Aiesec alumni hall of fame (alumni contribution award) 2004 posters

ALUMNI HALL OF FAME CEREMONY27th of August 2004

ALUMNI ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD

Eric RozenbergDate of Birth: 21st of September, 1966Home Country: Belgium

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee Campus Recruitment Responsible, AIESEC Warocqué, Belgium, 1987-88Local Committee President, AIESEC Warocqué, Belgium, 1988-89National Committee Responsible - Marketing & PR, AIESEC in Belgium, 1989-90International Trainer 1990-1991National Committee President, AIESEC in Belgium, 1991-1992

ACHIEVEMENTS During Eric’s year as LCP, membership grew from 7 to about 40 members, thanks to the collective efforts of his team: Joël Croquet, Myriam Delhaye, Jean-Eric Roland, Laurent & Dominique Nemery.

His innovation was evident when he helped organize the fi rst “Suitcase Party” as an initiative to motivate the membership of AIESEC in Belgium.

In IC 1992 in Argentina, Eric, then NCP and his team received the international award for co-operation for the A-B-C (Argentina Belgium Co-operation) plan together with then NCP Argentina Maria Sarjanovich and her team.

One of his best memories/achievements in AIESEC was when he chaired the “New Theme” Working Group at IC 92 where they had to fi nd a new theme for the GTP (Global Theme Program) for the next two years. “Education Towards International and Cultural Understanding” was accepted unanimously by standing ovation and the Theme was later extended for another one or two years.

Eric chaired several conferences including:

• American National Conference (Indianapolis) 1992• Mediterranean Congress (Bordeaux) 1992• French and Swiss National Conferences (Paris, Lausanne) 1992• European Congress (Estonia) 1993

He also attended more than 50 congresses including 6 International Congresses between 1988 and 1993.

Eric founded Ince & Tive sa/nv, an Events and Projects Management company, in 1996. He started the company together with Philippe Buck, a friend and AIESEC Alumni, who, since the beginning acted as his personal mentor before joining him full time last October.

Ince & Tive looks at the use of meetings, congresses and incentives as a strategic tool to achieve a company strategy - very few companies in this fi eld look at meetings from that perspective.

It is clear that the values of the company are highly linked to those of AIESEC.

Eric teaches in the Executive Master in Marketing & Advertising at the Solvay Business School in Brussels and gives a yearly seminar at the Haute Ecole Galilée on Incentive Travels & Meetings.

He is currently President of MPI European Council (www.europe.mpiweb.org) and member of its International Board of Directors 2004-2005.


ALUMNI HALL OF FAME AWARD

Dr. Albert KaltenthalerDate of Birth: January, 1926Home Country: Germany

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee President, AIESEC Nuremberg, 1951/52National Committee President, AIESEC in Germany, 1952/53Presiding Country Committee President (PCCP), 1952/53

ACHIEVEMENTS Albert Kaltenthaler was the founder of the very fi rst LC in West Germany, LC Nuremberg in 1951 and also founded the National Committee of AIESEC in Germany in 1952, which was introduced to the organization at the 4th IC in Stockholm on March 19, 1952.

He was the Chairperson of the 5th International Congress in Nuremberg, March 15-23, 1953 as Presiding Country Committee President 1952/53.

After returning from war captivity in France, Albert Kaltenthaler founded a Local Committee at his university in Nuremberg, and the idea of AIESEC spread out to other universities in the same year (Cologne, Hamburg, Mannheim and Munich).

During his term as LCP, his growth of realized SNs and TNs soared: from 14 to 78 in 1951 and 18 to 89 in 1952 for SNs and TNs respectively.

At the end of his term as NCP (1952/53) and on the 3rd General Assembly of AIESEC in West Germany in Nuremberg, 9 more LCs were introduced to AIESEC in Germany: Berlin (Technical University), Bonn, Braunschweig, Erlangen, Frankfurt, Karlsruhe, Mainz, Muenster and Tuebingen.

Dr. Albert Kaltenthaler has been an active member of the German National Board of Advisors for more than 20 years, since 1983.

Through introducing AIESEC to German universities, Dr. Kaltenthaler added a very important and effective community development: offering students opportunities for international exposure and cooperation as a valuable learning experience.

An extraordinary and worthy experience, especially for students who experienced World War II themselves.

