Executive Board
The Executive Board of IPS is chaired by the President of the Society. It comprises the 1st and 2nd Vice-Presidents and 2-6 ordinary members. Substitute members are not allowed.
The term of office of the President and that of the 1st and 2nd Vice President is four years. The term of office of the Executive Board members is four years.
Executive Board members are eligible for re-election. The number of Board members from each country cannot exceed two. The Executive Board is responsible to the Annual Assembly for the management of the Society.
To reflect the balance of industry and science IPS stands for, Executive Board members come from both areas. Further emphasis is laid on a cultural and geographical balance. With the exception of the Presidents, only one Board member from each country can be elected to the Board.
Elections for Executive Board members are held at the Annual Assembly on nominations by the IPS National Committees.
IPS Executive Board Elections 2012
The representatives of the 19 IPS National Committees will elect a new Executive Board at the Annual Assembly in Stockholm on 8 June. Nominations for the open positions can be sent by all IPS National Committees (that have paid their membership fees) to the IPS Secretariat until 31 January 2012, including an application letter and a CV of the person concerned. Please indicate clearly for which post(s) you are nominating. The following forthcoming vacant posts will be filled:
Function At present Status Term of office
President Donal Clarke, Ireland To be elected. 2008 – 2012
1st Vice President Björn Hånell, Sweden To be elected. 2008 – 2012
2nd Vice President Paul Short, Canada To be elected. 2010 – 2012
Ordinary members (2-6)
Satu Helynen, Finland (not for re-election) To be elected. 2008 – 2012
Jutta Zeitz, Germany (not for re-election) To be elected. 2010 – 2012
Open position To be elected. 2010 – 2012
Valerijs Kozlovs, Latvia Stays in office. 2010 – 2014
Erki Niitlaan, Estonia Stays in office. 2010 – 2014
Lech Szajdak, Poland Stays in office. 2010 – 2014
The detailed rules for nominations and elections are sent directly to all National Committees and can be found also in the IPS Statutes and Internal Regulations at www.peatsociety.org/about-us.
Members of the Executive Board in 2011
Members of the IPS Executive Board elected at the Annual Assemblies of the Society are:
President
Mr. Donal Clarke
Newtown House
Cahore, Gorey
Co Wexford
IRELAND
Mobile: +353 86 255 3806
E-mail: donalcke at indigo.ie
1st Vice President 
Prof. Björn Hånell
Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
SE-901 83 Umeå
SWEDEN
E-mail: bjorn.hanell at slu.se
2nd Vice President
Mr. Paul Short
Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association
13 Mission Avenue Suite 2208
St. Albert, AB T8N 1H6
CANADA
Tel.: +1 780 460 8280
Fax: +1 780 459 0939
Mobile: +1 780 862 7455
E-mail: paul.short at peatmoss.com
Other Members: 
Prof. Satu Helynen
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
P.O. Box 1603
FI-40101 Jyväskylä
FINLAND
Tel.: +358 20 207 222 661
E-mail: satu.helynen at vtt.fi
Mr. Valerijs Kozlovs 
Latvian Peat Producers' Association
Bauskas str. 20
LV-1004 Riga
LATVIA
Tel.: +371 6 760 5096
Fax: +371 6 762 7810
E-mail: peat.lv at peat.lv
Mr. Erki Niitlaan 
Estonian Peat Association
Männiku tee 104
EE-11216 Tallinn
ESTONIA
Phone: +372 668 1016
Fax: +372 668 1018
Mobile: +372 552 7327
E-mail: info at turbaliit.ee
Prof. Dr. Lech Wojciech Szajdak 
Doctor Honoris Causa
Polish Academy of Sciences
Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment
ul. Bukowska 19
PL-60-809 Poznan
POLAND
Tel.: +48 61 847 5601
Fax: +48 61 847 3668
Email: szajlech at man. poznan.pl, lszajdak at tlen.pl
Prof. Dr. Jutta Zeitz 
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture
Division of Soil Science and Site Science
10115 Berlin
GERMANY
Tel. +49 30 20 93 9030
Fax: +49 30 20 93 8369
Email: jutta.zeitz at agrar.hu-berlin.de
