NEWS FROM THE GLOBAL CHAMBER OF BUSINESS LEADERS
Latest in the GCBL, Appointments, Awards, Merits, etc.
Newly appointed Board of Advisors member
DAGMAR O'TOOLE
Dagmar O'Toole is associated with Celebrity Speakers Associates (CSA), where she serves as the Director of Global...
Newly appointed Delegate for Nigeria
CHARLES UCHENNA ANI
Engr. Charles Uchenna Ani is a Chemical Engineer with vast experience in conflict resolution, gender equality, and private...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor for Finance
JUAN CARLOS RENGIFO URBAEZ
Juan Carlos has several years of experience working with various governments in Latin American countries...
Newly appointed Content Strategist GTM
IRINA YUGAY
With a major in international journalism, Irina brings extensive experience from her work with global organizations like Humanity...
Newly appointed Delegate for Ethiopia
ABEBE MULU
Abebe Mulu, a multifaceted professional, has left an indelible mark in various domains over his illustrious 20-year career.
Newly appointed Delegate for the UAE
ADBULAZIZ AHMAD
Abdulaziz Ahmad is a prominent entrepreneur from UAE, CEO & Founder Safeer Corporate Services, Founder of...
Newly appointed Delegate for the KSA
DR. FAWAZ AL-ALAMY
Dr. Al-Alamy holds tertiary qualifications in Energy Physics, Finance and Economy. His current work includes being the Chairman...
Newly appointed Delegate for Italy
LORENZO GIORGI
Lorenzo is an Entrepreneur, Journalist, and Business Consultant, based out of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy. He managed...
Newly appointed Delegate for Ivory Coast
ARNAUD DIBI
His Excellency is an experienced Diplomat with a demonstrated history of working in the International Affairs industry. He is...
Newly appointed Delegate for Switzerland
HERMANN JOE KAGERER
Hermann is a well-connected and influential figure in many business forums. His wealth of knowledge and his expertise have lent...
Newly appointed Delegate for Kenya
JOHN MAKUMI
John Makumi is a dynamic, result-oriented, distinguished Administrative Government Official with a career spanning decades of...
Newly appointed Delegate for China
WEIWEI ZHANG - GENZ
She has served as the Director of the Golden Tree International Documentary Festival and was the General Manager of...
Newly appointed Director for Committees
ENRIQUE ACOSTA GONZALEZ
Acosta Gonzalez has been promoted to the position of Director of Committees and Projects in the Managing Board of the...
Newly appointed Director for Memebership
CHUCK ADAMS
Chuck Adams has been promoted to the position of Director for Membership in the Managing Board of the GCBL, and will...
Newly appointed Delegate for Mauritius
KHAWAZA AFSAR IMAM
A dynamic professional confident enough, have an articulative and multi-faceted persona with approximately 16 years of...
Newly appointed Delegate for Libya
IBRAHIM MOHAMED ALI ELNHIWI
Ibrahim Mohamed Ali Elnhiwi, a newly appointed Delegate for Libya, is a well-known Libyan businessman with a rich...
Newly appointed Delegate for Türkiye
MEHMET IHSAN KALKAN
Started his career for the International Organization for Migration in 1990. Firstly worked at the Silopi Office of the IOM...
Newly appointed Delegate for Germany
JOSEF THALER
Josef Thaler, who is based in Munich, in the Federal State of Bavaria, is an outstanding businessman with a rich business career....
Newly appointed Senior Advisor for Hospitality
ALFRED WILLMANN
Alfred Willmann has had a colourful series of careers throughout his life, which saw him in various parts of the world from...
Newly appointed Delegate for Venezuela
ROMULO ERNESTO CUAREZ CORTEZ
Romulo Ernesto Cuarez Cortez, is a business executive in Brazil for the company CSO Global, technology...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor, Cohesion Funds
BORIS POTOČAR
Boris is an experienced professional with solid expertise in the project development sector in the Agricultural, food-producing...
Newly appointed Delegate for Spain and Libya
HANEN REZGUI TABARKI BEN SOLTANA
Hanen Rezgui Tabarki Ben Soltana the President and Founder of the Hispano-Libyan Entrepreneurs Council, has a ..