“He is a real historical fi gure of AIESEC through the diffi cult early days of a vision coming alive. Very few persons deserve this kind of recognition”.

— Jean Choplin via fax (March 8, 2004)



Dr. Arno MorenzDate of Birth: 23rd of October, 1939Home Country: Germany

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee President, AIESEC Saarbruecken, Germany, 1958/59National Committee President, AIESEC in Germany, 1960Advisory Counsellor (A.C.) at IC 1961 in Marseille, FranceInternational Senior Member at IC 1962 in Berlin, GermanyUndertook Traineeships at Svea Nornan, Goteborg, Sweden in 1960; Richardson-Merrel, New York, USA in 1961; Azur Plastic, Marseille, France in 1961

ACHIEVEMENTS Dr. Morenz has held various Management Board positions and his management and other functions have been written about in Business Week, FT, Handelsblatt, FAZ and other publications.

He was the Chairman of the Plenary Session at IC 1968 in Istanbul. He realised a total number of 371 SNs in 1959 and up to 413 in 1960. He also realised a total number of 350 TNs in 1959 and up to 477 in 1960.

Dr. Morenz started the Banking and Insurance Seminar Program of AIESEC Germany, which had been continued very successfully for over 20 years.

In 1960, Arno Morenz was the second NCP to run the newly established central NC offi ce in Germany after the general assembly decided to set up a permanent offi ce and stop the rotating presidency of LCPs as NCP in 1959.

He introduced the Berlin Excursions and secured funding base for all AIESEC trainees in Germany and this was continued until the German reunifi cation.

Dr. Morenz became Executive Board member of the AKD - Alumni Kreis Deutschland (German AIESEC Alumni Association) in 1978.

Currently, Dr. Morenz acts as a Chairman of the Board of a high tech company in Berlin which he helped to found. He also serves as a Board Member of Fidelity Funds, Salzgitter AG and others.

Dr. Morenz has been using his network actively for establishing new partners for AIESEC in Germany. With his help, many companies joined the National Sponsors Group since the 1980s as well as new Board of Advisors members, who joined on his initiative.

Dr. Morenz has been a very active member of the National Board of Advisors for almost 25 years, actively communicating with its members to keep them closely together.

He has been the speaker of the Board of Advisors for 20 years and helped AIESEC in Germany passionately not only by contacting potential new sponsor group members and new characters for the enhancement of the National Board of Advisors, but also through mentoring and advising especially the MCPs.

Currently, for IC 2004, Dr. Morenz is actively supporting the CC in IC fundraising, which is the latest example of his dedication and valuable contribution to AIESEC in Germany.

He started an initiative to activate the network he still has from his work in Hannover for fundraising purposes, serving as a ‘door-opener’ and promoter.



Fulvio OgnibeneDate of Birth: 29th of October, 1936Home Country: Italy

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee Member, AIESEC Milano Bocconi, Italy, 1957Local Committee President, AIESEC Milano Bocconi, Italy, 1958 and 1959National Committee President, AIESEC in Italy, 1960Undertook three traineeships in Sweden (1957), United Kingdom (1959) and USA (1961)

ACHIEVEMENTS Fulvio was elected as a member of International Advisory Group at IC in Marseilles, France in 1961. He was named an International Senior Member in 1962.

He founded eight AIESEC Local Committees in Italy: LC Parma, LC Verona, LC Pisa, LC Firenze, LC Perugia, LC Napoli, LC Messina, and LC Cagliari.

130 traineeship exchanges were achieved in the years 1959 and 1960.

During his term, he also chaired an international seminar in Venice.

Fulvio was part of the Board of Advisors for several years.

He was awarded a different contribution award by AIESEC in Italy.

His professional experience includes working for:

• 3 years as Export Sales Manager of a plastic laminates producer, part of one of the largest Italian companies• 18 years as General Manager of one of the largest Italian tour operator (owned by a major Swiss conglomerate)• 12 years as Secretary General (and founder) of the Italian tour operators association.

