The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is based in Bonn, Germany.
Due to the enormous growth and the increasing complexity of the various services offered by the IPC, the once fully volunteer-managed organization had to establish a professionally run office. With funding from the Federal Government of Germany as well as of the City of Bonn, relocation and expansion was made possible. The building was renovated and made wheelchair-accessible, and the IPC Headquarters were officially opened on 3 September 1999.
The IPC Management Team consists of the professional staff working under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). With the authority delegated by the Governing Board, the CEO represents the Board and the Organization in all day-to-day business affairs and in all proceedings and negotiations of all types against courts and authorities. The CEO is responsible for the management of the organization including the authority to directly employ, supervise, control, review the performance and terminate staff.
In addition to the full and part-time members, the IPC uses the services of several experts from different areas and interns.
To contact any of the IPC Management team via e-mail, please use firstname.lastname@paralympic.org
* part-time position (50% or less)
Executive Office
| Function |
Name |
| Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Xavier Gonzalez |
| CEO Assistant | Ulrike Hoefer |
| Executive Office Manager | Verena Conrad |
| Head of Strategy and Planning | Arno Wolter |
| Executive Office Assistant | Bettina Kaus |
| Governing Board Executive Assistant | Leen Coudenys |
| Paralympic Games Sport and NPC Services Senior Manager | Jürgen Padberg |
| Database Development Manager | Alexander Picolin |
Operational Office
| Function |
Name |
| Chief Operating Officer (COO) | Georg Schlachtenberger |
| COO Assistant | Christiane Schöttler |
President's Office
| Function |
Name |
| President Assistant | Diana Taylor |
Protocol, Hospitality & Events
| Function |
Name |
| Head of Protocol, Hospitality & Events | Stephanie Keller |
| Protocol & Events Manager | Kim Fong Liu |
| Events Manager | Anna Sagarra |
| Guest Services | Sharon Slaney |
Administration, Finances, Human Resources and IT
| Function |
Name |
| Finance Senior Manager | Corinne Resch |
| Administration Manager | Frédéric Herrmann |
| Finance Co-ordinator | Israel Villalpando |
| Human Resources Manager | Alexandra Schnurr |
| Head of IT Services* | Volker Zietlow |
| Travel Assistant* | Jessika Braun |
| Legal Counsel* | Mike Townley |
| Office Assistant | Valérie Bojanowsky |
| Electronic Filing Assistant | Julia Schwichtenberg |
Documentation Centre
| Function |
Name |
| Documentation Centre Assistant | Jan Coenen |
Membership Relations and Services
| Function |
Name |
| NPC Services Manager | Qayser Sachdev |
| Membership Relations Manager | Claire Magras |
| Development Manager | Carolin Rickers |
Media and Communications
| Function |
Name |
| Media & Communications Director | Craig Spence |
| Media Operations Manager | Eva Werthmann |
| Digital Media Manager | Natalia Dannenberg |
| Public Relations & Campaigns Manager | Lucy Dominy |
| Editorial & Social Media Co-ordinator | Stuart Lieberman |
Marketing and Commercial
| Function |
Name |
| Commercial & Marketing Director | Alexis Schäfer |
| Client Services Manager | Bart Schell |
| Brand & Creative Services Manager | Carolin Baird |
| Commercial & Marketing Co-ordinator | Anirudh Singhal |
| Marketing and Communications Administrator | Alexis Vapaille |
Sports Department
| Function |
Name |
| Sports Competitions Manager | Denis Pavlovic |
Paralympic Games
| Function |
Name |
| Paralympic Games Integration Director | Thanos Kostopoulos |
| Head of Knowledge Management | Apostolos Rigas |
| Paralympic Games Coordination Manager | Kathrin Becker |
IPC Athletics
| Function |
Name |
| Sport Senior Manager | Ryan Montgomery |
| Sport Manager | Haozhe Gao |
| Sport Co-ordinator | Laura Danning |
| Sport Assistant | Heike Schulz |
IPC Swimming
| Function |
Name |
| Sport Senior Manager | Agnes Szilak |
| Sport Classification and ITO Co-ordinator | Meredith Evans |
| Sport Assistant | Eva Schulte |
IPC Powerlifting/Shooting/Wheelchair Dance Sport
| Function |
Name |
| Powerlifting Sport Manager | Jorge Moreno |
| Shooting Sport Manager | Sarah Bond |
| Sports Co-ordinator Powerlifting/Shooting/Wheelchair Dance | Camila Rodrigues |
IPC Winter Sports
| Function |
Name |
| Snow Sports Senior Manager | Dimitrije Lazarovski |
| IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Sport Manager | Jessica Korber |
| Winter Sports Administration Assistant | Barbora Kohoutova |
Medical and Scientific
| Function |
Name |
| Medical & Scientific Director | Dr. Peter Van de Vliet |
| Anti-Doping Senior Manager | Vanessa Webb |
| Anti-Doping Coordinator | Emilia Gullberg |
| Classification Manager | Julia Rauw |
| Classification Research Manager | Isabel Rossignoli |
| Medical Manager | Cristiani Gomes |
