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Executive Board

The FIH Executive Board is the legislative body of the FIH. It meets three times a year and is made up of the President, the Chief Executive Officer and 14 members, five of which represent the Continental Federations and one that serves as the athletes' representative.

Mr. Tayyab IKRAM

President FIH President | MAC | Term until 2024 (Nov)

As a member of the Olympic Solidarity Commission, the Association of National Olympic Committees Events Commission, the Athletes Commission and Coordination Commission of the Olympic Council of Asia and CEO of the Asian Hockey Federation, Tayyab Ikram, has a long association with hockey and international sport. Tayyab has been a member of the FIH Development and Coaching Committee, FIH High Performance Panel and is a FIH Master Coach. He has been an FIH Executive Board member since 2016. The former Pakistan and China Coach believes hockey is pioneering in its inclusivity and universality. On 5 November 2022, Tayyab Ikram was elected as the 13th President of the International Hockey Federation.

Thierry Weil

Chief Executive Officer

With more than 35 years’ of experience as an executive leader and a proven track record working at the highest levels of sports administration on the global stage, French national Thierry Weil is multi-cultural, multi-national and multi-lingual leader. His strong international reputation in the highest echelons of the sports industry has been cemented thanks to his executive roles at two companies – Adidas Global and, most recently, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The former ‘Vice President, Global Football Sports’ at Adidas and 'Director of Marketing' at FIFA believes the values and respect within all levels of hockey are unique, whilst new international events, including the FIH Pro League and the Hockey Series, present exciting opportunities for the sport.

Mr. Seif EL DINE AHMED

Member | EGY (AfHF) | Term until 2023 (Sep)

Seif Ahmed was a member of Egypt’s national team in 1968 and has a long association with the sport as both an umpire and a technical official. He has been Treasurer and now President of the African Hockey Federation (AfHF) and is a former member of the Egyptian Olympic Committee. Seif was given the FIH President’s Award in 1999 and the FIH Order or Merit in 2002 in recognition of his long, distinguished and valuable services to hockey. He joined the FIH Executive Board in 2004. His term as Executive Board Member will end in August 2023. On 20 July 2022, he was appointed Acting FIH President until the next Presidential elections scheduled on 5 November 2022. Seif loves the speed of the game as well as penalty corner set-plays.

Mr. Fumio OGURA

Member | JPN (AHF) | Term until 2023 (Feb)

Elected on 22 February 2019 as the President of the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) – therefore joining the FIH Executive Board as well -, Dato Fumio Ogura has been an international player and National Coach for Japan’s hockey team. He has been a long serving official of the Japanese Hockey Association (JHA) and also a core member of the AHF with more than 35 years of association with Asia’s hockey governing body. He has served FIH in various capacities; amongst others, he was member of the first FIH Development Committee and has served as the secretary of the FIH Development and Coaching Committee. Furthermore, Fumio Ogura is a Member of Olympic Council of Asia’s Rules Committee and the Deputy Executive Director, International Relations in charge of NOC & IPC Department for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Ms. Marijke FLEUREN

Member | NED (EHF) | Term until 2023 (Aug)

Marijke has been a member of the FIH Disciplinary, Competitions and Appointments Committees. She has been a Board Member and Vice President of the Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (KNHB) as well as being Vice President of the KNHB organizing committees. She was elected President of the European Hockey Federation (EHF) in 2011 - therefore joining the FIH Executive Board as well - and brings a wealth of knowledge to the Executive Board. Marijke’s favourite thing about hockey is that it is more than a sport; it is a lifestyle.

Ms. Clare PRIDEAUX

Member | AUS (OHF) | Term until 2023 (Apr)

Clare won a silver medal at the 1990 FIH World Cup as a part of the Australian Women's team and has over 35 years leadership and high performance sport experience specialising in aligning strategy, values, people and performance. She was a Board member of Hockey Australia for nearly a decade serving as Vice President for over five years. Clare is a passionate coach and has a life long commitment to volunteering. She was elected President of Oceania Hockey Federation in March 2019, therefore joining the FIH Executive Board as well. She loves that hockey is team based and welcomes diversity - all ages, all genders, all cultures, all families - all welcome.  

Mr. Alberto “Coco” BUDEISKY

Member | ARG (PAHF) | Term until 2025 (Oct)

Alberto, also known as “Coco”, is a well-known face in Argentine and Pan American Hockey thanks to his tireless work in the region. He served on the FIH Competitions Committee before being elected President of the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) in 2013, therefore joining the FIH Executive Board as well. He loves hockey’s ability to form healthy peer groups for young people, getting them involved in sporting activities from an early age. 