Newly appointed Board of Advisors Member
MIHA POGAČNIK
Miha debuted his career as a classical violinist after completing his studies in Germany and as a Fulbright US scholar...
Newly appointed Delegate for Cameroon
LEONIE BWEMBA
besides being appointed as an Honorary Consul General of Malta to Cameroon, Leonie pioneered and chaired the first...
Newly appointed Delegate for Chile
MONICA MARTINEZ-VARGAS
Monica is a Chemical Engineer with 30+ years of professional experience who graduates in a MBA with honors at Regis...
Newly appointed Vice-Chair, Gulf States Region
H.E. LAILA RAHHAL EL ATFANI
Her Excellency Laila Rahhal El Atfani is an experienced businesswoman, and diplomat, and is a Senator of the Royal...
Newly appointed Delegate, United Kingdom
GIANDOMENICO PALERMITI
Giandomenico's entrepreneurial journey has been a dynamic path, characterized by growth and personal development...
Newly appointed Delegate for Switzerland
STÉPHANE GIANNESINI
Stéphane Giannesini is a Swiss businessman and the newly appointed GCBL delegate for Switzerland...
European Commission: GCBL joins SEDIA
SINGLE ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE AREA
With this step, GCBL has been given full access to European Commission funding and tenders, which means...
Newly appointed Deklegate for Canada
MILOUD ALAIN HASSENE
Miloud acts as a Commercial Director for a Global Leading Company providing solutions for Ecological Transformation...
Newly appointed Delegate for Brazil
CLEMENTINA MOREIRA ALVES
Clementina Moreira Alves, master in socio-environmental economics and governance, a specialist in environmental engineering...
Newly appointed Delegate for Tanzania
DR. NAIKE MOSHI
Dr Naike Moshi is a strategic, innovative leader with a proven track record of building and creating successful business...
Newly appointed Board of Advisors Member
H.E. LAILA RAHHAL EL ATFANI
Her Excellency Laila Rahhal El Atfani is the Royal House of Sheba Crown Senator...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor, YBLP Program
NIGEL SCICLUNA
Nigel started his career in business management these last few years with an ambition to become a business leader...
Newly appointed Delegate for Ugandsa
ROBINAH K. NANYUNJA
Robinah K. Nanyunja is an international development expert and environmentalist, with a Master's degree in Environment...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor for Media
MELVIN TARLUE
Melvin is a journalist, Public Relations and Marketing Executive. He has over nine...
Newly appointed Delegate for Australia
JOANNA JAMES
Joanna James - is known as a revolutionary difference maker in the Design,
Construction and Banking sectors and...
Highest GCBL Recognition for Executives
CHAIRMAN'S AWARD for 2022
The Chairman's Award is the highest recognition given to an individual active executive of the Global Chamber of...
Newly appointed Delegate for Bangladesh
JAKIR CHOWDHURY
Mr. Chowdhury, Founder, and CEO of JC & Hunter Capital have expertise in financial markets, business mergers, and...
Newly appointed Director of Communication
NICOLE J. FARRELL
Nicole J. Farrell is moving from the GCBL structure and has been promoted to the position of Director of Communications...
Newly appointed of Board of Advisors Member
KAREN MCDERMOTT
Dr. Karen is an award-winning publisher, multi-genre-author, 3x TEDx speaker, Forbes business expert, advanced Law...
Newly appointed Delegate for Kenya
ELIJAH NYAKUNDI NYAANGA
Elijah is a journalist from Kenya, Africa. I'm the Founder and CEO of Scholar Media Group Africa (SMEGA), the company that publishes The Scholar Magazine...
Newly appointed Delegate for USA
ENRIQUE ACOSTA GONZALEZ
Enrique is the CEO of Triad Leadership Solutions LLC, and served 26 years in the United States Navy.
He is the recipient of the Meritious Service Medal...
Committee for Food Security and Agriculture
ILAINE HENZ & ROBERT W. CATS
The task of the Committee for Food and Agriculture is to design broader solutions in the field of food security in all parts of the world, where it is already threatened...
Newly appointed Director for Strategy & Growth
ANNA ARAKELYAN
Ann has work experience in management, the non-profit sector, the private sector, and academia. The sphere of her professional scope includes project...
