IPHA appoints new Executive Director
At IPHA’s first board meeting of 2023, the board unanimously approved the appointment of Kjell-Ole Gjestemoen (Keijo) as the association’s next Executive Director. Keijo lives near Oslo and has recently retired from a long and senior career with Peikko. He will take on the position effective from 1st April, with a 2-month handover from Carsten Friberg, who has served in this role for 10 years.
Keijo will support the IPHA Board, members, and associate members, bringing leadership, strategy, knowledge and value in the organization’s mission to grow the market for precast construction and the use of prestressed hollowcore floors.
IPHA is an international association operating in a period of great change and has an important role in our industry to educate, share best practice and cooperate with other associations to earn the renewed confidence of governments, customers and clients, and win new jobs for precast buildings and hollowcore floors.
The IPHA board are very appreciative to Carsten Friberg for his professionalism, commitment, integrity and friendship to all members, associates and other stakeholders during his career with the association. The board unanimously invited Carsten to become an Honorary Member of IPHA, and are pleased that Carsten and Sues will continue to be guests at annual conferences.
IPHA’s 27th Annual Conference is set to be held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 11th – 14th May. Betonika, a company in the Consolis group, will host the event with the theme Hollowcore and Sustainability. The annual conference is the highlight of the year and a great opportunity to meet and network with new friends in a beautiful city, with all members invited.
