The Federation was founded by a number of industrial leaders from Asian countries in 1987. The first organising committee meeting was held in Japan with enthusiastic representatives from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Thailand and Australia.
The hard works of the ad-hoc committee was finally concluded at the first general meeting and inauguration ceremony of the federation (formerly known as FAOPCA) held on November 7, 1988 at Grand Hill Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan with 47 participants from eight countries.
The following representatives were elected in the first general meeting as members of the Executive Committee (1988-1989)
| President |
Mr. Noria Yamanoto |
(Japan) |
| Vice President |
Dr. Chyun Soon Pyo |
(Korea) |
| Secretary |
Mr. Ross J. Blackmore |
(Australia) |
| Treasurer |
Mr. Frank Chen |
(Taiwan) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. Paul T Owen |
(Hong Kong) |
The second general meeting and the first covention was held on October 18, 1989 at Taipei, Taiwan. The following individuals were elected for the term (1989-1991)
| President |
Mr. Paul T. Owen |
(Hong Kong) |
| Vice President |
Dr. Chyun Soon Pyo |
(Korea) |
| Secretary |
Mr. Ross J. Blackmore |
(Australia) |
| Treasurer |
Mr. Hiroshi Miyazawa |
(Japan) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. Huang Shyh Chun |
(Taiwan) |
| Reserve Member |
Mr. Jatindra N. Shah |
(India) |
The third general meeting and the second convention was held on Oct. l5-17, 1990 at Hong Kong.
The fourth general meeting was held at The Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California, U.S.A. on Oct. 2l, 1991 and the following office bearers were elected for the term 1991-1993:
| President |
Mr. Johnson Lu |
(Taiwan) |
| Vice President |
Dr. Motokazu Hirao |
(Japan) |
| Secretary |
Mr. Ross Blackmore |
(Australia) |
| Treasurer |
Mr. Danai Chantarapitak |
(Thailand) |
| President-Elect |
Dr. Chyun Soon Pyo |
(Korea) |
| Reserve Member |
Mr. P.S. Pruthi |
(India) |
The fifth general meeting was held at The Palm Cove Travelodge, Cairns, Australia on August 24, 1992 in conjunction with the fourth FAOPMA & AEPMA Convention.
The sixth general meeting and the fifth FAOPMA convention was held on October 4, 1993 at The Central Plaza Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. The following reprsentatives were elected as office bearers for the term 1993-1995:
| President |
Dr. Chyun Soon Pyo |
(Korea) |
| Vice President |
Dr. Motokazu Hirao |
(Japan) |
| Secretary |
Mr. Ross Blackmore |
(Australia) |
| Treasurer |
Mr. Stephen Ip |
(Hong Kong) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. Danai Chantarapitak |
(Thailand) |
| Reserve Member |
Dr. Err-Lieh Hsu |
(Taiwan) |
The seventh general meeting and the sixth FAOPMA convention was held on September 26, 1994 at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Bombay, India. It was motioned and seconded in the meeting that the georgraphic coverage of the federation be enlarged to cover the nations that particpate in the Asian Games as well as the nations in the Oceania Region. Israel Pest Control Services Association was admitted as country member of the federation.
The eighth general meeting and the seventh FAOPMA convention was held on October 24, 1995 at the Lotte World Hotel, Seoul, Korea. The following representative were elected as office bearers for the term 1995-1997:
| President |
Mr. P.S. Pruthi |
(India) |
| Vice President |
Dr. Motokazu Hirao |
(Japan) |
| Hon Secretary |
Mr. Ross Blackmore |
(Australia) |
| Hon Treasurer |
Mr. Stephen Ip |
(Hong Kong) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. Danai Chantarapitak |
(Thailand) |
The eighth FAOPMA convention was held on May 8-12, 1996 jointly with CEPA at Tel Aviv, Israel.
The nineth general meeting was held at Singapore on November 30, 1996. Both Pest Control Association of New Zealand and Singapore were invited to join FAOPMA as country members.
The tenth general meeting and the nineth FAOPMA convention was held on April 7-9, 1997 in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong. The following representatives were elected as office bearers for the term 1997-1999:
| President |
Dr. Motokazu Hirao |
(Japan) |
| Vice President |
Mr. Sheik Yagob |
(Hong Kong) |
| Hon Secretary |
Mr. Peter Nelson |
(New Zealand) |
| Hon Treasurer |
Mr. Chyun Chan Min |
(Korea) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. Tawan Naayudthaya |
(Thailand) |
| Executive Director |
Mr. Jackson Chan |
|
| Reserve Member |
Dr. Err-Lieh Hsu |
(Taiwan) |
The Executive Director post was created during the general meeting and Mr. Jackson Chan (Hong Kong) was elected to hold the post on permanent basis in order to maintain continuity of administrative matters of the federation. He or his designated representative shall be an ex-officio of all meetings of the federation.
P.R. China joined as country member and Israel Pest Control Services Association relinguished its membership in 1997.
The eleventh general meeting and the tenth FAOPMA convention was held on June 3-5, 1998 jointly with AEPMA at Melbourne/Tasmania. Pest Exterminators Association of The Philippines was invited to join as country member.
