ITF elects new Board of Directors at 2023 ITF AGM
The ITF has announced the results of the elections for the ITF Board of Directors which took place at the ITF AGM in Cancun, Mexico on 24 September. The following 14 candidates have been elected to the Board for the period 2023-2027:
- Rafael Westrupp (BRA) – 344
- Brian Hainline (USA) – 336
- Lionel Ollinger (FRA) – 336
- Salma Mouelhi Guizani (TUN)* – 334
- Bulat Utemuratov (KAZ)* – 333
- Jack Graham (CAN)* – 330
- Nao Kawatei (JPN)* – 300
- Philip Mok (HKG) – 299
- Roger Davids (NED) – 292
- David Rawlinson (GBR) – 249
- Dietloff von Arnim (GER) – 222
- Carlos Bravo (CRC)* – 218
- Åsa Hedin (SWE) – 217
- Jordi Tamayo De Winne (ESP) – 213
* Returning member; numbers represent numbers of votes
28 candidates stood for election to the Board. The 14 elected Board members received the highest number of recorded votes by delegates in a secret ballot, while also meeting the geographical representation criteria specified in the ITF Constitution.
In alignment with the goals of Advantage All, the ITF’s programme for equality and inclusion, to increase the number of women represented at the highest levels of leadership, seven (7) women stood for Board election in 2023 compared to four (4) in 2019; two (2) women were elected.
The voting procedure for the Presidential and Board elections has been approved and overseen by the independent Election Panel (a sub-group of the independent Ethics Commission), with electronic voting procedures implemented for the first time and provided by Lumi Global (an expert provider of electronic voting systems for global corporations and international sporting organisations). Further information regarding ITF elections is available here.