Editorial board

Professor David Widdowson

University of Canberra, Australia Editor-in-Chief Professor David Widdowson is Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Customs & Excise Studies at the University of Canberra. He is President of the International Network of Customs Universities; a member of the WCO’s PICARD Advisory Group, and a founding director of the Trusted Trade Alliance. David holds a PhD in Customs Management, and has over 35 years experience in his field of expertise, including 21 years with the Australian Customs Service. His research areas include trade facilitation, regulatory compliance management, risk management and supply chain security.

Professor Hans-Michael Wolffgang

University of Münster, Germany Professor Dr. Hans-Michael Wolffgang is Professor of International Trade and Tax Law and Head of the Department of Customs and Excise which forms part of the Institute of Tax Law at the University of Münster, Germany. He is director of the Münster Master studies in Customs Administration, Law and Policy and has written extensively on international trade law, customs law and export controls in Europe.

Dr. Andrew Grainger

The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Dr Andrew Grainger is an experienced trade facilitation practitioner and academic. He is currently based at Nottingham University Business School and is regularly consulted by governments, companies and international organisations. In previous roles, Andrew worked as Deputy Director at SITPRO, the former UK trade facilitation agency, and Secretary for EUROPRO, the umbrella body for European trade facilitation organisations. His PhD thesis on Supply Chain Management and Trade Facilitation was awarded the Palgrave Macmillan Prize in Maritime Economics and Logistics 2005-2008 for best PhD thesis.

Professor Aydin Aliyev

State Customs Committee, Republic of Azerbaijan Professor Aydin Aliyev is Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He is a graduate in Law from Azerbaijan State University, and author of educational and scientific articles and books on customs matters which have been published in several countries. His contributions to the development of customs administrations and for strengthening customs cooperation have been recognised by the World Customs Organization, the State Customs Committee of the Russian Federation, and by the Republic of Hungary. In 2010, he was awarded the title of ‘Honoured Lawyer of the Republic of Azerbaijan’ by Presidential Decree.

Dr. Juha Hintsa

Cross-border Research Association and Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), University of Lausanne, Switzerland Dr Juha Hintsa is a Senior Researcher in global supply chain security management, with an MSc (Eng.) in Industrial Management and Artificial Intelligence. He is one of the founding partners of the Global Customs Research Network, and the founder of the Cross-border Research Association (CBRA) in Lausanne, where he undertakes research into various aspects of supply chain security management in close collaboration with several multinational corporations. Juha’s PhD thesis was on ‘Post-2001 supply chain security: impacts on the private sector’.

Elaine Eccleston

University of Canberra, Australia Elaine Eccleston, BA, MA, developed the Information and Knowledge Management subjects taught at the University of Canberra. She was Manager, Information and Knowledge Management at the Australian Trade Commission, and has worked in these fields for the Australian Taxation Office, the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, and as Manager, Information & Records Management, BP Oil UK. She is Editor, World Customs Journal at the Centre for Customs & Excise Studies, University of Canberra.

Dr. Christopher Dallimore

Dr Christopher Dallimore studied Law and German at the University of Wales, Cardiff and obtained a Magister Legum at Trier University, Germany. His doctoral thesis was on the legal implications of supply chain security. For a number of years, Chris was Course Co-ordinator of the Master of Customs Administration postgraduate program at Münster University, Germany, and currently works for the Trusted Trade Alliance Europe GmbH. He is a lecturer at Münster University and translator of a number of legal texts.