Board of Directors
- Fulfilling the objectives of the organisation.
- Formulating and delivering strategy for the organisation.
- Providing leadership and administration.
- Organisation of conferences and seminars.
Technical Committee
The technical committee advises the board of directors on matters relating to the design, production and erection of prestressed hollowcore slabs.
The biennial technical seminar is organised by the committee, and is instrumental in updating members on research projects such as HOLOCOFIRE, HOLCOTORS, HOLCOLODIS, as well developments like BIM and Circular Construction.
Marketing Committee
The marketing committee advises the board of directors on matters relating to the promotion of both the organisation to new members, and prestressed hollowcore to the wider construction industry.
It manages the website, newsletter and dissemination of information to members, and also organises the sales and marketing seminar to assist members commercially.
Marco Pecetti
President
Generale Prefabbricati, Italy
Engineer, graduated from the Polytechnic of Milan, specialized in the field of project management and cost control. Registered in the National Register of Fire Protection Professionals. He worked in BNP Paribas Real Estate Italy before joining the family business in 2012 as General Manager with responsibility for R&D, commercial and technical activities. He holds various positions in Confindustria Umbria. He is President of the Board of Directors of IPHA – International Prestressed Hollowcore Association.
Kjell-Ole Gjestemoen
Executive Director
Kjell-Ole Gjestemoen, B.Sc. (Eng.), has over 30 years’ experience in the international building and concrete industry. After various sales and marketing positions in Norway, he had 7 years as managing director in Norway before 15 years in various top-management-level positions inside Peikko Group Oy. From 2007 to 2022 as Area Director for North & West Europe and later as Vice President of HR globally. In addition to this position, Kjell-Ole was a member of the top management team in Peikko Group over these years. In addition to the position as executive director in IPHA, Kjell-Ole has various board positions in Norway.
Ian Treanor
President, Marketing Committee
Treanor Pujol, UK
Ian Treanor is a British businessman with a long history of directorships in various industry related companies. He currently serves as chairman of the Treanor Pujol Group, and director of Treanor Pujol Estates. His professional background includes leadership positions in construction and manufacturing-related businesses. Ian’s connection with the hollowcore industry commenced back in 1990 so he is well experienced and well versed in this sector. Ian first attended IPHA back in 2002 and has attended regularly since then both as an associate member, full member and now as a committed board member.
Wim Jansze
President, Technical Committee
Consolis, The Netherlands
Wim Jansze is Innovation & Design manager at Consolis VBI. Wim studied Civil Engineering at Delft University of Technology (MSc 1993) and specialized in Concrete Structures (PhD 1997) and Strategy and Innovation (MBA 2006). After working at contractor Van Hattum & Blankevoort as structural engineer, he worked at Consolis Spanbeton (1999-2002) as R&D & engineering manager, abroad at the ADEK University in Suriname (2003-2007) as lecturer and Director at INTEC, and at Consolis Group (2008-2021) as Building Innovation Director. Wim was project manager of BIBM-IPHA Holcofire (2009-2014). In The Netherlands he is amongst others member of the mirror groups of CEN-TC229 and CEN-TC250.
Kevin McKeague
Board Member
Creagh Concrete Products, UK
Kevin McKeague is Operations Manager at Creagh Concrete, a family-run business based in Northern Ireland. Kevin has worked in the precast concrete industry for over 15 years, with a background in building construction from college. Creagh design, manufacture, and install a wide range of precast elements across the UK and Ireland. Kevin is married with three children and a passionate supporter of Dunloy GAC, where he also coaches several juvenile teams. He enjoys promoting teamwork both on the job and on the playing field.
Topi Paananen
Board Member
Peikko, Finland
Topi Paananen, M.Sc. (Econ), has been Peikko Group’s CEO since 2010. He has worked at Peikko since 2005 and has previously held the positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director, International Operations. Before joining Peikko, Topi worked in the mobile phone component business (Eimo/Foxconn) and decorative coatings business (Akzo Nobel). Topi is passionate about modern construction methods, and how to bring and implement them into new countries and environments.
Stefan van Buggenhout
Board Member
CRH, Belgium
Stefan Van Buggenhout has had a long career in the concrete sector. Since 2012, he has been the Managing Director of CRH Structural Concrete Belgium, a leader in precast concrete products. He was also the Chairman of FEBE asbl, the Belgian Precast Concrete Federation, for seven years (2014–2020). He is currently the Vice-Chairman of FEBE. During the BIBM General Assembly held at the BIBM Congress on 28 September 2023, Stefan was selected as the new President for the term 2023–2026.