The twelveth general meeting and the eleventh FAOPMA convention was held on Sept. 8-10, 1999 at Kun Lun Hotel, Beijing, PR China. The following representatives were elected as office bearers for the term 1999-2001:
| President |
Mr. Jackson Chan |
(Hong Kong) |
| Vice President |
Mr. B.S. Pruthi |
(India) |
| Hon Secretary |
Mr. G. Surajan |
(Singapore) |
| Hon Treasurer |
Mr. Liu Yuliang |
(PR China) |
| President-Elect |
Dr. Chen Chin-seng |
(Taiwan) |
| Reserve Member |
Mr. Jung Hee Byung |
(Korea) |
The thirteenth general meeting and the twelveth FAOPMA Convention was held at Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore on June 23, 2000.
The fourteenth general meeting and the thirteenth FAOPMA Convention was held at International House, Taipei, Taiwan on September 10, 2001. The following representatives were elected as office bearers for the term 2001-2003:-
| President |
Dr. Chen Chin Seng |
(Taiwan) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. Balreet Pruthi |
(India) |
| Vice President |
Mr. Liu Yuliang |
(China) |
| Hon Secretary |
Mr. William Tsoi |
(Hong Kong) |
| Hon Treasurer |
Mr. J. Katayama |
(Japan) |
| Reserve Member |
Mr. Jung Hee Byung |
(Korea) |
| Executive Director |
Mr. Jackson Chan |
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The fifteenth general meeting and the fourteenth Convention was held at Yokohama, Japan on November 10, 2002.
The sixteenth general meeting and the fifteenth Convention/Exhibition was held at Shangri-la Hotel, Makati, The Philippines - November 18-20, 2003. Mrs. Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo, President of the Philippines officiated the opening ceremony. The following representatives were elected as office bearers for the term 2004-2005:
| President |
Mr. Balreet S. Pruthi |
(India) |
| Vice President |
Mr. Chan-min Chyun |
(Korea) |
| Hon Secretary |
Mr. William Tsoi |
(Hong Kong) |
| Hon Treasurer |
Mr. J. Katayama |
(Japan) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. LIU Yuliang |
(China) |
| Reserve Member |
Mr. Doug Howick |
(Australia) |
| Executive Director |
Mr. Jackson Chan |
- |
The meeting also resolved that Dr. Chyun Soon Pyo of KPCA and Dr. Motokazu Hirao of JPCA both honored with the title "Honorary President" for dedicated services.
The seventeen general meeting and the sixteenth convention/exhibition was held in J.W. Marriot Hotel, Mumbai, India from Nov. 24-25, 2004 with over 450 delegates, both local and international. Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh, Honourable Minister of State for Agriculture & Consusmer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Govt. of India officiated the opening ceremony.
The eighteenth general meeting and seventeenth convention/exhibition was held at Korean International Exhibition Centre, Seoul, Korea Nov. 22 -24, 2005. Messrs Geun-Tae, Kim, Minister of Health and Welfare; Dae-Kyu, Oh, Director of Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Hak-Kyu, Sohn, The Provincial Governor, Gyeonggi Province, Korea are guests of honor of the event. The following representatives were elected as office bearers for the term 2006-2007:
| President |
Mr. Choi Heung-sik |
(Korea) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. Junichiro Katayama |
(Japan) |
| Vice President |
Mr. Sunil Surkund |
(India) |
| Hon Secretary |
Mr. William Tsoi |
(Hong Kong) |
| Hon Treasurer |
Mr. Songkiat Aebtham
(resigned in 2006) |
(Thailand) |
|
Replaced by: Mr. Leonardo C. Villegas |
(Philippines) |
| Executive Director |
Mr. Jackson Chan |
(Hong Kong) |
The nineteenth general meeting and eighteenth convention/exhibition was held at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane Australia July 26-29, 2006. The event was attended by over 800 delegates from local and overseas. President (2006-2007) Mr. Choi Heung-sik reported in the meeting that a team of eight delegates from five Korean pest control companies assisted in the Tsunami disaster relief activities from Jan. 5 to Feb. 3, 2005 at Banda Ache, Indonesia. The team provided pest control treatments and related technology transfer to the Indonesian Authorities as part of the relief activities. A total of 10,858 litres germicide/pesticides (value approx. US$76,000) were also contributed in the operation. Mr. Doug Howick, retired National Executive Director of AEPMA, Australia, was honored the title of Honorary Advisor for FAOPMA by the AGM. Mr. Jackson Chan, Executive Director and Past President was enrolled in the Honorary President list effective July 29, 2006.
The twentieth general meeting and the nineteenth convention/exhibition was held at Howard International House, Taipei, Taiwan November 14-16, 2007. The event was attended by over 600 delegates from local and overseas. The event was fully supported by National Taiwan University and Environmental Protection Administration Executive Yuan, Taiwan. The FAOPMA President Mr. Heung ¡V Sik CHOI announced that he has successfully linked up with members of FAOPMA under an international agreement which all of them committed to provide all kinds of necessary assistance to minimize harmful effects of natural disasters happening within the Asian and Oceania regions. He is certain that all members will continue this spirit at all times. During the general meeting, the following representatives were elected as office bearers for the term 2008-2009:
| President |
Mr. Junichiro Katayama |
(Japan) |
| President-Elect |
Mr. Sunil Surkund |
(India) |
| Vice President |
Ms. Huang Xiao Yun |
(China) |
| Hon Secretary |
Mr. Leonardo C. Villegas |
(Philippines) |
| Hon Treasurer |
Mr. Chyun Chan Min |
(Korea) |
| Executive Director |
Mr. Jackson Chan |
(Hong Kong) |
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