Website & contact details
- Website
World Obesity Federation
- Incorporated
- 8 July 1999 (27 years)
- Previously known as
- The International Association for the Study of Obesity (until 5 November 2013)International Obesity Task Force (until 25 September 2002)
- Industry
- Activities of professional membership organizations (94120)
- Directors
- Sara Gaafar Ibnauf SulimanCollin Fonotau TukuitongaRicardo Vitor Cohen
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 3 Waterhouse Square Holborn138 -142 HolbornLondonEC1N 2SW
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 11 July 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 27 June 2026
Officers 16 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Suliman, Sara Gaafar Ibnauf, Dr
Director · Appointed 13 August 2026
British
Born December 1973 (52)
Tukuitonga, Collin Fonotau, Sir
Director · Appointed 17 July 2026
New Zealander
Born October 1957 (69)
Cohen, Ricardo Vitor, Dr
Director · Appointed 1 December 2025
Brazilian
Born January 1962 (64)
Celone-Arnold, Sherlyn
Director · Appointed 16 July 2025
American
Born July 1971 (55)
Sealey, Karen, Dr.
Director · Appointed 1 March 2025
Trinidadian
Born February 1953 (73)
Trujhilo, Fabio, Dr
Director · Appointed 13 February 2025
Brazilian
Born November 1970
Finer, Nick, Professor
Director · Appointed 17 July 2024
British
Born December 1949 (76)
Yumuk, Volkan Demirhan, Professor
Director · Appointed 17 July 2024
Turkish
Born August 1961 (65)
Buse, Dieter Kent, Professor
Director · Appointed 15 February 2024
Canadian
Born April 1964 (62)
Huett-Garcia, Amber
Director · Appointed 12 July 2023
American
Born September 1985 (41)
Ogweno, Stephen Odhiambo
Director · Appointed 12 July 2023
Kenyan
Born February 1996 (30)
Kim, Kyoung-Kon, Dr
Director · Appointed 30 November 2022
South Korean
Born November 1969
Barquera Cervera, Simon, Dr
Director · Appointed 13 July 2022
Mexican
Born May 1970 (56)
Halford, Jason, Professor
Director · Appointed 1 July 2021
British
Born June 1970 (56)
Halpern, Bruno, Dr
Director · Appointed 1 January 2021
Brazilian
Born May 1983 (43)
Ralston, Johanna
Secretary · Appointed 14 August 2017
Officer history (54 former)
13 August 2026
Appointed Suliman, Sara Gaafar Ibnauf, Dr as Director
17 July 2026
Resigned Baur, Louise, Professor as Director
17 July 2026
Appointed Tukuitonga, Collin Fonotau, Sir as Director
1 December 2025
Appointed Cohen, Ricardo Vitor, Dr as Director
1 December 2025
Resigned Cuevas, Ada, Dr as Director
16 July 2025
Appointed Celone-Arnold, Sherlyn as Director
1 March 2025
Appointed Sealey, Karen, Dr. as Director
1 March 2025
Resigned Clement, Karine, Dr as Director
13 February 2025
Appointed Trujhilo, Fabio, Dr as Director
13 February 2025
17 July 2024
Appointed Finer, Nick, Professor as Director
17 July 2024
Resigned Ryan, Donna, Dr as Director
17 July 2024
Resigned Apovian, Caroline, Professor as Director
17 July 2024
17 July 2024
Appointed Yumuk, Volkan Demirhan, Professor as Director
15 February 2024
Resigned Samuels, Alafia, Professor as Director
15 February 2024
Appointed Buse, Dieter Kent, Professor as Director
31 January 2024
Resigned Parks, Elizabeth, Dr as Director
2 January 2024
Appointed Parks, Elizabeth, Dr as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Bessesen, Daniel H, Dr as Director
12 July 2023
Appointed Ogweno, Stephen Odhiambo as Director
12 July 2023
Appointed Huett-Garcia, Amber as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Oldfield, Brian John, Professor as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Kotz, Cathy, Dr as Director
31 December 2022
Resigned Proietto, Joseph, Dr as Director
30 November 2022
Appointed Kim, Kyoung-Kon, Dr as Director
30 November 2022
Appointed Cuevas, Ada, Dr as Director
30 November 2022
Appointed Bessesen, Daniel H, Dr as Director
13 July 2022
Resigned York, David, Dr as Director
13 July 2022
Appointed Barquera Cervera, Simon, Dr as Director
1 December 2021
Appointed Kotz, Cathy, Dr as Director
1 December 2021
Resigned Huang, Terry, Professor as Director
1 July 2021
Appointed Halford, Jason, Professor as Director
1 July 2021
Resigned Farpour Lambert, Nathalie, Dr as Director
1 January 2021
Appointed Halpern, Bruno, Dr as Director
16 September 2020
7 July 2020
Resigned Caterson, Ian Douglas, Prof as Director
7 July 2020
Appointed Apovian, Caroline, Professor as Director
7 July 2020
Appointed Baur, Louise, Professor as Director
7 July 2020
6 November 2019
Appointed Samuels, Alafia, Professor as Director
6 November 2019
Resigned Kumanyika, Shiriki, Dr as Director
30 April 2019
Resigned Toplak, Hermann, Professor as Director