“He is a very inspiring person and he participates in all our national conferences.”— Antonio Fasano

AIESEC in Italy



Haruo José KanoDate of Birth: 19th of March, 1949Home Country: México

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee, AIESEC in UNAM, México, 1969-1971Member Committee, AIESEC in México, 1971-1973Latin-America Coordinator (OCAL)Undertook a Traineeship in Les Combustibles de L’Ouest, HEC-Nantes, France in 1970

ACHIEVEMENTSHaruo is one of the staunchest supporters of AIESEC as during the last 30 years, there has not been any moment in which he has not supported AIESEC; he has been a motivational speaker in many AIESEC events, has written papers, and through the corporations in which he has worked, has always provided useful material to the various local committees and the National Committee.

During his participation in the National Committee of AIESEC in México, he travelled all over México and succeeded in bringing in at least 5 new local committees. He is a founding member of the Offi ce of the Coordinator for Latin America.

He was chair for The First Latin American Congress in Medellin, Colombia 1971. He also attended the Social Role of Management, a conference organized by the Pan American Council of Social Organizations in 1971 and 1972.

He was hired in 1974 to become the Far East Delegate for the Mexican National Shipping line (Transportación Marítima Mexicana –TMM-), based in Tokyo until 1980, then transferred to London where he headed the same company European Offi ce until 1982 and returned to the Head Offi ce to become the Worldwide Group Chief Financial Offi cer. In 1989, he started his own shipping company, Grupo Naviero Kano (GNK) - www.gnkmex.com.mx. GNK became the fi rst Mexican shipping company to obtain the ISO 9000 certifi cation. In 1996 to 1998 he was also the Chairman of the largest video stores company in México (Videovisa).

He is a Permanent Member of the AIESEC in México Alumni Board; he mentors the National Committee almost on a day by day basis. One of his biggest achievements in AIESEC has been to provide continuity to the development of AIESEC in México by providing permanent offi ce space and facilities for AIESEC, as well as meals and some utilities.

Apart from the thankful notes he receives from time to time, AIESEC in México also awarded him the “Alumnus Destacado” (Outstanding Alumnus) in the Mexican Alumni Newsletter, December 2003.

Mr. Haruo Kano, has shown that AIESEC can truly make a difference, that we can really change our future and contribute to our community afterwards, and his motto is “You will have truly succeeded in life if you have helped others in building solid institutions like AIESEC for the benefi t of future generations.”



Nihat Gokyigit Date of Birth: 6th of August, 1925Home Country: Turkey

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee President, AIESEC Istanbul, Turkey, 1958/59

ACHIEVEMENTS Nihat was awarded the Best AIESECer Award at the 20th Year Anniversary of AIESEC in Turkey and later bagged the Alumni Contribution Award at the 35th Year Anniversary of AIESEC in Turkey.

He is the president of the AIESEC in Turkey Board of Advisors Group. He has been donating US$ 10,000 every year to the Member Committee of AIESEC in Turkey for the past 30 years.

In 1992, he gave US$ 4,000 to the National Committee of AIESEC in Turkey to buy its own offi ce. He also supported them in the opening of AIESEC in Georgia and has provided the LC with references for contacts to companies in Georgia.

He has neither chaired any AIESEC conferences nor gone on any AIESEC traineeships, but he chaired lots of meetings and conferences besides AIESEC.

Since he worked in AIESEC in the late 60s, it is not very possible to track the results of his performance, but he was working more on Raising TNs.

He is an Executive Board member of the biggest afforesting organization in Turkey. He supports this organization in terms of funding and volunteering. He has also supported some activities about the custom union that was done by AIESEC in Turkey.

He has been involved in all the meetings of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Foreign Economic Relations Board meetings, Turkish Industrial lists and Businessmen Association Meetings and HABITAT II.

His leadership style is value-based. You can also understand this from his achievements till now. He had worked or volunteered in international business, entrepreneurship and culture.

His company was the main sponsor of the New Horizons in South Anatolia Project, donating US$ 20,000 and also supported the IPM 2000 in Istanbul with a donation of US$ 10,000.

He donated US$ 5,000 for the 50th Year Anniversary as the sponsor of the Offi cial Dinner. He has also been contributing different amounts of money for the attendance of AIESEC in Turkey in International Conferences every term.

He is still very active in all AIESEC activities as a trainer and advisor. He attends the national and international conferences that are organized in Turkey, manages all the board of advisors meeting and facilitates Alumni Talks with the current MC Members to share his experiences.

