Main Committee

The IFCA Main Committee is our principal governing body, comprising the appointed representatives of each member association and the IFCA CEO. The Main Committee provides strategic direction and oversight, collective leadership, and a unified global voice for the compliance profession.​ ​

Federico Volujewicz (IFCA Chair)
​- Argentina​

Member of the Argentine Association of Ethics and Compliance (AAEC) and is actively involved in international professional and policy discussions.  ​

 Joanne Phillips - Australia

Michael ​Kavanagh (Deputy Chair)
​ - Ireland

CEO, Compliance Institute Ireland. Michael is responsible for providing leadership and direction to the organisation as well as managing its overall operations.

Diego Recacha - Spain

Rianné Potgieter (IFCA CEO)
​- South Africa​

​CEO, International Federation of Compliance Associations (IFCA)​.  A chartered accountant with an extensive background in finance, risk management, compliance, professional body management and education. 

Sherma Malan - South Africa

​CEO, Australian Compliance Institute (ACI). Association executive with 18 years' experience leading and managing teams in small and large associations spanning sport, health, professional services, education and industry. 

Daniel Elicetche - Paraguay

​President of Paraguayan Association of Ethics & Compliance (APEC).  Partner at Parker Russell Paraguay Internationally Certified Compliance Professional (UCEMA, Arg.).  Certified Public Accountant (Arg. & Paraguay)

Louis Perold - Unites States of America

​Board Chair of the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) and the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA). An admitted attorney and seasoned compliance and ethics professional with extensive international experience across the financial services, oil and gas, mining, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), manufacturing, and marine services sectors.

Board member of Asociación Española de Compliance (ASCOM). Qualified lawyer and Chief Compliance Officer for Leroy Merlin & Obramat Iberia (Adeo Group), with over 15 years’ experience in multinational companies. 

Bawo Egbakhumeh - Nigeria

CEO, Compliance Institute Nigeria (CIN).  Highly skilled senior Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Specialist, and Counter-Fraud Executive with more than 20 years' experience in the financial services industry across Africa.

Eric Chan - Hong Kong

​Certification Committee Chairman at Institute of Compliance Officers Hong Kong
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CEO, Compliance Institute Southern Africa (CISA).  Governance and professional-body leader driving standards, innovation and the advancement of the compliance profession across Southern Africa.
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Mi Kyung Hong ​- South Korea

Executive Secretary, Korea Fair Competition Federation (KFCF). A Ph.D. in Law who has contributed to the dissemination of compliance programs and the advancement of competition policy