Chairs and Presidents
Tadao Chino
2007 – 2008
Tadao Chino, ADB president from 1999 to 2005, was elected as the third AFE president in May 2007. In July 2008, he passed away at the age of 74. During Mr. Chino’s presidency
- Alternative voting systems for AFE were reviewed, and, in light of the review, members voted to approve amendments to the by-laws to (1) incorporate preferential voting to replace the existing negative voting system, and (2) spell out specific actions to be taken for amending the by-laws; and
- AFE’s membership grew to over 2,230 (as of 31 Dec. 2007).