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The People in Front

Meet the people in front of Ornamental Fish International (OFI):
 
President:

Dr. Gerald Bassleer

Stationsstraat 130, B-2235 Westmeerbeek, Belgium. Tel. +32 16 696 839; Fax: +32 16 696 931; E-mail: president@ofish.org.

 

Gerald has had a long career in the ornamental aquatic industry as an importer, then in 1995 he established his own  company, Bassleer Biofish in Belgium and is producer of his own brand of fish food. Gerald has published a number of books on fish biology and fish health.

 

Vice President:
 

Sandy Moore
P.O. Box 758,33534, Florida, USA
Tel: +1 813 677 91; fax: +1 813 677 48; e-mail: sandy@segrestfarms.com 

Sandy Moore has been with Segrest Farms Inc for 17 years. During that time she has been climbing the business ladder and now is Vice President of Segrest Inc., overseeing the Segrest companies inside Florida. She also oversees the Segrest operations in Phoenix AZ and Columbus OH and is the liaison to several US “superstores”. Beyond Segrest, Sandy is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Florida Tropical Fish Farmers Association.

 

Secretary General:

Dr. Alex Ploeg
Ornamental Fish International Secretariat, Fazantenkamp 5, 3607 CA Maarssen, The Netherlands. Tel. +31 346-240141; Fax.+31 346-240161; E-mail: secretariat@ofish.org

Being an aquarium hobbyist since the age of six, Alex Ploeg developed in his hobby by studying taxonomy of tropical fishes at the University of Amsterdam. In 1991 he became fish breeder in the Netherlands Antilles, and made his entrance in the tropical fish trade in 1993. Since 1994 Alex has been involved in OFI as an advisor, since 2002 as member of the Executive Board. He was appointed Secretary General with effect from April 1st 2004.

  
Executive Board:

Svein A. Fosså
sfossa@online-no
Norway


   

Ekembra Koroye
Avis Aquarium Supply,
Nigeria

Jackie Chan
Tung Hoi Aquarium Co.,
Hong Kong

Vibhu Perera
CEYLINCO ORNAMENTAL FISH AQUARIUM (PVT) LTD.
Sri Lanka

 
Honorary Life Vice Presidents:
Keith Barraclough
Great Britain
 Vera Paccagnella
Italy
Board of Advisors:

Pauline Teo
Teo Way Yong & Sons
Singapore

 

Marc Seguinot
Exomarc Sarl
France

Javier Zavala
Stingray Aquarium
Peru

 

Deepak Nopany
Asian Exports
India

Mordi Haimi
MAG NOY LTD.
Israel

 

Shigezo Kamihata
Kamihata Fish Industries Ltd
Japan

Adolfo Santa-Olalla
Promotora Bama
Spain

 

Frank de Goey
Ruinemans Aquarium b.v.
The Netherlands

 

Mikael Håkansson
Imazo AB
Sweden

 

Willi Heidbrink
G. Höner
Germany

Milan Ullman
Milan Ullman
Czech Republic