FIH Committees and Advisory Panels

The FIH currently has seven committees and three advisory panels, below is a list of all the members and a summary of each group's function.

Appointments Committee

The Appointments Committee is responsible for the appointment of Technical Officials for Outdoor and Indoor Hockey Tournaments as required by the FIH Chart of Responsibility, Hosting Contracts with National Associations and/or the various FIH policies and procedures based upon set criteria appropriate to the particular Tournament.

Chair	Willard Harris	TRI
Secretary	Richard Wilson	FIH
Members	Ana Tuero Vigil	ESP
	Nii Quaye-Kumah	GHA
	Horacio Servetto	ARG
	Lyn Farrell	NZL
	Brian Fernandez	MAS

Appointments Committee Terms of Reference

Athletes Committee

The Athletes Committee is made up of former hockey players who have the responsibility to act as a liason between the FIH and the athletes and make sure the athletes have a voice in the decision making process.

Chair	Michael Green	GER
Secretary	Elisabeth Fuerst	FIH
Members	Lindsey Wright-Carlisle	RSA
	Linda Ee	SIN
	Henri Lhomme	FRA
	Bram Lomans	NED
	Simon Mason	ENG
	Liam de Young	AUS
	Beth Smith	NZL
	Scott Sandison	CAN

Athletes Committee Terms of Reference

Competitions Committee

The Competitions Committee is responsible for all logistical items related to FIH events. This can include, but is not limited to, the calendar of events, sanctioning events, discussion of regulations and competition procedures at the top level FIH competitions.

Chair	Ken Read	AUS
Secretary	Martyn Gallivan	FIH
Athletes Rep	Michael Green	GER
Africa	Marelize de Klerk	RSA
Asia	Mathavan Devadas	SIN
Europe	Wiert Doyer	NED
Oceania	Sarah Garnett	NZL
PanAm	Alberto Budeisky	ARG
	Heino Knuf	GER
	Asif Bajwa	PAK
	Alberto de Frutos	ESP
	Narinder Batra	IND

Risk and Compliance Committee

The Risk and Compliance Committee helps to ensure that risk management, governance and sound processes are in operation.

Chair	Stephan Abel	GER
Secretary	Diana Capsa	FIH
Rep EB	Mary Cicinelli	CAN
Foundation	Jean-Pierre Strebel	SUI
Members:	Fumio Ogura	JPN
	David Collier	ENG
	Pavel Cherepanov	RUS
	Martin Gotheridge	ENG
	Joachim Hurter	GER

Rules Committee

The Rules Committee is responsible for maintaining and updating the official international rules of hockey.

Chair	David Collier	ENG
Secretary	Richard Wilson	FIH
Members	Peter Elders	NED
	Margaret Hunnaball	ENG
	Ramesh Patel	NZL
	Katrina Powell	AUS
	Christian Blasch	GER
	Eric Donegani	CAN
	Alain Renaud	FRA
	Clive McMurray	RSA

Rules Committee Terms of Reference

Umpiring Committee

The Umpiring Committee is responsible for ensuring that there are sufficient Umpires and Umpire Managers trained and prepared for the appropriate level, representing all Continents, to officiate at all levels of International Tournaments throughout the world

Chair	Ermanno Silvano	ITA
Secretary	Richard Wilson	FIH
Athletes Rep	Lindsey Wright-Carlisle	RSA
Africa	Shiraz Ali Rahiman Yakub	KEN
Asia	Masako Kamisuki	JPN
Europe	Carola Meyer	GER
Oceania	Jason McCracken	NZL
PanAm	Roger St Rose	TRI
	Bjorn Isberg	SWE
	Renee Cohen	NED

Umpiring Committee Terms of Reference

Equipment Advisory Panel

The Equipment Advisory Panel has the responsibility to maintain the highest standards for all hockey equipment and pitches and make recommendations to ensure that the standard is maintained.

Chief Advisor	Jean-Claude Le Clef	BEL
Secretary	Dora Varga	FIH
Members	Simon Mason	ENG
	Louis Coster	NED
	Wolfgang Hillman	GER

Equipment Panel Terms of Reference

High Performance and Coaching Advisory Panel

The High Performance and Coaching Advisory Panel is a group of elite level coaching experts who work to promote high performance and coaching expertise and materials, and making them accessible to all FIH Member Associations in order to raise the standard of play worldwide.

Chair	Steve Jaspan	RSA
Secretary	Tayyab Ikram	FIH
Members	Herman Kruis	NED
	Jorge Lombi	ARG
	Tahir Zaman	PAK
	Heino Knuf	GER
	Jenny King	RSA

High Performance Panel Terms of Reference

Judicial Commission

The Judicial Commission is a group of neutral legal advisors that acts as a mediator in legal FIH matters.

President	Don Davies	AUS
Deputy President	Michael Krause	GER
Deputy President	Annabel Pennefather	SIN
	Gordon Nurse	ENG
	George Bennett	BAR
	Paul Litjens	NED
	Urvasi Naidoo	ENG
	Stuart Margetson	IRE
	Janice Shardlow	ENG
	Vincenzo Vitale	ITA
	Reinoud Imhof	NED
	Tim Ollerenshaw	ENG
	Pablo Reyes	GUA
	Eduardo Guelfand	ARG

Medical Advisory Panel

The Medical Advisory Panel ensures that all FIH events uphold the highest safety standards for the athletes and makes recommendations to improve athlete safety based on data and research.