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 30 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.

Professor Aivars Vilnis Krastiņš

Riga Technical University, Latvia Professor Aivars Vilnis Krastiņš is an economist at Finance, and holds a Doctor of Economics. From 1999 to 2001, he was Director General of Latvia Customs and is currently Head of the Customs and Taxation Department and Director of Customs Consulting Centre of the Riga Technical University. He established the Customs education and training system in Latvia and has published over 80 research papers, including five monographs.

Andrew Grainger

The University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Dr Andrew Grainger is a Lecturer in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the Nottingham University Business School. His research interests focus on trade facilitation, trade logistics and cross-border operations. As the founding Director of Trade Facilitation Consulting Ltd, he has also been a consultant to a wide range of private and public sector organisations. Andrew’s PhD thesis on trade facilitation and supply chain management was awarded the Palgrave Macmillan Prize for best PhD Thesis in Maritime Economics and Logistics 2005-08.

Juha Hintsa

Cross-border Research Association and Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), University of Lausanne, Switzerland 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.

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.

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.