Olympic Gold medalist and Volvo Ocean Race champ nominated for WS post
by Sail-World.com on 25 Sep 2016
Ericsson 4, skippered by Torben Grael (BRA) finish first on leg 8 from Galway to Marstrand, crossing the line at 02:57:19 GMT 11/06/09. Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race
World Sailing's President of Honour, HM King Constantine and the Election Committee have announced details of the candidates eligible for election as President and Vice-President to its Board of Directors.
Three Presidential candidates and 15 Vice-Presidential candidates have received the necessary nomination support from at least five MNA's (Member National Authorities). MNA's can support multiple Vice Presidential candidates.
The President and seven Vice-Presidents, two of which must be from each gender, will be elected at World Sailing's General Assembly in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday 13 November 2016.
The term of office begins at the close of the General Assembly, in November, at which the Board of Directors are elected for a period of four years.
The General Assembly will be the conclusion of World Sailing's Annual Conference and up to 700 delegates are expected to attend from 4-13 November 2016 at the Hotel Renaissance Barcelona Fira.
One of the higher profile Vice Presidential candidates is Torben Grael (BRA), winner of five Olympic medals, the Volvo Ocean Race and a competitor in several America's Cup regattas. He was also the Sailing Director for the Brazilian Sailing Team for the 2016 Olympics.
The candidates eligible for election at the 2016 General Assembly are:
Presidential Candidates
• Kim Andersen (DEN)
• Carlo Croce (ITA)
• Paul Henderson (CAN)
Vice-Presidential Candidates
• Alain Alcindor (SEY)
• Chris Atkins (GBR)
• Tomasz Chamera (POL)
• Jean-Pierre Champion (FRA)
• Jan Dawson (NZL)
• Torben Grael (BRA)
• Gary Jobson (USA)
• Stanislav Kassarov (BUL)
• Quanhai Li (CHN)
• W Scott Perry (URU)
• Tony Philp (FIJ)
• Ana Sanchez (ESP)
• Malav Shroff (IND)
• Nadine Stegenwalner (GER)
• David Tillett (AUS)
Full details of the eligible candidates, including biographies of each candidate, stated goals and nominating MNAs, are available to view
here.
The Election of World Sailing Board of Directors is covered in Articles 73-76 of the
World Sailing Constitution.
The voting system to elect the World Sailing Board of Directors is detailed in
World Sailing Regulation 4.
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