“If we want to meet with one of the companies for BOA Membership, he has to approve it and talk with that company manager fi rst before we hold an interview with the new company. As he has been working in Istanbul more than 50 years, we can claim that he is a well known person, so we take his opinions fi rst and a reference letter from him for each company that we are going to meet for the fi rst time.”

— Tuna BektasAIESEC in Turkey



Oscar Ivan ZuluagaDate of Birth: 17th of March, 1957Home Country: Colombia

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee President, AIESEC Javeriana, Colombia, 1978National Committee Vice President Marketing, AIESEC in Colombia, 1979National Committee President, AIESEC in Colombia, 1980Organizing Committee President, World Energy Conference, 1981

ACHIEVEMENTS Oscar Zuluaga helped re-found AIESEC in Cesa, Colombia.

Oscar was chosen as the ‘Best Delegate’ of the Latin American Leadership Development Seminar in 1978.

He chaired several of AIESEC in Colombia events during the 80’s. During his period as NCP (1979-1980), AIESEC in Colombia realized 40 exchanges.

His degree thesis in investment portfolios was awarded and published in 1983.

In 1990, he was elected Mayor of his hometown Pensilvania, Caldas, Colombia.

He was appointed CEO of ACESCO (www.acesco.com) in 1992-2002 and was named in the Top Ten of the Colombian executives in 2003.

Oscar was the mentor of most of the AIESEC in Colombia leaders during the 80’s. As President of AIESEC in Colombia, he was invited to be trainer and facilitator of conferences on many occasions.

At the end of the 70’s and beginning of the 80’s, Oscar was one of the most outstanding members of AIESEC in Colombia; his leadership was visible in many aspects. He looked for the best students, to invite them to join AIESEC, and he was always ready to help them in their personal training.

Oscar supported AIESEC in Colombia fi nancially and legally when, due to its internal disorder, was in chaos.

During his time as LCP, AIESEC Javeriana was an example for the rest of the local committees due mainly to its clear and transparent management.

Since his AIESEC retirement in 1980, Oscar has been involved with AIESEC in Colombia in many ways; he attended events as a trainer or speaker; advised the LC executives; facilitated contacts with third parties for taking of traineeships; and shared his experiences with other alumni.

Oscar always arranged to listen and to advise members of AIESEC in Colombia, from his different roles as Mayor, CEO or Congressman and his infl uence with key people and organizations has enabled AIESEC in Colombia to raise new traineeships.

In his personal activities, he has made numerous outstanding contributions to Colombia. As CEO, ACESCO became recognized at national and international level for the quality of its products and its leadership in the sector.



Vittorio TanziDate of Birth: 1st of November, 1933Home Country: Italy

AIESEC RECORDSFounder, AIESEC in Milano Bocconi, ItalyEstablished AIESEC in Italy, 1954National Committee President, AIESEC in Italy, 1954 and 1955Presiding Country Committee President (now President of AIESEC International), 1956-57Advisory Country Committee during the Austrian PCC year (1957-58)

ACHIEVEMENTS Vittorio chaired the International Congress in Italy in 1957 and the Italian Study Tour in 1956. He achieved 18 exchanges in the fi rst year of activity (1955). The exchanges in Italy rose to 60 in 1956 and reached 80-85 in 1957.

During his term as PCCP (PAI), he founded AIESEC in Greece and Yugoslavia. He tried to establish AIESEC in Turkey, in Switzerland and in Spain, without success.

Turkey could not be admitted due to the strong refusal of Greece to be member of an organization where Turkey was also participating. Switzerland was not very enthusiastic, but sent an observer to the Italian PCC Congress in 1957. As for Spain, they would have accepted if membership was granted to the Youth Falangist Organization (the fascists were then ruling Spain, and all relationships with Foreign Associations had to be channelled through them). Wanting to preserve the non-political structure of AIESEC, their candidature was unanimously refused under those conditions.

During the Advisory Country year, he promoted expansion of AIESEC in Latin America (Colombia and Venezuela). Contacts were established in both countries, but without practical results at the time.

As Advisory Counsellor to the MC, he provides company contacts, personal donations and support to AIESEC in Italy.

He worked for about 35 years in Olivetti-Bull and General Electric (Computers & Punched Cards Equipment) with Sales & Marketing responsibilities in the USA, Italy and Europe.

When he retired in 1991, he founded Imago Italia, a company that now has 40 people active in developing software solutions for Document and Content Management.

