Executive committee

President

Sergio Dulio

Italy

Sergio Dulio graduated in Aerospace Engineering in 1981. He started his career in the aerospace industry and then moved to IBM, working with 3D CAD systems until 1987. He then transitioned to the footwear industry, balancing roles in industry and research until 2005. In 2013, he established ATOMLab , the innovation lab of the company and he later became Atom's Chief Technology and Innovation Officer in 2021. In 2023, he was appointed president of UITIC.

Vice-President

Ives Morin

France

Yves Morin, a French executive with extensive experience in business and academia, he is currently Vice President and former President of UITIC from 2010 till 2023. During his mandate he organized major congresses in China and India; he holds multiple MBAs from business schools in Lyon and has a solid experience working for international companies. He was CEO of CTC Groupe from 2008 to 2018 and is a pioneer in CSR in the fashion industry. Currently, he chairs the Sustainable Leather Forum in Paris and the APLF Materials+ Sustainability Programme in Hong Kong.

Vice-President

Ricardo J. Guerra Sanchez

Mexico

Ricardo Guerra Sánchez is a chemical engineer with a Ph.D. in Earth and Environmental Sciences from the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse. He has extensive experience in water treatment, having worked in several French companies. Ricardo served as General Director of CIATEC in Mexico for 11 years. He is a professor with numerous publications and students, focusing on technological solutions for industrial problems. Since September 2023, he is the Vice President of the UITIC.

Treasurer

Esperanza Almodovar

Spain

Esperanza Almodóvar Falcó holds a Master in Translation and Interpreting and has been Head of International Relations at INESCOP since 1999. She has managed over 50 European projects and was the Secretary General of UITIC until 2010, now serving as Treasurer. She is a member of MANUFUTURE-ETP's High-Level Group and co-author of publications on 3D footwear design and R&D project proposals.

General secretary

Luisa Correia

Portugal

Maria Luisa Correia - Graduate in Economics from Universidade Portucalense. She has worked at the Footwear Technological Center of Portugal since October 1992 as Administrative and Financial Director. In May 2023 she became General Director of the same institution. She is General Secretary of UITIC since 2023.