Thanos magazine 3/2025 (111)

Autumn issue of THANOS Magazine, where we ask: “Who is a Funeral Industry Specialist? Exploring Competence, Education, and Emerging Roles.”

PRESIDENT

William C. Wappner

NFDA

National Funeral Directors Association

Brookfield – WI, USA

Contact: wwappner@wappner.com

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Johan Dexters

FUNEBRA

Koninklijke Federatie de

Begrafenisondernemers van België

Deurne, BELGIUM

Contact: johan@kharon.co

SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

Mylena Cooper

A.F.A.I.

Funeraria Vaticano

Curitiba, BRASIL

Contact: mylenacooper@gmail.com

THIRD VICE PRESIDENT

Idermaa Garavsuren

Буяны Зан Үйлийн Холбоо

Mongolian Funeral Association

Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA

Contact: idermaa@mfa.mn

TREASURER

Atanas Argirov

SPFBUL

Съюза на Погребалните Фирми в България

Union of the Funeral Companies in Bulgaria

Sofia, BULGARIA

Contact: argirov2008@abv.bg

SECRETARY

Emerson De Luca

FIAT-IFTA

The World Organization of Funeral Operatives

Contact: info@thanos.org

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Marek Cichewicz

PSP

Polskie Stowarzyszenie Pogrzebowe

Warszawa, POLAND

Contact: m.cichewicz@bongo.com.pl

HONORARY PRESIDENTS

Jacques Marette , FRANCE

William V. Hocker , USA

Akinori Matsui , JAPAN

Dirk Van Vuure sr., THE NETHERLANDS

Contact: dvanvuure@xs4all.nl

FOUNDER FIAT-IFTA

A.F. Chatillon  (1914-1977), FRANCE

FIAT-IFTA International Secretariat

Pascallaan 24

8218 NJ, Lelystad, THE NETHERLANDS

Tel: +31 32 032 2110

Contact: info@thanos.org

www.thanos.org

BOARD OF FIAT-IFTA

The World Organization of Funeral Operatives

2024-2026