“He comes to our National Conferences and for us it is great to have the one who founded our organization in Italy.”— Antonio Fasano

AIESEC in Italy


ALUMNI CONTRIBUTION AWARD

The Hon. Larry Anthony MPDate of Birth: 17th of December, 1961Home Country: Australia

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee President, AIESEC University of New South Wales, Australia, Early 1980s

ACHIEVEMENTS Minister Larry Anthony has been a supporter of AIESEC since 1999. He has worked with the National Committee since 1999 providing advice on how to develop and expand partnerships with the federal government in Australia.

He liased with Lauren Evans, the MCVP Business Development on the MC team 2003-2004 and is responsible for the federal government partnerships. Minister Anthony advised Lauren on whom to contact in the government departments. He has also assisted the MCVPs responsible for the federal government partnerships in previous years.

Minister Anthony has referred AIESEC in Australia to the people that he works with in the federal government and endorsed AIESEC. With his support and encouragement, they have signed partnerships with the Department of Family and Community Services, Centrelink, Department of Workplace and Employment Relations, Department of Education, Science and Training, Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, Department of Defence and AUSTRADE.

The Department of Family and Community Services provided $5,000 cash sponsorship in 2001 for the “Give and Get Return” learning project for the International Year of Volunteers that was a global Good Case Practice.

In the past 5 years, with Minister Anthony’s referrals and endorsements, AIESEC in Australia has raised and realised over 20 traineeships and over $25,000 (in Australian dollars) cash sponsorship.

All the above couldn’t have been achieved without the support of Minister Anthony with his time, effort and commitment to making AIESEC Australia successful as an AIESEC alumnus.

Larry Anthony is a known and recognised alumnus of AIESEC Australia and is respected for his contribution to AIESEC and beyond.

He was appointed Minister for Community Services in 1999 and Australia’s fi rst Minister for Children and Youth Affairs following the 2001 election.

“He is a proud AIESEC alumnus that has supported us since 1999, working with the MCs on developing and expanding our federal government partnerships. As 2004 is the 40th anniversary of AIESEC Australia, we’re going to be celebrating it! He will be writing an endorsement letter for us when we fi nalise our plan for the events.”

— Lilian ChuAIESEC in Australia



Marco VillaDate of Birth: 30th of December, 1971Home Country: Italy

AIESEC RECORDS Local Committee Member, AIESEC in Milano Cattolica, Italy, 1990/91Local Committee Exchange Controller, AIESEC in Milano Cattolica, Italy, 1991/92Local Committee President, AIESEC in Milano Cattolica, Italy, 1992/93National Training Team, AIESEC in Italy, 1993/94National Committee Vice President NCVPI, AIESEC in Italy, 1994/95AIESEC International Support Team in 1997/98Undertook a traineeship with PricewaterhouseCoopers in the United Kingdom in 1999/2000

ACHIEVEMENTS Marco has chaired various AIESEC conferences and programmes in the past. Some of these are: IPM 1998 in Slovakia, National Post-Conference in 1997 and more than 5 National Conferences between 1997 and 2002.

While Marco was the LCP in Milano Cattolica, the LC realised more traineeships with a total of about 20 and while at the NC, the number of realised traineeships went up to about 300. He coordinated the PRODERE programme in cooperation with the United Nations, a Global Theme Programme (GTP) - related exchange programme that won the award for Best Project world-wide in 1995.

He was the Global Meeting of Generations (GMG) Co-ordinator for AIESEC International and participated at the UN WSSD conference as well as being a participant at UNESCO Meetings. Marco demonstrated outstanding leadership in leading the country as an MC member in a year of outstanding growth. He has been constantly supporting AIESEC in Italy and AIESEC International since he left AIESEC.

During his traineeship and throughout his time in London, Marco was a key player in the design and management of the partnership between AI and PwC, and has since played a fundamental role in re-creating a partnership between PwC and AIESEC Italy as well as being a key promoter of CSR and leadership development within PwC. He was the initiator and manager of the Ulysses Programme, a Global Leadership Development programme based on the assignment of PwC’s top partners in developing countries.

Marco fi nancially supported the Expro 2004 Organising Committee and he is very active in the group of most recent National Senior Members of AIESEC in Italy.

