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Executives Officers LCI

A. P. Singh

International Officer
International President

A.P. Singh, of Kolkata, India, was elected to serve as international president of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 107th international convention, held in Orlando, Florida from July 13 through July 17, 2025.

International President Singh is a practicing chartered accountant and has family business interests in automobile dealerships.

A Lion since 1984 and a member of the Calcutta Vikas Lions Club, International President Singh has held many positions within the association, including district governor and council chairperson. He has served as GMT international coordinator for four years and as a member on a number of ad hoc board committees. He was chairperson for the 2017 DGE seminar in Chicago, USA, and has served as faculty at more than 50 ALLIs/RLLIs, RLLIs, FDIs and LCIP certification programs. He has also served as multi-national coordinator for Campaign SightFirst II, CA leader for Campaign 100, member of the LCIF Steering Committee and as chairperson of the National SightFirst Committee of India.

International President Singh has participated in and presented seminars at area forums in all constitutional areas. He was the co-chairperson of the Organizing Committee for the ISAAME Forum in Kolkata, India.

In recognition of his service to the association, International President Singh has received numerous awards, including multiple International President’s Awards, as well as the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor the association grants its members. He is a major gift donor for Campaign SightFirst II and Campaign 100, and a progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.

In addition to his Lion activities, International President Singh is accredited with the initiation of various service programs in collaboration with other trusts, foundations and corporate houses. He has worked on establishing a web-based Lion leadership development platform, a micro-finance program, and has organized multiple large-scale online events to keep Lions engaged.

International President Singh has three children.

Fabrício Oliveira

International Officer
Immediate Past International President

Fabrício Oliveira of Catolé do Rocha, Paraiba, Brazil, was elected to serve as chairperson for Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) at the association’s 107th international convention, held in Orlando, Florida from July 13 through July 17, 2025. Immediate Past International President Fabrício is a businessman with a post-graduate degree in business management (MBA) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), and a degree in business administration

A member of the Catolé do Rocha Lions Club since 1985, Immediate Past International President Fabrício has held several offices in the association, among them, club president, zone chairperson, region chairperson, district governor, Multiple District LA first council of governors chairperson and international director. He has also served as multiple district leadership development chairperson, having coordinated the District Governors-Elect Seminar, multiple district SightFirst committee chair and chair of the district Lions Foundation. Immediate Past International President Fabrício also served twice as District Governors-Elect Seminar group leader.

In recognition of his service to the association, he has received several awards, including the 100% Club President Award, the District Governor Excellence Medal, District Governor's Extension Award for chartering nine Lions clubs, the District Governor's Membership Growth Award (net 312), Service Award, seven Council Chairperson's Appreciation Medals, 19 International Presidents’ Certificates of Appreciation, the Augustin Soliva Medal, the Paradigm Medal, nine Leadership Medals, 16 Presidential Medals, International Director Recognition Medal and the Ambassador of Good Will Award, the highest honor awarded by the association to its members.

Immediate Past International President Fabrício has also received a Key Award for sponsoring 30 new members, an Extension Certificate for sponsoring five new Leo clubs, the Global Vision Medal for his efforts in Campaign SightFirst and the Helping Hands Award given by Lions Clubs International Foundation. He has also been recognized as a Lions International Second Century Ambassador, as well as being a Multilevel Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.

In addition to his Lion achievements, Immediate Past International President Fabrício participates in numerous professional and community organizations, having served as the secretary of industry and commerce of the state of Paraiba and an administration council chairperson of several companies. Immediate Past International President Fabrício served as director of the National Confederation of Shopkeepers (CNDL), chairperson of the Federation of Chambers of Shopkeepers of the State of Paraíba (FCDL-PB) and chairperson of Catolé do Rocha Chamber of Shopkeepers (CDL).

Immediate Past International President Fabrício and his wife, Amariles, also a member of the Catolé do Rocha Lions Club and a Melvin Jones Fellow, have two daughters, a son and a granddaughter. 

Mark S. Lyon

International Officer
International First Vice President

Mark S. Lyon, from Brookfield, Connecticut, USA, was elected to serve as first vice president of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 107th international convention held in Orlando, Florida from July 13 through July 17, 2025.

Prior to his retirement in March 2024, Vice President Lyon has worked in corporate legal administration and financial services with several major corporations and banks for over 40 years.

As a long-time resident of Brookfield and an active volunteer in his community, church and local government, his connection with Lions was already well established before he became a member of the Brookfield Lions Club in 1996. Since then, he has held a number of offices within the association, including international director, multiple district council chairperson, and multiple district GLT coordinator.

