The CSG Steering Committee is comprised of: Chairman, Deputy
Chairmen, Executive Officer, Treasurer, Regional Chairmen
and Vice Chairmen (7 regions), Vice Chairmen of Thematic
groups (9), Chairmen of Task Forces (1) and Working Groups
(3), and honorary members. The Committee meets every two
years, at the CSG’s working meetings, and communicates
regularly by e-mail.
Executive
Chairman: Professor Grahame Webb (Australia)
Deputy Chairmen: Dr. Dietrich Jelden (Germany),
Alejandro Larriera (Argentina)
Executive Officer: Tom Dacey (Australia)
Treasurer: Dr. Perran Ross (USA)
Regional Chairmen/Vice Chairmen
Africa
Regional Chairman, Africa: Dr. Richard Fergusson
(Zimbabwe) Regional Vice Chairmen: Olivier Behra (Madagascar),
Ekkehard Waitkuwait (West Africa).
East and Southeast Asia
Regional Chairmen, East and Southeast
Asia: Dr. Jenny Daltry (Cambodia), Jiang Hongxing
(China) Regional Vice Chairmen: Dr. Choo Hoo Giam
(Singapore), Dr. Nao Thuok (Cambodia), Uthen Youngprapakorn
(Thailand), Yosapong Temsiripong (Thailand), Toshinori
Tsubouchi (Japan), Hellen Kurniati (Indonesia), Julie
Thomson (Canada).
West Asia
Regional Chairman, West Asia:
B.C. Choudhury (India) Regional Vice Chairmen: Harry Andrews (India),
Jayantha Jayawardane (Sri Lanka), Abdul Aleem Choudhury
(Pakistan), Ashgar Mobaraki (Iran), Dr. S.M.A. Rashid
(Bangladesh)
Australia and Oceania
Regional Chairman, Australia and
Oceania: Charlie Manolis (Australia) Regional Vice Chairmen: David Wilken (Papua New
Guinea), Steve Peucker (Australia)
Latin America and the Caribbean
Regional Chairman, Latin America and the
Caribbean: Alvaro Velasco (Venezuela) Regional Vice Chairmen: Manuel Muñiz (Mexico),
Roberto Soberón (Cuba), Carlos Piña (Argentina), Sergio
Medrano-Bitar (Colombia), Regional Trade: Bernado Ortiz
(Ecuador)
Europe
Regional Chairmen, Europe:
Dr. Jon Hutton (UK), Samuel Martin (France) Regional Vice Chairman: Ralf Sommerlad (Germany)
North America
Regional Chairmen, North America:
Dr. Ruth Elsey (USA), Allan Woodward (USA) Regional Vice Chairmen: Noel Kinler (USA),
Harry Dutton (USA)
Vice Chairman, Industry: Don Ashley
(USA) Deputy Vice Chairmen: Yoichi Takehara (Japan),
C.H. Koh (Singapore), Kevin Van Jaarsveldt (South Africa),
Enrico Chiesa (Italy), Jorge Saieh (Colombia), Thomas Kralle
(Germany), Chris Plott (USA), Eric Silberstein (Argentina),
Jerome Caraguel (France).
Trade Monitoring
Vice Chairman, Trade Monitoring:
John Caldwell (UK) Deputy Vice Chairmen: James MacGregor (UK), Steve
Broad (UK)
Veterinary Science
Vice Chairman, Veterinary Science:
Dr. Fritz Huchzermeyer (South Africa) Deputy Vice Chairman: Dr. Paolo Martelli (Hong Kong)
General Research
Vice Chairman, General Research: Dr.
Valentine Lance (USA)
Zoos and Community Education
Vice Chairman, Zoos and Community Education:
Dr. Kent Vliet (USA)
Legal Affairs
Vice Chairman, Legal Affairs: Tomme
Young (Germany)
CSG
Red List Authority
CSG Red List Authority: Dr. John
Thorbjarnarson (USA)
Task Force/Working Groups
Chinese Alligator Working Group:
Jiang Hongxing (China) Tomistoma Task Force: Rob Stuebing (USA/Indonesia) Philippine Crocodile: Chris Banks (Australia) Human-Crocodile Conflict: Dr. Richard Fergusson
(Zimbabwe)
Honorary Members
Prof. Harry Messel (Australia), Ted Joanen
(USA), Romulus Whitaker (India), Phil Wilkinson (USA), Prof.
F. Wayne King (USA)
The CSG Steering Committee is comprised of: Chairman, Deputy
Chairmen, Executive Officer, Treasurer, Regional Chairmen
and Vice Chairmen (7 regions), Vice Chairmen of Thematic
groups (9), Chairmen of Task Forces (1) and Working Groups
(3), and honorary members. The Committee meets every two
years, at the CSG’s working meetings, and communicates
regularly by e-mail.
