WA Chapter
The Western Australia Chapter of the Australia Arab Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI) was founded in 1975 and today has about 70 members.
AACCI (WA) is based at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCIWA), which supports AACCI with secretariat services. In addition AACCI documentation services (issue of Certificates of Origin, certification of visa letters etc) are available through both CCIWA and the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce.
The activities and services of AACCI (WA) are overseen by an eight-member Management Committee – a Chairman, Deputy Chairman and six elected committee members. Day-to-day management is the responsibility of the Executive Officer, who operates from the International Trade Centre at CCIWA.
AACCI (WA) conducts networking functions monthly, usually with a notable guest speaker. Meetings are also held with visiting trade delegations and diplomatic representatives of Arab countries. Outbound trade missions to Arab countries are also conducted periodically.
Ian Whitaker -- Executive Officer, WA
Ian grew up in rural far north Queensland, where his parents had a dairy farm and his grandfather a sugarcane farm. He became a teacher before studying international economics at the University of Queensland, from which he developed a keen interest in international trade.
Ian has 30 years experience providing advice to exporters and importers on all aspects of international trade.
Ian was instrumental in the establishment of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia's International Trade Centre. He has led trade missions to Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Reunion and Madagascar. He has also participated in trade delegations to India, Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, United Kingdom, Canada and France, and has visited numerous other countries. Additionally, Ian has hosted many trade delegations from around the world.
Ian is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Export and a past Vice President of the Institute in Western Australia.
