What is the International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC)?
The International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC) is a non-political and non-profit organization that was founded in 1976 with the object of promoting cooperation between national and multinational cost engineering, quantity surveying and project management organizations worldwide for their mutual wellbeing and that of their individual members.
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ICEC member societies are located in more than 40 countries and have chapters or sections in many additional countries. Through these chapters and sections, ICEC has access to more than 300,000 cost engineers and project managers in over 120 different nations. Regular ICEC meetings are attended by delegates of the member societies where subjects of common interests are exchanged and discussed. Each member society has one vote on the Council.
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2022-2024 ICEC Executive Officeholders
ICEC office holders are members of an ICEC member association and are elected for a two-year period. The current ICEC officers for 2022-24 are:
![Dr Angelo Valle, ICEC Chair](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Angelo-Valle.jpg)
Dr Angelo Valle, ICEC Chair
Brazil
![Eugene Seah, ICEC Senior Vice Chair](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Eugene-Seah.jpg)
Eugene Seah, ICEC Senior Vice Chair
Singapore
![Dr Peter Smith, ICEC Secretary-General](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Peter-Smith.jpg)
Dr Peter Smith, ICEC Secretary-General
Australia
![Kofi Obeng Ayirebi, ICEC Admin. Vice-Chair](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Kofi-Obeng-Ayireb.jpg)
Kofi Obeng Ayirebi, ICEC Admin. Vice-Chair
Ghana
![Aldo Mattos, ICEC Admin. Vice-Chair](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Aldo-Mattos.jpg)
Aldo Mattos, ICEC Admin. Vice-Chair
Brazil
![Alec Ray, ICEC Technical Vice-Chair](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Alec-Ray.jpg)
Alec Ray, ICEC Technical Vice-Chair
United Kingdom
![Gianluca di Castri, ICEC Immediate Past Chair](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Gianluca-di-Castri.jpg)
Gianluca di Castri, ICEC Immediate Past Chair
Italy
![Sean Regan, Marketing Director](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Sean-Regan.jpg)
Sean Regan, Marketing Director
Europe/USA
![Dr Madhu Pillai, Middle East Director](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Madhu-Pillai.jpg)
Dr Madhu Pillai, Middle East Director
Saudi Arabia
![Roger Batten, Advisory Board Chair](http://www.icoste.org/base/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Roger-Batton.jpg)
Roger Batten, Advisory Board Chair
UK
ICEC Region Directors
- Region 1 – Paulo Dias (Brazil)
- Region 2 – Anton van der Steege (The Netherlands)
- Region 3 – Njeri Wachira Towey (Kenya)
- Region 4 – Keith Yim (Hong Kong)
ICEC Region Deputy Directors
External Relations
- Region 1 – Manuel Alejandro Rodriguez (Mexico)
- Region 2 – Alan Barltrop (United Kingdom)
- Region 3 – Michael Frimpong (Ghana)
- Region 4 – Julie Cruz (The Philippines)
Marketing
- Region 1 – Maria Teresa Dalenz (Bolivia)
- Region 2 – Danilo Arba (Italy)
- Region 3 – Jennifer Musyimi (Kenya)
- Region 4 – To Be Advised
Standards/Professional Development
- Region 1 – Josà Calix (Honduras)
- Region 2 – Robert de Vries (The Netherlands)
- Region 3 – Christelle Brown (South Africa)
- Region 4 – Goh Ngan Hong (Singapore)
Academic Forums/Research
- Region 1 – Maria Teresa Pino (Paraguay)
- Region 2 – Robert de Vries (The Netherlands)
- Region 3 – John Muhumuza (Uganda)
- Region 4 – Professor Anthony Mills (Australia)
ICEC Region Assistant Secretaries
- Region 1 – Heitor Luz (Brazil)
- Region 2 – To Be Advised
- Region 3 – Ayodele Faleye (Nigeria)
- Region 4 – Zhang Xingwang (China)
ICEC Ambassadors
- Gianluca di Castri ICEC Chair 2020-22
- Kwadwo Osei-Asante ICEC Chair 2018-20
- TT Cheung ICEC Chair 2016-18
- Dr Alexia Nalewaik ICEC Chair 2014-16
- Carsten Wenstrom ICEC Chair 2012-14
- Murtala Oladapo ICEC Chair 2010-12
- Peter Cox ICEC Chair 2008-10
- Ginette Basak ICEC Chair 2006-08
- Basie Verster ICEC Chair 2004-06
- Dennis Lenard ICEC Chair 2000-02
- Allen Hamilton ICEC Chair 1998-2000
- Roger Batten ICEC Chair 1996-98
- Christopher Walker Inaugural ICEC Chair 1976-1980
- Ong See Lian RICS Global President 2011-12, PAQS Chair 2003-05, RISM President 2003-04
- Adesh Jain IPMA Chair 2007-08, ICPMA President 2008-09, PMA-India Hon Nat President