IPC BODIES
Under the new Constitution, as part of the IPC’s governance reform, a number of new Board Sub-Committee’s, Committee’s and Tribunals will be established over the next year. These Bodies will support the IPC to oversee and assist with vital aspects of the Paralympic Movement including anti-doping, ethics, finance and the Paralympic Games.
Details of each committee, its responsibilities, members and contact details can be found below. During this transition period, some of the existing Committee’s will remain in place until the new Body has been established (these are marked with an *).
WORLD PARA SPORTS UNIT BOARD
Function: The role of the WPS Unit Board is to govern the IPC Sports pending their separation from the IPC, and to monitor and progress the implementation of the ‘leaving plan’ for each IPC Sport.
| FUNCTION | NAME |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Thomas Lund |
| Member | Chelsey Gotell |
| Member | Luca Pancalli |
| Member | Vanessa Low |
| Member | Lisa Pearce |
NOMINATIONS PANEL
Function: The main role of the Nominations Panel is to identify, recruit, assess and make recommendations to the Governing Board for the appointment of all or certain members of the following IPC bodies: Committees; appointed members of the Athletes’ Council; Judicial Tribunal; Appeals Tribunal; Anti-Doping Tribunal; Board of Appeal of Classification; Elections Oversight Panel; and the WPS Unit Board.
| FUNCTION | NAME |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Gordon Orlikow |
| Member | Ilona Meyer |
| Member | Andrew Parsons (but solely for the purposes of the appointment of the WPS Unit Board and the Committees) |
| Member | Vladyslava Kravchenko (but solely for the purposes of the appointment of the athlete representative on the World Para Sports Unit Board) |
| Member | Mitch Gourley (but solely for the purposes of the appointment of the athlete representative on the World Para Sports Unit Board) |
AUDIT, RISK AND FINANCE BOARD SUB-COMMITTEE
Function: Function: The overall objective of the Sub-Committee is to assist and support the IPC Governing Board in fulfilling its financial and risk oversight responsibilities.
| FUNCTION | NAME |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Bita Alu |
| Member | Duane Kale |
| Member | John Petersson |
| Member | Niels Lindholm |
| Member | Morane Kerek |
HR AND REMUNERATION BOARD SUB-COMMITTEE
Function: The overall objective of the Sub-Committee is to assist and support the IPC Governing Board with specific individual’s performance and contracts, the operational structure of the IPC and organisational development; culture, staff well-being and certain internal policies.
| FUNCTION | NAME |
|---|---|
| Member | Jai-Jun Choung |
| Member | Miki Matheson |
| Member | Muffy Davis |
CLASSIFICATION COMPLIANCE AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Function: To advise the IPC Governing Board on the development of and compliance with the IPC Classification Code, and on global classification education; to facilitate communication and education about classification in the Paralympic Movement; and to advise and guide member IFs in relation to their classification systems.
| FUNCTION | NAME |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Jan Burns MBE |
| Member | Viola Altmann |
| Member | Graham Arthur |
| Member | Iain Gowans PLY |
| Member | Erin Popovich PLY |
| Member | Moran Samuel PLY |
| Member | Dr. Sean Tweedy |
| Governing Board | Luca Pancalli |
PARALYMPIC GAMES COMMITTEE*
Function: Provides strategic advice and recommendations to the Governing Board of the IPC on policy matters and specific issues related to the Paralympic Games including the Paralympic Games sport programme.
| Function | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Matt Smith* |
| Interim Chairperson | Dena Coward |
| Member | Tim Hollingsworth |
| Member | Masoud Ashrafi |
| Member | Evgeny Bukharov |
| Member | Julie O'Neill |
| Member | Terje Jentoft Roel |
| Member | Lambis Konstantinidis |
| Member | Cyril More |
| Member | Dr. Karl Quade |
| Member | Kris Dent |
*inactive due to health reasons
WOMEN IN SPORT COMMITTEE*
Function: Advocates and advises on issues of gender equity, including the strategies and policies to obtain the full inclusion of women and girls at all levels of Paralympic sport and the Paralympic Movement.
| FUNCTION | NAME |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Rita van Driel |
| Member | Sonia Bidouh |
| Member | Karen O'Neill |
| Member | Fiona Allen |
| Member | Leandro Olvech |
| Member | Asa Llinares Norlin |
| Member | Sini Pyy |
| Member | Dr. Oyunbat Nasanbat |
CEO Appointed Working Groups
Medical Expert Advisory Group for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr. Wayne Derman |
| Member | Dr. Susan White |
| Member | Professor Emeritus Young-Hee Lee |
| Member | Dr. Emmanouil Bogdos |
| Member | Professor Martin Schwellnus |
| Member | Dr. Sarah Farhoud |
IPC Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) Committee
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr. Jan Lexell |
| Member | Dr. Manos Bogdos |
| Member | Dr. Chin Sim Teoh |
| Member | Dr. Marcelo Patricio |
| Member | Dr. Harri Helajärvi |