ICT confirms new president

20/03/2018
At its meeting in Hong Kong on March 13, the International Council of Tanners confirmed Lisa Howlett as its new president. She will serve from 2018-2020, succeeding Richard Pai.

Lisa Howlett is the president of Auburn Leather, a specialist manufacturer of leather laces, recently acquired by tanning group ISA TanTec. She is also the current chair of Leather Industries of America.

Professor Dr Mwinyikione Mwinyihija, director of the lLeather and leather products institute of COMESA, was elected as ICT vice-president for the next two years.