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Abdul Rasheed Purayil representing Qatar Abdul Rasheed Purayil Executive Committee REPRESENTING: Qatar Financial Centre Qatar Financial Centre Companies Registration Office Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

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Rosanne Bell representing Australia Rosanne Bell President REPRESENTING: Australia Australian Registry Business Services Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Juthika Ramanathan representing Singapore Juthika Ramanathan Executive Committee Member - Conference Co-Chair REPRESENTING: Singapore Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Conductor Paul Masena representing Botswana Conductor Paul Masena Executive Committee REPRESENTING: Botswana Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) Mr Conductor Paul Masena was appointed as the inaugural Registrar General of CIPA in August 2013. He is charged with driving the strategic direction of the Authority and ensuring that CIPA delivers its mandate as per the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act, 2011. Mr Masena joined the then Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (ROCIP) in 1999 as a Commercial Officer and rose through the ranks to Commercial Officer – Head of Companies and Business Names (2001), Senior Commercial Officer – Head of Copyright Section (2003), Principal Commercial Officer – Head of Companies Division (2007), Deputy Registrar (2009), Registrar (2011), until he become the Registrar General at the newly created parastatal (CIPA). He is credited with putting in place processes that significantly reduced the turn-around times for registering companies in Botswana, spearheading the amendments of the Companies Act, Copyright Act and the Industrial Property Act, and leading the transformation of ROCIP to an autonomous body. Mr Masena has also cemented CIPA’s relationship with international bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and the Corporate Registers Forum among others, ensuring that all CIPA activities are based on international standards. A seasoned professional who has extensive experience in both Copyright and Industrial Property, Mr Masena was elected to chair ARIPO Administrative Council from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure as chairperson, ARIPO adopted the Swakopmund Protocol on Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore, approved a new organogram transforming ARIPO into a more effective organisation and registered a surplus budget. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Ricco Dun representing The Netherlands Ricco Dun Executive Committee Member REPRESENTING: Netherlands The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Richard Shaw representing Canada Richard Shaw Executive Committee Member and Immediate Past President REPRESENTING: Canada Corporations Canada Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Conductor Paul Masena representing Botswana Conductor Paul Masena Executive Committee REPRESENTING: Botswana Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (CIPA) Mr Conductor Paul Masena was appointed as the inaugural Registrar General of CIPA in August 2013. He is charged with driving the strategic direction of the Authority and ensuring that CIPA delivers its mandate as per the Companies and Intellectual Property Authority Act, 2011. Mr Masena joined the then Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property Authority (ROCIP) in 1999 as a Commercial Officer and rose through the ranks to Commercial Officer – Head of Companies and Business Names (2001), Senior Commercial Officer – Head of Copyright Section (2003), Principal Commercial Officer – Head of Companies Division (2007), Deputy Registrar (2009), Registrar (2011), until he become the Registrar General at the newly created parastatal (CIPA). He is credited with putting in place processes that significantly reduced the turn-around times for registering companies in Botswana, spearheading the amendments of the Companies Act, Copyright Act and the Industrial Property Act, and leading the transformation of ROCIP to an autonomous body. Mr Masena has also cemented CIPA’s relationship with international bodies such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) and the Corporate Registers Forum among others, ensuring that all CIPA activities are based on international standards. A seasoned professional who has extensive experience in both Copyright and Industrial Property, Mr Masena was elected to chair ARIPO Administrative Council from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure as chairperson, ARIPO adopted the Swakopmund Protocol on Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore, approved a new organogram transforming ARIPO into a more effective organisation and registered a surplus budget. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Ong Khiaw Hong representing Singapore Ong Khiaw Hong Executive Committee REPRESENTING: Singapore Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority Mr Ong Khiaw Hong was appointed the Chief Executive of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) on 1 Apr 2017. He also sits on several national committees including the Accounting Standards Council of Singapore and the Singapore Accountancy Commission. Internationally, he represents Singapore in the Executive Committee of the Corporate Registers Forum and on the Board of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators. Mr Ong has over 30 years of experience in the corporate accounting and tax field spanning policy, operations, regulations and corporate governance. Prior to joining ACRA, Mr Ong was the Deputy Commissioner (Corporate & Services) at the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS). He started his career in the Administrative Service, serving in the Education and Defence ministries. Mr Ong obtained his Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (Honours) from the Victoria University of Wellington on a Colombo Plan Scholarship. He holds a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard University Kennedy School. He was conferred the Public Service Administration Medal (Gold) in 2010. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Executive Committee | Corporate Registers Forum 2009 - 2010 Executive Committee Richard Shaw Executive Committee Member and Immediate Past President Keith Sendwe Executive Committee Member and Conference President Divanandum (Prahba) Chinien Executive Committee Member Lynn Lynch Executive Committee Member Juthika Ramanathan Executive Committee Member Rashid Malik Executive Committee Member Rosanne Bell Executive Committee Member Ada Chung Treasurer Justin Hygate Secretary Previous Committee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Bolen Ng representing Aotearoa | New Zealand Bolen Ng Executive Member (from April 2023) REPRESENTING: New Zealand Companies Office Bolen Ng has been in the New Zealand public service where he has had a varied career over 27 years. He has a strong operational background with a people centric focus and has built cohesive operational teams and remotely managed multiple operational sites across geographical locations internationally, including (Hong Kong, Bangkok, Vietnam, the Middle East and Shanghai). Within New Zealand he has led large complex Immigration New Zealand operations. He has built collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Bolen joined the New Zealand Business Registries, NZ Companies Office, Ministry Of Business Innovation and Employment, in 2021, as the National Manager, and Assistant Registrar and is keen to work with like minded registry counterparts to share challenges and make improvements to our registry systems for our customers whilst maintaining our regulatory role and function. Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni

Ada Chung representing Hong Kong SAR Ada Chung Treasurer REPRESENTING: Hong Kong, China Companies Registry Previous Comittee Members: Select a Year Notable Alumni