FIP Council, Board and Executive Committee

FIP's highest organ is its Council. All national pharmaceutical associations (Member Organisations) are represented in the Council and have voting rights. The Council also includes representatives from the FIP Sections and the FIP Board. FIP's Allied and Observer organisations, also participate in the Council but do not have voting rights. 

The Board of FIP

The Board of FIP consists of 13 elected officers (plus the FIP chief executive officer, ex officio):

• President
• 12 Vice Presidents

Four of the Vice Presidents are elected by Council from among those proposed by the Board (who, in turn, receive proposals for candidates from the FIP Member Organisations). Eight Vice Presidents are ratified by Council from among those elected by the FIP Board (who, in turn receive proposals for candidates from the FIP Sections and Special Interest Groups (SIGs)).

Statutes

FIP is a not-for-profit federation founded in 1912.

The FIP head office is based in The Hague, the Netherlands and, as such, FIP operates in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands, such organisations are considered as not-for-profit where any surplus is not regarded as profit for owners or shareholders.

Instead, any monies earned by, or donated to, FIP are used to pursue the Federation’s strategy, supporting programmes of work and ensure FIP can run day-to-day for the benefit of its members.

FIP is governed by statutes adopted by the Council in 2026.

FIP Board Members

• Mr Paul Sinclair (Australia) President (2023-2027)
• Dr Catherine Duggan (UK) Chief Executive Officer (ex-officio member)
• Prof. Nadia Al Mazrouei (UAE) Vice President (2025-2029)
• Mr Daragh Connolly (Ireland) Vice President (2022-2026)
• Dr Prosper Hiag (Cameroon) Vice President (2022-2026)
• Dr Rebecka Isaksson (Sweden) Vice President (2023-2027)
• Dr Marianne Ivey (USA) Vice President (2022-2026)
• Mr Luís Lourenço (Portugal) Vice President (2025-2029) 
• Prof. Donald Mager (USA) Vice President (2024-2028)
• Ms Raquel Martínez (Spain) Vice President (2024-2028)
• Mr Robert Moss (Netherlands) Vice President (2024-2028)
• Dr Virginia Olmos (Uruguay) Vice President (2022-2026)
• Prof. Giovanni Pauletti (USA) Vice President (2024-2028)
• Prof. John Pieper (USA) Vice President (2024-2028)
• Dr Naoko Arakawa (UK) Interim Vice President (2023-2026)

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is composed of the President and three Vice President designated as responsible for strategic matters in the areas of practice, education and science. The Executive Committee prepares, proposes and coordinates all the activities of FIP, and refers these matters to the FIP Board. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for, among others, all staff matters and the management of financial affairs. The CEO is an ex officio member of all organs of FIP, but has no voting rights.