August 22, 2024
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Announcement of Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates standing for election in 2024
World Sailing's Election Committee overseeing the 2024 Election of World Sailing's Officers is pleased to announce the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates standing for election this November.
The election of the President and seven Vice-Presidents will be conducted at the World Sailing General Assembly on Saturday 9 November 2024 at the Singapore Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore, where World Sailing Member National Authorities, in good standing with World Sailing, will be able to cast their votes.
Candidates eligible for election at the 2024 General Assembly, in alphabetical order by surname, are:
Presidential Candidates:
Ben Remocker advised World Sailing on 15 October 2024 that he has withdrawn his candidacy for President. No reason was given.
Vice-Presidential Candidates:
- Duriye Özlem Akdurak (TUR)
- Jo Aleh (NZL)
- Philip Baum (RSA)
- Daniel Belcher (AUS)
- Tomasz Chamera (POL)
- Timo Haß (Hass) (GER)
- Gonzalo Heredia (ARG)
- Ulfur Hrobjartsson (ISL)
- Beatriz González Luna (MEX)
- Line Markert (DEN)
- Josep Pla Maronda (AND)
- Yann Rocherieux (FRA)
- Cory Sertl (USA)
- Malav Shroff (IND)
Under World Sailing’s new governance structure approved by the November 2022 AGM, there are new constitutional requirements for gender parity on the Board. As all candidates for President are male, the composition of the Vice Presidents must be three (3) male Vice Presidents and four (4) female Vice Presidents. The next Chair of the Athletes’ Committee can be male or female, as the Athletes’ Committee decides.
Controlling and regulating the Election process is World Sailing’s Election Committee, Margot Foster (Chair), Niels Lindholm, Jon Napier and Phil Cotton.