At the IPI Constitutional Board Meeting on Tuesday, 24 May 2005, in Nairobi, Kenya, the following Board Members were elected to the IPI Working Committee:
Wilfred Kiboro, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nation Media Group, Kenya, was re-elected to a second term as Chairman of IPI.
The new IPI Vice Chairmen are:
Mark Damazer, Controller, BBC Radio 4 and BBC 7, UK;
Piotr Niemzcycki, Publisher, Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland; and
Simon Li, Assistant Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, USA.
The IPI Executive Committee members are as follows:
Vuslat Dogan Sabanci, CEO, Hurriyet, Turkey;
So Whan Hyon, Editor, News and News internet daily; Former President & CEO, Yonhap News Agency, South Korea.
Former IPI Vice Chairman Sang Hoon Bang, President & Publisher, Chosun Ilbo, South Korea, was awarded an IPI Fellowship for his dedication to press freedom in his country.