IPC Governing Board Nominations

"We are pleased with the number of nominations that the membership has put forward, especially the increase of the number of female nominations."

A total of 31 nominations have been accepted for the elections to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board 2009-2013. Out of the 31 nominations, one is for President, five for Vice President and 25 for the Member at Large positions. The elections will take place on 22 November in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the 2009 IPC General Assembly.

The GB will consist of one President, one Vice President and ten Members at Large. Furthermore, an Athletes’ Representative and the IPC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be ex-officio members of the GB.

The nominees for President, Vice President and Members at Large listed in alphabetical order, are as follows:

For President:

Sir Philip Craven, Great Britain

For Vice President:

Ms. Ann Cody, USA

Mr. Greg Hartung, Australia

Mr. Patrick Jarvis, Canada

Mr. Tariq Mustafa, Pakistan

Mr. Miguel Sagarra, Spain

For Member at Large:

Dato Zainal Abu-Zarin, Malaysia

Mr. Saad Alazma, Kuwait

Mr. Mohammed M.A. Fahdel Alhameli, UAE

Mr. Masoud Ashrafi, Iran

Mr. Daniel Ben Abou, Israel

Mr. Chutinant Bhirombhakadi, Thailand

Mr. Jose Luis Campo, Argentina

Ms. Ann Cody, USA

Mr. Paul DePace, USA

Mr. Alan Dickson, Great Britain

Mr. Greg Hartung, Australia

Mr. Ali Harzallah, Tunisia

Ms. Hyang-Sook Jang, Korea

Mr. Patrick Jarvis, Canada

Ms. Ioanna Karyofylli, Greece

Ms. Chen Lee-Chou, Chinese Taipei

Dr. Vladimir Lukin, Russia

Mr. Tariq Mustafa, Pakistan

Mr. Karl Vilhelm Nielsen, Denmark

Mr. Andrew Parsons, Brazil

Mr. Simon Peterson, New Zealand

Dr. Karl Quade, Germany

Ms. Veronika Roos, Switzerland

Mr. Miguel Sagarra, Spain

Ms. Rita van Driel, Netherlands

“We are pleased with the number of nominations that the membership has put forward, especially the increase of the number of female nominations. It is encouraging to see the interest from a wide representation of IPC members", said IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez.

Last weekend, the IPC Legal Committee reviewed all nominations and confirmed that they meet the conditions for nominations as outlined in the Bylaws 'IPC Governing Board Election and Nomination Policy and Procedures'.

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Notes to the Editor:

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.

Founded on 22 September 1989, the IPC is an international non-profit organization formed and run by 162 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific international sports federations (IOSDs). The IPC Headquarters and its management team are located in Bonn, Germany.