Ms. Danae ANDRADA

Member | URU | Term until 2024 (Nov)

The Pan-American Hockey Federation Executive Board Director, President of Uruguayan Hockey Federation and Director of the Uruguayan Sports Confederation has been involved in hockey for a number of years. Danae has been an FIH Executive Board member since 2016. Danae enjoys the skill and speed of hockey at all levels, from grassroots to elite teams.

Mr. Erik CORNELISSEN

Member | NED | Term until 2024 (Nov)

President of the Royal Dutch Hockey Federation (KNHB) and Member of the FIH Risk and Compliance Committee. Erik has been an FIH Executive Board member since 2016. He is a valuable addition to the EB from one of the world’s most successful hockey nations. The sport’s excitement and passion as well as the global friendships it creates are the standout qualities of hockey for Erik.

Ms. Maureen CRAIG-ROUSSEAU

Member | TTO | Term until 2026 (Nov)

Maureen has been an FIH Executive Board (EB) member since 2014 and has over 30 years experience serving the sport in various administrative roles. She is Director and Vice President of the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF), a past President of the Trinidad & Tobago Hockey Board (TTHB) and a hugely experienced Tournament Director and Technical Official. Maureen loves that hockey caters for athletes of all ages on a competitive level as well as being an all-inclusive family sport. Maureen was re-elected to the EB at the 46th and then at the 48th FIH Congresses, namely in 2018 and 2022 respectively.

Ms. Hazel KENNEDY

Member | ZAM | Term until 2024 (Nov)

As Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia, President of the Zambia Hockey Association and a former Executive Board Member of the African Hockey Federation, Hazel has extensive experience in African sport. She has been an FIH Executive Board member since 2016. Her passion for hockey has been lifelong, with its health and social benefits her key attraction to the sport.

Ms. Elizabeth Safoa KING

Member | GHA | Term until 2026 (Nov)

Elizabeth has a fine track record as a sports administrator and technical official in both her native Ghana and the Africa continent. She is Vice-President of the Ghana Hockey Association, and Treasurer of the Africa Hockey Federation (AfHF). Elizabeth served on the Women’s Commission for the Ghana Olympic Committee, which fights for female inclusion and participation at international events. Her contribution to the development of hockey in Ghana has been significant, playing a central role in the formation of a women’s hockey association with the aim to encourage women to play the sport. Elizabeth has been an FIH Executive Board (EB) member since 2018. She was re-elected to the EB at the 48th FIH Congress in 2022.

Mr. Rogier HOFMAN

Member | NED (Athletes) | Term until 2023 (Mar)

Rogier Hofman enjoyed a stellar international career with the Netherlands, earning 212 caps over nine successful years between 2006 and 2016. The versatile attacker won gold medals at both the 2015 European Championships and 2012-13 Hockey World League Final, as well as silver medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Hockey World Cup 2014. He joined the FIH Executive Board in 2018, as Representative of the Athletes. Away from the pitch, Rogier created, amongst others, the Sport Helpt Foundation, which gives seriously ill children the chance to meet top level athletes from their favourite sport.

 

Mr. Hiroya ANZAI

Member | JPN | Term until 2026 (Nov)

Hiroya was elected as FIH Executive Board member at the 48th FIH Congress in 2022. Hiroya brings a long experience in hockey, from coaching to Japan’s High Performance Director or as Chairman of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Committee at the Japan Hockey Association. He is especially keen on further developing hockey around the world by leveraging large events, including the Olympics, to create legacy of building a new / bigger hockey community. For Hiroya, hockey is a passion, a challenge, a source of personal development, a source of pride and an opportunity to get to know many friends.

Mr. Piotr WILKONSKI

Member | POL | Term until 2026 (Nov)

Piotr was elected as FIH Executive Board member at the 48th FIH Congress in 2022. He is the current Secretary General of the Polish Hockey Association (PHA) since 2019 and a member of PHA Board since 2021. He is also a member of the development committee of the European Hockey Federation. In his capacity of PHA Secretary General, he has put a particular focus on the development of hockey at grassroots level. For Piotr, hockey is his passion, as well as an opportunity, a challenge and a way of life.

Mr. Deon MORGAN

Member | RSA| Term until 2024 (Nov)

Deon was elected as FIH Executive Board member at the 48th FIH Congress in 2022. The former Manager of the South African Men’s Team and current President of the South African Hockey Association (since 2019) believes that for the continuous growth of the game, we need to ensure that the athlete is at the heart of everything we do. "As Nelson Mandela showed us in 1995, sports can change the future of people, communities and a country.  Hockey has been that life changing force in my life and in the lives of so many Hockey people that I have met over the decades. It is our collective responsibility to serve the game with the objective of creating more and more opportunities for people and communities all over the world", says Deon.

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