30 April 2019
Appointed Farpour Lambert, Nathalie, Dr as Director
23 May 2018
Appointed Oldfield, Brian John, Professor as Director
23 May 2018
Resigned Coutinho, Walmir, Professor as Director
23 May 2018
Resigned Noor, Ismail, Professor as Director
23 May 2018
14 August 2017
Appointed Ralston, Johanna as Secretary
7 April 2017
Resigned Trimmer, Christine as Secretary
3 May 2016
Resigned Noor, Ismail, Dr as Director
3 May 2016
Appointed Toplak, Hermann, Professor as Director
3 May 2016
Appointed Ryan, Donna, Dr as Director
3 May 2016
Appointed Proietto, Joseph, Dr as Director
3 May 2016
Resigned Coutinho, Walmir as Director
3 May 2016
Appointed York, David, Dr as Director
3 May 2016
Appointed Clement, Karine, Dr as Director
3 May 2016
Appointed Coutinho, Walmir, Professor as Director
3 May 2016
Appointed Kumanyika, Shiriki, Dr as Director
7 November 2015
Appointed Huang, Terry, Professor as Director
7 November 2015
Resigned Atkinson, Richard L, Dr as Director
7 May 2015
Resigned Fruhbeck, Gema, Dr as Director
19 March 2014
19 March 2014
19 March 2014
Resigned York, David Anthony, Professor as Director
19 March 2014
Resigned Jean-Michel, Oppert, Professor as Director
19 March 2014
Resigned Noor, Ismail, Dr as Director
19 March 2014
Appointed Noor, Ismail, Professor as Director
17 March 2014
Appointed Caterson, Ian Douglas, Prof as Director
17 March 2014
Appointed Fruhbeck, Gema, Dr as Director
17 March 2014
Resigned Huang, Kuo-Chin, Professor as Director
16 March 2014
Appointed Noor, Ismail, Dr as Director
1 April 2012
Resigned Nuila, Ana Margarita as Director
27 May 2011
Resigned Gomez Cuevas, Rafael, Professor as Director
27 May 2011
Appointed Nuila, Ana Margarita as Director
27 May 2011
Resigned Van Der Merwe, Maria Teresa, Dr as Director
4 May 2011
Appointed Trimmer, Christine as Secretary
1 October 2010
Appointed Huang, Kuo-Chin, Professor as Director
1 October 2010
Resigned Matsuzawa, Yuji as Director
13 July 2010
Appointed Noor, Ismail, Dr as Director
11 July 2010
Appointed Gomez Cuevas, Rafael, Professor as Director
31 March 2010
Resigned Small, Caroline, Dr. as Secretary
31 March 2010
Resigned Astrup, Arne Vernon, Prof as Director
7 May 2009
Appointed Atkinson, Richard L, Dr as Director
7 May 2009
Resigned Gomez Cuevas, Rafael, Professor as Director
7 May 2009
Appointed Jean-Michel, Oppert, Professor as Director
7 May 2009
7 May 2009
Appointed Coutinho, Walmir as Director
7 May 2009
Resigned Lovejoy, Jennifer, Dr as Director
1 February 2008
Appointed Small, Caroline, Dr. as Secretary
31 January 2008
1 October 2007
1 October 2007
23 April 2007
Resigned Stevens, Hazel June, Dr as Director
28 September 2006
Resigned Kaufmann, Pedro, Dr as Director
14 September 2006
Appointed Gomez Cuevas, Rafael, Professor as Director
8 September 2006
8 September 2006
Appointed Matsuzawa, Yuji as Director
6 September 2006
Resigned Montero, Julio Cesar as Director
6 September 2006
Resigned Bouchard, Claude as Director
6 September 2006
Resigned Caterson, Ian Douglas, Prof as Director
6 September 2006
18 November 2004
Appointed Lovejoy, Jennifer, Dr as Director
13 November 2004
Resigned Hill, James Oakley, Professor as Director
25 May 2004
14 November 2003
Appointed Montero, Julio Cesar as Director
12 October 2003
Appointed Stevens, Hazel June, Dr as Director
26 August 2002
Appointed Van Der Merwe, Maria Teresa, Dr as Director
26 August 2002
Appointed Astrup, Arne Vernon, Prof as Director
26 August 2002
Appointed Hill, James Oakley, Professor as Director
26 August 2002
Appointed Kaufmann, Pedro, Dr as Director
26 August 2002
Resigned Rossner, Stephan, Professor as Director
26 August 2002
26 August 2002
Appointed Caterson, Ian Douglas, Prof as Director
26 August 2002
20 March 2000
20 March 2000
2 November 1999
Appointed Bouchard, Claude as Director
2 November 1999
2 November 1999
Appointed York, David Anthony, Professor as Director
8 July 1999
8 July 1999
8 July 1999
Appointed Rossner, Stephan, Professor as Director
8 July 1999
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What World Obesity Federation say about themselves
“The World Obesity Federation drive global efforts to reduce, prevent and treat obesity.”
Filings 215
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 13 August 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 7 August 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 10 July 2026 | Full accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 4 July 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 27 June 2026 |
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