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New CEO Named to International Code Council

James Lee Witt is the new chief executive officer of the International Code Council (ICC), a 50,000-member association dedicated to building safety that develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools.

Witt has more than 25 years of leadership and experience in the field of disaster management, including eight years as the director of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As the director and a member of President Clinton’s Cabinet, he was widely recognized for his expertise in change management and the transformation of his agency.

Witt has been the architect of national government programs related to emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and private sector recovery. During his time at FEMA, he elevated mitigation and the role of building codes in building safer and smarter communities.

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In making the announcement of Witt’s appointment, the ICC Board of Directors thanked Bob Heinrich, the organization’s former CEO, for his contributions during the transition from the three model code groups — Building Officials and Code Administrators International, International Conference of Building Officials and Southern Building Code Congress International — into the International Code Council.

“With the inclusion of Mr. Witt as the CEO, we are confident the ICC will continue its growth as a world class organization that is setting the standard for building safety,” said ICC President Paul Myers.
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