Marco has been a constant mentor and supporter of AIESEC in Italy since he terminated his mandate in 1995. He has constantly made himself available for chairing conferences as well as a facilitator and trainer. He has been very close to all the MC teams and organised trips to London for two MC teams to meet with inspiring people and organisations.

Marco has also been a constant supporter of AI, by delivering sessions at conferences and for AI in Rotterdam as well as chairing part of IPM. He participated in 10 ICs in total as a delegate, facilitator and external guest. He has also been a source of contacts and relationships with the UN and the Italian government. Marco is now a member of AI Supervisory Group.

“He is the most active alumnus we have had in the last few years. He is always available to support the MC. He is also contributing to AIESEC in Italy with advice, working with some task forces and providing training to the MC members.”

— Antonio FasanoAIESEC in Italy



Nikolai TsekhomskyDate of Birth: 21st of April, 1974Home Country: Russia

AIESEC RECORDSChair of 1st AIESEC Alumni Congress in RussiaAIESEC Alumni Coordination Committee Member, Russia 1998-2000Local Committee Member in AIESEC Engec-GAAP, Russia, 1992-1993 Local Committee Vice President People and Projects, AIESEC Engec-GAAP, Russia, 1993-1994Local Committee President AIESEC Engec-GAAP, Russia in 1994-1995National Committee Trainer, Russia in 1994

ACHIEVEMENTSNikolai helped by playing a key role in supporting AIESEC in Russia. He coordinated the AIESEC partnership with Mobile TeleSystems, the company he works for, for them to become the main National Partners, contributing US$10,000. Two traineeships were also signed by the same company.

Being a young alumnus, he provides mentoring support for LC members and also with consultancy services to the MC as a member of the Board of Advisors.

He was a member of the National Board of Advisors in 2003/2004 and is Chair of the National Board of Advisors for 2004/2006.

He is currently Vice-President and CFO of OJSC Mobile TeleSystems, Russia – the largest Telecom operator in Russia. He also worked as CFO of Renaissance Capital, Russia (1999-2002); as Financial Controller of Brunswick UBS Warburg, Russia (1998-1999); and 4 years in Ernst & Young, Russia and UK (1995-1998).



Rainer Kirchhofer Date of Birth: October, 1953Home Country: Switzerland

AIESEC RECORDS1987-1996: Member of the National Support Group (NSG), AIESEC in Switzerland1993-1994: President, National Support Group (NSG), AIESEC in Switzerland From 1997: Advisory Council member, AIESEC in SwitzerlandFrom 2003: Member of AIESEC Supervisory Group (SG), AIESEC International

ACHIEVEMENTSRainer always supported AIESEC by using his personal network in order to introduce AIESEC to individuals and other Swiss or international organisations. Often times these contacts would result in partnerships for AIESEC in Switzerland or AIESEC International.

Rainer is currently Managing Director with UBS, at Group Human Resources, responsible for Group HR Communications Management. His involvements with AIESEC date back to 1987 when Rainer became company’s contact/support person at the Local Committee of Basel.

Although Rainer has never been in AIESEC, the leadership and the commitment he has been showing over the last 17 years has truly been outstanding. There has been a long story of fi nancial support from UBS/SBC (Swiss Bank Corporation) to AIESEC globally as well as in Switzerland which is strongly infl uenced by Rainer’s involvement. He was originator of many sponsorships, e.g. in 1997, UBS was main sponsor of AIESEC’s Global Theme Conference at Basel and provider of the conference facilities and in 2003 he encouraged UBS to sponsor AIESEC’s Branding initiative and redesigning of AIESEC’s online presence.

Also mainly due to Rainer’s initiative and commitment, UBS has been twice awarded with the Company Excellence Award.

It is also a fact that since Strasbourg 1989, he has attended every IC apart from two. Not only has he been there to give out fi nancial awards, but also more importantly held many keynote addresses and workshops. In the role of Advisory member, he has been an invaluable source of knowledge and support for every Member Committee. It often occurred that he knew more about AIESEC’s recent history than any MCP. Similarly, he brings in such a valuable historical perspective in his work in the AI Supervisory Group.

Caroline Gertsch, President of AIESEC in Switzerland (2003-2005) is convinced that even though Rainer Kirchhofer had not the chance to be involved in AIESEC during his time at the University, he still can be considered a true AIESECer!

