IAAF seeking candidates for appointed members of Executive Board

As part of its programme of governance reforms, the IAAF is strengthening the Executive Board elected by Congress, with three appointed positions, and is now seeking applications for these positions.

The Executive Board serves as one of the two governing bodies within the IAAF alongside the IAAF Council.

Three of the nine members of the Executive Board will be appointed rather than elected, to ensure the Executive Board has the necessary skills, expertise, as well as gender and geographical diversity, to undertake its responsibilities.

The Executive Board will be responsible for governing the business of the IAAF, with duties that include developing and reviewing the IAAF Strategic Plan, adopting and monitoring the organisation's annual plan and budget, appointing and monitoring the Chief Executive and approving major transactions including major commercial and rights arrangements.

The nine members of the Executive Board, will be: the IAAF President, who is also Chair of the Executive Board; the four Vice-Presidents, elected by the Congress, three Appointed Executive Board Members; and the IAAF Chief Executive, who holds a non-voting position.

IAAF President Sebastian Coe said: "The role of the Executive Board is crucial to the way we govern our sport. Good governance requires that we have an executive board with experienced members from within our sport who understand the sport and its structures, supplemented with the business and strategic skills that are required to offer expert guidance to the IAAF. This diverse experience will create a strong Executive Board at an exciting time for our sport so I would encourage candidates with appropriate expertise to apply without delay."

The three Appointed Executive Board Members will be approved by the President and the four Vice-Presidents, on the recommendation of a new Executive Board Appointments Panel, which comprises IAAF President Sebastian Coe, IAAF Council member Nawal El Moutawakel and Gordon Orlikow, the independent member with expertise in non-executive recruitment and appointment. Orlikow is the Convenor of the Panel.

The appointment is for a term of four years commencing at the end of 2019 until the next Election Congress in 2023.

The Executive Board will meet at least six times a year, but 8-10 times during the first year.

A full job description and details of how to apply are available here. The deadline for applications is midnight CET on 13 September 2019.

IAAF

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