The Board brings together leaders from across the currency industry, with members from each of the ICA’s membership categories:
Medium & Large Currency Members
Marilou Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Bank Note Company
Eric Ziegler, Vice President – Global Markets, Product & US Government, Crane Currency
Damian Kwiatkowski, Global Sales Director – Central Banks, De La Rue
Annette Holdermann, Global VP Strategy & Marketing, Giesecke+Devrient
Thomas Hendle, Managing Director / Head of Sales, Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions
Steve Craig, Group General Manager and Senior Operating Officer, Komori Corporation
Gerben van Wijk, Head of Business Area Security – Banknotes, Leonhard Kurz
Fergus Graham, Head of Sales, SICPA
Mint Members
Isabel Valldecabres Ortiz, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer, FNMT-RCM
Marc Schwartz, Chairman and CEO, Monnaie de Paris
Gerhard Starsich, CEO, Münze Österreich
Small Currency Members
Christoph Steger, CEO, Hueck Folien
Barna Barabas, Managing Director, Jura
Associate Mint Members (observer)
Patrick Gimmi, Director Marketing & Sales (CMO), Alfred Wertli AG
“I would like to congratulate the new Board members and thank all the candidates who stood. A contested election shows how engaged and committed our members are, and I’m looking forward to working with the new Board from January,” said Frane Maroević, Director General of the ICA.
“I also want to pay a special tribute to our Chairman Etienne Couëlle, Board members Roberto Salgari, Heath Thomas and Thomas Hogenkamp, who decided not to run again and will step down when the new Board takes office in January. Each of them has given their time, experience and energy to the ICA, often far beyond what the role required, and helped shape the Association into what it is today. On a personal level, I value their advice, their support and their friendship. I’m glad we still have the next two months together around the Board table. On behalf of the whole ICA community, thank you.”
The ICA thanks all members who took part in the vote, in person or by proxy.
About the ICA
Our 36 members are behind the vast majority of the world’s banknotes and coins, as producers for central banks or as suppliers of equipment, substrates, inks, security features, and software.
They compete in the market but share an interest in a strong, innovative, and responsible industry.
Our mission is a balanced and secure payments landscape in which people are free to choose how they pay.
Cash, as the only fully sovereign means of payment, must keep its essential role alongside digital options. Through collaboration, research, and advocacy, we give our members a platform to shape that future.