Committee for Business & Professional Women
GRACIELA DE OTO & DIANA BARRAGAN MEDINA
The Business and Professional Women’s Committee is committed to exploring the challenges of gender equity in the business, the creation, and acceleration of...
Newly appointed Board of Advisors Member
KEITH MASON
Keith Mason is a former professional international rugby league player who turned to acting, and production after hanging up his boots. He has since...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor for Food Security
ILAINE HENZ
Ilaine Henz is an expert in agriculture and food security. As an agricultural entrepreneur, Iliane is well aware of how important food security will be in...
Newly appointed Delegate for Finland
TARJA WIKLUND
MScA and family therapist/psychotherapist with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in emotional...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor
KEISHAWN BLACKSTONE
Keishawn Blackstone is an Entrepreneur, Entertainment Mogul, and Creative Director based in Los Angeles, California, USA. His leadership experience in...
Newly appointed Board of Advisors Member
HAZEL HERRINGTON
Hazel is a multiple award-winning entrepreneur who has spent a decade empowering woman, and youth to become economically independent and wholly...
Newly appointed Delegate for Trinidad & Tobago
NICOLE S. FARELL
Her foray into entrepreneurship began five years ago in 2017 with her becoming the Chief Executive Officer
of her three-pronged agency, Au Courant EventZ...
Newly appointed Delegate for Armenia
ANNA ARAKELYAN
Anna Arakelyan is a Public Administration Professional. She has a Master’s degree with honors from the Public
Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia...
Newly appointed Delegate for Saint Kitts & Nevis
DAWNE E. WILLIAMS
She is a Financial Services Professional born in St Kitts, is now an Independent Consultant in Banking, Financial Services, Management and Service...
Newly appointed Delegate for Greece
DIMITRIOS TOURIKIS
Dimitrios Tourikis was born and raised in Piraeus, Greece. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting & Finance from Oxford Brookes University..
Newly appointed Senior Advisor
İSMAİL OĞUZ KARAKAŞ
Oğuz Karakaş was born in 1969 and grew up in İstanbul, Turkey, where many cultures were cradled in history, which greatly helped him to develop...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor
Dr. SALVATORE BUCOLO
dr. Salvatore Bucolo is a doctor of theology and an excellent expert on the Holy See and the conditions and relationships in the Vatican. He is also an expert...
Newly appointed Delegate for the Bahamas
Dr. ANASTACIA VANESSA LEWIS
Dr. Anastacia Vanessa Lewis is a native of the Islands of the Bahamas. Her background is in the banking and insurance industry. In 2006 she attained a James...
Newly appointed Delegate for Nepal
TEJENDRA S POUDEL
Tejendra S Poudel has been involved in the Travel, Tourism, and Aviation Business for a long time. Currently, I am running a Travel and Tour Agency...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor for Events
JAKA GORNIK
Jaka Gornik is the founder and CEO of Confiva. He has a reputation of being the European guru in the event industry with more than 25 years of experience...
Newly appointed Delegate for Zambia
Dr. JUSTINA MUTALE
Justina is the Founder & President of the Justina Mutale Foundation and its Scholarship Programme for underprivileged African Young Women. She is also...
Newly appointed Delegate for Ghana
Dr. DOMINIQUE ODURO-ANTWI
Dominic Oduro-Antwi is a dynamic and analytical marketing professional with over15 years of experience in Market Research, Advertising and Branding...
Newly appointed Delegate for South Africa
Dr. KHOMOTŠO MALETE
Khomotṧo is a globally recognised humanitarian,global influencer,global leader, philanthropist, and women empowerment advocate. For over two decades,..
Newly appointed Delegate for Austria
ROMAN HAUSWIRTH
Roman Hauswirth is an Austrian businessman and entrepreneur who runs one of the most renomeed factories producing chocolate in Europe...
Newly appointed Senior Advisor
DR. ADRIANO TERESI
Adriano teresi is an international businessman with rich life and business experience who has been working as a consultant to international organizations for many...
Newly appointed Delegate for Tunisia
MOHAMED RAAFET BEN MDALLA
Mr. Mohamed Raafet Ben Mdalla is a distinguished and well-recognized businessman from Tunisia with a large network in the country bust also in the region of North...
