TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 align=right border=0>TBODY>TR>TD>TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=150 border=0>TBODY>TR>TD colSpan=2>/TD>/TR>TR>TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-TOP: 5px">SPAN class=caption>B>/B>/SPAN>/TD>TD width=12> IMG style="WIDTH: 215px; HEIGHT: 199px" height=204 alt=ChickIgaya24_article.jpg src="/Portals/0/ChickIgaya24_article.jpg" width=235 border=0>/TD>/TR>/TBODY>/TABLE>/TD>/TR>/TBODY>/TABLE>B>Chiharu Igaya, #24/B>BR>BR>Chick Igaya, as he is more commonly known, will play a major role in the selection of a host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics. He will chair the IOC's Evaluation Commission for the winter bids that will visit the three cities in February and March. Igaya, 75, has been an IOC member since 1982. An alpine skier, in 1956 Igagya became the first Japanese to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. He competed in three Winter Games. Igaya resigned his seat on the IOC Ethics Commission after being named chair of the Evaluation Commission. As one of the leaders of the Japan Olympic Committee, Igaya is expected to be an influence on Tokyo's bid for 2016, once his 2014 duties have ended. BR>BR>B>Tom Shepard, #25/B>BR>BR>The dean among the executives who lead marketing programs for the 11 worldwide Olympic sponsors is Tom Shepard of Visa International. Shepard, 53, has been Visa International's Executive Vice President of International Marketing, Partnerships and TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 align=left border=0>TBODY>TR>TD>TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=150 border=0>TBODY>TR>TD colSpan=2>IMG height=170 alt=TomShepard25_article.jpg src="/Portals/0/TomShepard25_article.jpg" width=213 border=0>/TD>/TR>TR>TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-TOP: 5px">SPAN class=caption>B>/B>/SPAN>/TD>TD width=12> /TD>/TR>/TBODY>/TABLE>/TD>/TR>/TBODY>/TABLE>Sponsorship since 1997.BR>BR>His work has made Visa one of the recognizable brands in the Olympic arena. Under Shepard's watch, Visa has taken advantage of the build-up to the Games in each Olympic city with programs aimed at building Visa's business locally, too. The Beijing Olympics may provide the biggest challenge ever: China has the lowest penetration of Visa products per capita than any Games Visa has sponsored. BR>BR>B>The ATR Golden 25 for 2007 Countdown continues tomorrow with #22 and #23./B>BR>
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