During the 76th Annual IWTO Congress held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 13th to 16th May 2007, Gunther Beier, CEO of Bremer Woll-Kämmerei AG, was elected new IWTO President. Günther Beier replaces Michael Lempriere whose term as IWTO President came to and end in Edinburgh.
In addition to the office of President, during the Congress there have also been elections for other Board positions:
• As Vice President of IWTO, Osman Kilic (Turkey) member of the Executive Board of ORMO-Group Turkey was re-elected. • New Treasurer for IWTO is Jo Dawson (UK), Director at H. Dawson Wool. • Elected as new member of the IWTO Board was Michael A. Jackson (Australia), Managing Director of Australian Wool Testing Authority (AWTA).