Sports: New EBU Sports Presidency elected
13 octobre 2011
The 9th Ordinary Session of the EBU Sports Assembly was recently held in Florence at the kind invitation of Italian public broadcaster RAI. Various topics were discussed by delegates from over 30 Member organisations, including the new EBU Sports & Business department and its future development, the 2012 London Olympics Games and the elections of the new EBU Sports presidency.
The new EBU Sports presidency elected during the Assembly officially take office on January 1, 2012. It is composed of:
Chairman
Sven Lescuyer (France Télévisions)
Vice-Chairs
Natalia Tolkacheva (RTR)
Csaba Schulek (MTV Hungary)
Jan Rosendal (DR)
The meeting was also an opportunity to say goodbye and to thank Arthur Haechler, who stepped down as Chairman of the EBU Sports Assembly after more than 10 years at the helm, as well as to Tor Aune and Ioan Todan (former Vice-Chairmen).