The ICA Leadership is committed to making the ICA vision a reality. The ICA President is the organisation’s leader and works in collaboration with the Vice-President Finance and the Vice-President Programme. These three leaders are elected by the ICA members and constitute the group of Elected Office‐Holders (or Elected Officers). They are in charge of guiding and implementing the organization’s strategic direction on a managerial, financial, and programmatic level.
All three Elected Office‐Holders shall have a mandate of four (4) years that shall be staggered. Below you will find the profile of the current ICA Elected Office‐Holders and their mandates.
Josée Kirps is Director of the National Archives of Luxembourg since October 2003. Between 1991 and 2003, Ms. Kirps worked at the Ministry of Culture, where she was the representative to the Culture Commission of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) and the Cultural Affairs Committee in Brussels. With a degree in history and modern literature from the University of Montpellier, Kirps has spent her entire career in the service of Luxembourg’s heritage.
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Gustavo Castañer is a professional archivist and records manager. He currently works as Unit Head of Information Resources and Services at the Asian Development Bank (Manila). He has worked previously in archives and records management of the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, European Commission, Council of the European Union and European External Action Service, as well as Spanish State Archives and the National Archives of Catalonia. He is especially interested in archives of international organizations, collection outreach, archival education and the use of archives to promote accountability and the defense of Human Rights. Within ICA, he has served previously as Chair of the Section of International Organizations and board member of the Section of Archives and Human Rights.
Dr Hamad Abdulla Al Mutairi is the Executive Director of the UAE National Library and Archives, where he oversees six directorates spanning archival services, library operations, research, community engagement, strategic planning, and institutional services. With more than two decades of leadership in cultural heritage and information management, he has been instrumental in advancing the UAE’s archival and digital preservation landscape. He has also served as Co-Chair of the ICA Abu Dhabi Congress in 2023 and as a member of the Programme Commission (PCOM), contributing to initiatives that promote innovation, inclusivity, and professional development across the ICA community. Dr Al Mutairi holds a Professional Doctorate in Information Studies, with research focused on applying artificial intelligence to the archival value chain.
As ICA Vice-President Programme for 2025–2029, Dr Al Mutairi aims to strengthen international collaboration, support capacity-building and research, and advance the adoption of emerging technologies to ensure archives continue to serve as vital resources for knowledge, identity, and cultural memory worldwide.