egypt/UAE)

Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi


Mamou Daffé (Mali)
Vice-President

Fondation Festival sur le Niger

Ananya Bhattacharya (India)

Banglanatak dot com

Federico Rinaldi (Italy/Belgium)

European Concert Hall Organisation – ECHO

Ardavan Jafarian (Iran)
Vice-President

Iran’s Publishers Guild – IPPG

Anothai Nithibhon (Thailand)

South East Asian Directors Of Music – SEADOM

Roel Vanhoeck (Belgium)


Centre for Fine Arts Brussels – BOZAR

Dorothy Conaghan (Ireland/Austria) – Tresurer

European Orchestra Federation – EoFed

Paulo Zuben (Brasil)

Santa Marcelina Cultura

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