New appointed YBLP Delegate for Malta
NIGEL SCICLUNA
Nigel has started his career in business management these last few years with an ambition to become a business leader within the various sectors that he...
New appointed Director for Communications
ILKE PLATT
Ilke Platt is a Founder and CEO at Poiyah Media. She obtained her Masters and BA in Communications through the University of Namibia and is soon to...
New appointed Senior Advisor
DR. LINDA HANSEN
Linda Hansen, PhD., is the CEO and Co-founder of Fund Duel Inc. The innovation of Fund Duel, a gamified online fundraising platform derived from her PhD ...
New appointed Delegate for Nigeria
DR. ABUBAKAR UMAR MUHAMMED
Dr. Abubakar Umar Muhammad is a serial entrepreneur who has over the years, demonstrated expert skills in sales, leadership marketing, public ...
New appointed Delegate for the DRC
ISSA BILLY BRANHAM
Mr. Branham is a global leader, speaker, author, and thinker, who also is very creative, passionate, and innovative about and is trying hard to prosper the ...
GCBL signa a memorandum with APEDA, India
COOPERATION AGAINST DEFICIENCY
APEDA is the Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry of the Government of India ...
New appointed Delegate for Bulgaria
EVGENI SAVCHEV
Mr. Savchev has an excellent reputation in society, the public, the administration, and international organizations as lead several social projects which...
New appointed Delegate for Qatar
ROBERT W. CATS
Robert Cats is an international Business Ambassador, Consultant, and Business Transformation Coach,
Robert is former Chairman and still a member of er...
New appointed Director for Strategy
NARENDRA KUMAR SHARMA
Qualified from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC), NK Sharma is a visionary global business leader with 26+ years experience in global business.
New appointed Senior Advisor
DR. GRACIELA DE OTO
Dr. Graciela de Oto was appointed as a Senior Advisor for Human Rights. She is a recognized philanthropist and fighter for the rights of women and marginalized....
GLOBAL TECH INNOVATION SUMMIT
H.E. AHMED ELMETWALLY, DELEGATE FOR UAE
We proudly presents you the Global Tech Innovation Summit Guest of honor, H.E. Ahmed Elmetwally, Delegate for Abu Dhabi of the Global Chamber of...
New appointed Delegate for Lebanon
DR. AHMAD JAMIL NAOUS
Professor Ahmad Naos is an international speaker, Balanced Scorecard consultant and management educator, who helps managers and organizations...
New appointed Delegate for Jordan
SAMI AWADALLA HASSAN SHRIEM
Sami Awadalla Hassan Shriem is a former politician and businessman from Amman, Jordan. He is a member of various international organizations and...
New appointed Senior Advisor
CHUCK ADAMS
As a Managing Partner at Coeptis Consulting Group, Chuck Adams helps firms in aerospace, manufacturing, and other industrials drive better...
New promotion video
CHAIRMAN'S AWARD 2021
The Chairman's Award is the highest recognition of an excellent work of certain executives of the Global Chamber of Business Leaders. For 2021, the GCBL...
GCBL SIGNS AN EXCLUSIVE MoU WITH TWBF
Exclusive MoU signing ceremony between the Global Chamber of Business Leaders and The World Brands Foundation was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ...
New appointed Delegate for Abu Dhabi, UAE
H.E. AHMED ELMETWALLY
Mr. Elmetwally, as the CEO of The Private Office of Sheikh Mohamed Bin Ahmed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, his aim is to bring new technologies, ventures and ...
New appointed Delegate for Benin
LOIC ONESIME TOTIN
Mr.Loic Onesiome Totin is the CEO of The CottonBuyer company, a dedicated international raw cotton broker company that has partnered with leading cotton ...
New appointed Delegate for Brasil
VILTON LIMA
Mr. Lima is the Vice President of the Federation of Foreign Chambers of Commerce for the Federal State of Roraima in Brasil, and is the CEO of AG Agropecu...
New appointed Delegate for Dubai, UAE
SHITIJ TANEJA
A management professional with a stellar record of growing business year on year in a span of over 15+years of his professional yourney.
