Governance Task Force
The Governance Task Force (GTF) was created in November 2015, following an ASOIF Council decision and discussions about governance at the IF Forum earlier that month. Mandated with helping International Federations (IFs) to promote and ensure a culture of good governance within their structures, the group is chaired by Francesco Ricci Bitti, President of ASOIF.
Members of the group are:
- Jean-Loup Chappelet, Professor at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), University of Lausanne (UNIL)
- Benjamin Cohen, ITA Director General
- Ingmar De Vos, FEI President, IOC Member, ASOIF Council Member
- Pâquerette Girard Zappelli, IOC Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
- Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe
- Alexander McLin, Director of the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF)
- Denis Oswald, Director of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES), IOC Executive Board Member
- Hitesh Patel, UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
- Andrew Ryan, ASOIF Executive Director
The GTF has developed a full set of governance principles and indicators tailored to the specific characteristics and needs of sport organisations. This mechanism helps to jointly evaluate the current status of each Summer Olympic International Federation and regularly monitor progress.
Governance Support and Monitoring Unit
The Governance Support and Monitoring Unit (GSMU) was set up by the GTF during its meeting in October 2018, aiming to help IFs evolve from the adoption of principles and rules to tangible performances in good governance. The GSMU is chaired by Francesco Ricci Bitti, President of ASOIF and Chair of GTF, and composed of three GTF members as external experts:
- Jean-Loup Chappelet, academic expert
- Pâquerette Girard Zappelli, IOC Administration and Ethics Commission
- Alexander McLin, arbitrator with IF experience
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