Chairs and Presidents
Masao Fujioka
1993 – 2007
Masao Fujioka, ADB president from 1981 to 1989, was elected as AFE’s second president at the AFE Annual General Meeting in Manila in May 1993. He served for 14 years, during which time
- AFE’s initial by-laws were approved by members in August 1994;
- ADB approved the nomination of a pensioners’ representative on the Pension Committee;
- AFE began issuing the AFE News twice a year instead of once a year;
- A revised structure for annual dues and voluntary contributions was introduced;
- AFE chapters became increasingly active in organizing reunions of their members, which enabled members to maintain contact with one another and remain interested in AFE and ADB;
- AFE was increasingly active in making representations to ADB on behalf of members on various matters, including pensions and medical insurance;
- ADB began issuing ID cards to facilitate pensioners’ access to headquarters;
- AFE’s by-laws were extensively revised; and
- AFE’s membership grew to over 2,150 (as of 31 Dec. 2007)