Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammer, of the Rotary Club of Götenborg, Sweden , is the choice of the RI Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2005-06. He will become the official nominee on December 1 if there are no challenging candidates.
Stenhammer, a marketing manager for international food products, is the former owner of the Gust. F. BrattAB. In addition, he has been a member of the boards of several companies and served as chairman of the board of a local private school.
A Rotarian since 1974, Stenhammer served on the RI Board of Directors in 1996-98. He has also served RI as district governor, committee member and chairman, and task force general coordinator. Currently, Stenhammer chairs the Permanent Fund Committee for Europe and RIBI and is general coordinator of the Literacy and Education Task Force. He is a member of the Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force, a PolioPlus National Advocacy Adviser, and was chairman of the Presidential Celebration Committee - Peace and Tolerance, which was held in Sweden in August 2003.
The Nominating Committee members are Gustaaf A. Annokkee, The Netherlands; Lennart Arfwidsson, Sweden, Jacques Berthet, France; Robert O. Brickman, USA; William B.P. Cadwallader, Jr., USA; Francisco Creo, Mexico; Gerson Goncalves, Brazil; Lynn A. Hammond, USA; W. John Hockin, England; Brian H. Knowles, Australia; Ryuichi Kotani, Japan; David M. Michaux III, USA; Denny J. Purkey, USA; Carl S. Rosenbaum, USA; In Sang Song, Korea; Ryoichi Takeyama, Japan; and O.P. Vaish, India.