He was also appointed as a member of the LCI Forward project team, a Global Action Team area leader, a District Governor-Elect Seminar group leader and board liaison to the 2019 USA/Canada Lions Leadership Forum Executive Committee. Vice President Lyon has also served as presenter, faculty and participant at countless training events and leadership forums throughout the years.

In recognition of his service, he has received multiple International President’s Awards and International President’s Certificates of Appreciation, as well as an International President’s Leadership Award. Vice President Lyon is also a recipient of the Ambassador of Goodwill Award, the highest honor the association bestows upon its members. Additionally, he has been recognized as a Connecticut Knight of the Blind and a Connecticut Ambassador of Sight and is the recipient of a number of project- and service-related certificates.

In addition to his Lions activities, Vice President Lyon has been active in numerous professional and community organizations. He has served on the board of directors for the Silver Lake Conference Center and Wide Horizons for Children. He was an associate member of the American Bar Association and a past member of the Association of Legal Administrators, the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, and the Shareholder Services Association.

Vice President Lyon is a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. His wife, Lyn Lyon, is also a longtime Lion and Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow. They are the proud parents of three incredible daughters. 

Dr. Manoj Shah

International Officer
International Second Vice President

Dr. Manoj Shah of Nairobi, Kenya was elected to serve as second vice president of Lions International at the association's 107th international convention held in Orlando, Florida in July 2025.

Vice President Shah is a successful businessman with interests in the automobile, property, hospitality and finance sectors.

A charter member of the Nairobi Greater Lions Club since 1988, Vice President Shah has held many offices within the association at club, district and international levels. He has served as a constitutional area leader of the Global Action Team – Africa and was chairman of the Africa Lions Steering Committee, which led to Africa being recognized as a separate constitutional area. He also served as a trustee of the Lions Clubs International Foundation and is a Campaign 100 Lead Gift Donor and LCIF Humanitarian Partner.

A passionate advocate for leadership development, Vice President Shah has served as faculty at several International Lions Leadership Institutes and facilitated leadership workshops across Africa and Asia. He is a certified LCIP trainer for Lions International and has led the District Governors-Elect Seminar as a group leader multiple times.

Vice President Shah's philanthropic endeavors have left an indelible mark on the community. He played a pivotal role in establishing Lions Service Centers in Kenya, including the Lions Renal Unit, Lions Dental Center and Lions Hearing Center. Notably, he spearheaded the establishment of the first Lions Eye Bank in Kenya and serves as vice chairman of the Board of Management of the Lions SightFirst Eye Hospital in Nairobi. Additionally, he has been instrumental in establishing the first two Lions Comprehensive Diabetic Care Centers in Kenya.

Vice President Shah has received numerous accolades, including the Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS) Award by the president of the Republic of Kenya for his role in Nation Building, Ambassador of Good Will Award by Lions International and the prestigious Commander to the Venerable of St. John Medal (CStJ) from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for Community Engagement and conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in Humanity. His achievements have been highlighted in his published biography titled One in A Million.

In addition to his Lion activities, Vice President Shah is active in numerous professional and community organizations. He is currently the chairman of the M.P. Shah Hospital, chairman of the Automobile Association of Kenya Road Safety Council, member of the Priory Council of St. John, trustee of the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust, board member of Special Olympics Kenya and an active member of the Visa Oshwal Community. At the national level, he has also served as the chairperson of The National Transport and Road Safety Authority of Kenya (NTSA).

Vice President Shah is married to Jayna, an equally dedicated member of Lions Club Nairobi Greater and are both Progressive Melvin Jones Fellows. They are proud parents to two daughters — Dr. Priyum and Lion Dr. Soyum, a resolute leader and Progressive 7 Diamond Melvin Jones Fellow — and proud grandparents to two granddaughters 

Tony Benbow

International Officer
International Third Vice President

Tony Benbow from South Vermont, Australia, was elected to serve as international third vice president of Lions Clubs International at the association’s 107th international convention held in Orlando, Florida, July 13 through 17, 2025.

Vice President Benbow is a retired head of operations in banking.

A member of the South Vermont Lions Club since 1985, he has held many offices within the association, including international director, club president, district governor, council chairperson and GMT area leader.

In recognition of his service to the association, he has received numerous awards, including a Membership Advancement Key, Club President Excellence Award, two International President’s Certificates of Appreciation and nine International President’s Awards. He is also a Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow.

In addition to his Lion activities, Vice President Benbow has been active in numerous professional and community organizations, including an associate member of the Institute of Community Directors, chairman of Lions House Foundation and chairman of the Australian Lions Foundation

Vice President Benbow and his wife, Sue, have one son and one daughter.   

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