X-Change Malaysia ’21
SAVE THE DATE - OCTOBER 29, 2021
X-Change Malaysia ’21 is a virtual economy tourism programme, in coherence with the Malaysian government efforts to revive the country’s tourism
New appointed Delegate for Vietnam
DR. HO QUOC NAM
He is Ambassador at large for Southeast Asian Nations, Vice-Chairman of Vietnamese Red cross sponsor council, Angel Investor / Venture Capitalist ...
New appointed Delegate for India
GAGAN ARORA
He is a CEO and Strategic growth leader, a director, an entrepreneur, and a Chairman of Foreign Investors Council - New Delhi, India.
News from Guyana
GCBL DELEGATE MEET GO-INVEST ON SOYBEAN...
Big Smith News Watch: "Brazilian consortium, GCBL reps meet Go-Invest on soybean and corn cultivation"...
New appointed YBLP Delegate for Palestine
SHATHA J.S. ALQRINAWI
Has graduated from the English literature, is the proprietor and CEO, but is also working as an adept Freelance Content creator and Arabic translator,
Board of Advisors Member, Candidate for the UN
H.E. ROSALIA ARTEAGA SERANO
A former President of the Republic of Ecuador, now Member of the Board of Advisors, also was running for the position of the UN Secretary-General.
New appointed Director for YBLP
CYNTHIA MOLINA ROGRIGUEZ
Cynthia is a Political Scientist and Communication Strategist with rich leadership experience. She is excellent in planning and strategy.
New appointed Vice-Director for YBLP
VLADO CEKIKJ
Vlado is the CEO & Founder of squareONE Marketing & Advertising, the first fully remote digital marketing agency in the Republic of North Macedonia.
New appointed Senior Advisor
JAY BALACHANDRAN
With a strong international network of businesses and professionals, he believes in working with ethically like-minded associates, to achieve benefits for society.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
GCBL ANNUAL GLOBAL SUMMIT 2022
GCBL Annual Global Summit is definitely the most prestigious and core event of the GCBL. The summit is being held each year on a different world location.
New appointed Director for Technology
MITJA LAHARHAR
New appointed GCBL Director for Technology is a technology expert and entrepreneur who leads also a technological company working globally.
New appointed Chapter President, Sabah, ML
MIRANDA MERRIE MIRIE
Sabah is a Malaysian state occupying the northern part of the island of Borneo, known also for its beaches, rainforest, coral reefs, wildlife, parks and reserves.
New appointed Committee Co-Chair
ALVIN SOH
Summit and Events Committee was created, having two experienced delegates as the committee co-chairs, coming from Malaysia and Kazakhstan.
New appointed Committee Co-Chair
ARTUR ABUBAKIROV
Summit and Events Committee was created, having two experienced delegates as the committee co-chairs, coming from Malaysia and Kazakhstan.
New appointed YBLP Delegate for Brasil
THAIS DE MELO RIOS
Thais has a degree in International Relations which gives her a critical analysis and a different way of seeing the world, and is a very communicative person,
New appointed Chapter President, Pahang, ML
PUAN SRI DATUK DR. SHARIFFA SABRINA
Pahang is a large state in Peninsular Malaysia. It's known for its mountains, rainforests and beaches, including the white sands and coral reefs,
New appointed GCBL Delegate for Equador
FRANCISCO XAVIER RIVADENEIRA
A financial expert, a former representative of Ecuador at the IMF, and a former minister for international trade of the Republic of Ecuador.
New appointed Advisor at the GCBL HQ Africa
TAFADZWE ZIMOYO
Tafadzwa is an award-winning journalist, consultant, and strategic planner, who works currently for The Herald as Senior Arts and Lifestyle writter.
New appointed Chapter President, Kelantan, ML
DATIN SERI HAFLIN
Kelantan is a rural state in the northeast of Peninsular Malaysia. Kota Bharu, the riverside capital, is home to royal palaces like the wooden Istana Jahar.
New appointed Chapter President, Penang, ML
KAREN PUAH SIEW HONG
Penang is a state in northwest Malaysia comprising mainland Seberang Perai and Penang Island. On the island, the state capital is George Town.
New appointed YBLP Delegate for Slovakia
GEORG VASSILENKO
Georg Vassilenko is a young specialist, comes from
a diplomatic family, so he had the opportunity to experience different parts of the world.