International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Elects New President

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) recently elected American humanitarian and businesswoman Kate Forbes as the organization’s next president. Forbes is the second woman to hold this position.

Forbes brings more than four decades of experience with the IFRC, where she has been a member of IFRC board for 17 years. Her involvement began as a local volunteer at the Phoenix chapter of the American Red Cross. She would later serve as vice-chairman of the American Red Cross Board of Directors and national chairperson of volunteers, where she managed over one million volunteers. An auditor by training, she most recently served as chairperson of the IFRC Audit and Risk Commission.