SportAccord presses ahead with significant structural changes

SportAccord is pressing ahead with vital structural changes and is on track to fulfil commitments given to the global sporting community, after Martin Gibbs (pictured) was confirmed as the organisation’s new permanent Managing Director.

Gibbs, who replaced Nis Hatt is based in Lausanne and has extensive leadership experience in sports administration and also as an adviser to sports bodies on governance and strategy. He previously served as Chief of Staff and then Director General at the UCI.

This appointment is one of several concrete steps taken by SportAccord since the dissolution of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) was voted by its members in late November.

With professional services provider Ernst & Young handling GAISF’s liquidation, the ongoing integration of various activities, responsibilities, and staff members into SportAccord is firmly on track, ensuring continuity for International Federations and the broader sports movement.

Statutes are being revised to fulfil commitments given to the global sporting community, and SportAccord is working on terms of reference for a new Membership Commission, which will oversee the application process for International Federations to join the Alliance of Independent recognised Members of Sport (AIMS).

Under SportAccord’s revised governance structure, the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) and Alliance of Independent recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) will become Members. They will join the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF).

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Image: Martin Gibbs confirmed as SportAccord new permanent Managing Director.