“He has shown so much support and commitment to AIESEC over the last 17 years as only few other individuals I know! He continued to believe in the idea of AIESEC and the people in AIESEC, although he would have had many times a reason to give up. He stood to AIESEC in Switzerland also in the not so good times”, Caroline added.



Reginald LaryeaDate of Birth: 30th of December, 1953Home Country: Ghana

AIESEC RECORDSLocal Committee Executive Board, AIESEC Legon, Ghana, 1973-74Undertook an AIESEC traineeship in Ticara Odasi, Turkey in 1974National Committee Executive Board, AIESEC in Ghana, 1974-76 (after losing National Committee Presidential Elections)

ACHIEVEMENTSReginald was chosen as the Alumni of the Year 2003 in Ghana. During his time in AIESEC, he raised and realised 46 outgoing exchanges and 11 incoming exchanges.

He donated his huge sums towards the hosting of the African Exchange Conference and Leadership Development Seminar in 2004 and has on several occasions bailed the MC out of fi nancial crises from his own personal money.

He and his company have always been involved in the MC stakeholders’ events and purchased tickets at AIESEC in Ghana Annual Stakeholders Dinner.

He is behind the partnership deal between MMRS Ogilvy and AIESEC in Ghana, a two-year renewable fi nancial partnership.

This is a clear indication that Reginald has always been very passionate about AIESEC and also an ardent supporter of the exchange programme.

Together with the Board of Advisors, he has been a major mentor and supporter for the MC, even in the past years when AIESEC in Ghana was going through a rough patch.

He has been a member of the AIESEC in Ghana MC National Board of Advisors since 2000.

Reginald, besides being a member of the AIESEC Board of Advisors in Ghana, is a member of the Ghana National Media Commission. He is also an Executive Council Member of the Advertising Association of Ghana and a member of the University of Ghana Alumni Association.

Finally, Reginald is the CEO/Managing Director of MMRS-Ogilvy the Ghanaian affi liate of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Advertising.



Silvio VelasquezDate of Birth: 19th of August, 1950Home Country: Colombia

AIESEC RECORDSFounded AIESEC UNIVALLE, Colombia, 1970Local Committee President, AIESEC Cali, Colombia, 1972National Committee Vice President, AIESEC in Colombia, 1975 Organizing Committee President, LDSSTP (Leadership Development Seminar & Seminar Traineeship Program) Agro Industry and Development - Cali, Colombia, 1976Undertook an AIESEC traineeship to Ten Doesschate B.V., AIESEC Groningen, The Netherlands, 1974

ACHIEVEMENTSAs the founder and current president of the AIESEC Alumni Colombia organization, Silvio has, for many years, managed its accounting and its legal representation, paid its taxes, and kept it active, even in periods of total inactivity.

He was the chair of AIESEC Colombia National Conference in 1982 and is now an honorary member of AIESEC in Colombia and AIESEC Cali, Colombia.

During Silvio’s term as LCP of AIESEC in Cali Colombia, the LC realized 22 exchanges, and while he was NCVP, AIESEC in Colombia realized 50 exchanges.

Silvio was an outstanding member of AIESEC in Colombia during the 1970s. He was known for his strong leadership initiative that was mainly focused on AIESEC in Colombia’s organizational development and marketing strategy.

Since he left AIESEC in 1978, he has been in touch with all the members of the national executive boards and with some members of the local boards.

He was a member of several boards of advisors. His good memory and an outstanding ability to become good friends of all the members, irrespective of age differences, endeared him to many.

The people who worked with him, remember him as a great motivator; hard worker, strict, frank and very informal. In many instances, he has had to ask people who were not performing to leave the organization.

Although he has not supported the organization directly, he has facilitated various contacts with people and companies that have sponsored local and national events, and trips of several of the members of AIESEC Colombia to international congresses.

Silvio has also assisted the MC to revive comatose partnerships and relationships, facilitated and shares personal contacts and experiences as well as also being involved in the mentoring and personal development of MC members.

“It is a pleasure to be able to nominate this person, who has made an outstanding contribution to the organization for so many years. He is a ‘living book of contacts’ and the amount of people that he knows and the way he inspires them, have helped AIESEC in Colombia to keep active, and thanks to his great efforts the organization will never die in Colombia.”

— Henao GiraldoAlumni Director of AIESEC in Colombia