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IOF Council

The Ordinary IOF General Assembly elects the IOF Council for a two year term, until the end of the following Ordinary IOF General Assembly. The Council shall consist of 1 President, 3 Vice Presidents and 7 other members. The Council leads the IOF between General Assemblies and shall meet at least three times a year. The Council organises its own work in accordance with the Statutes and the decisions of the General Assembly.

Council meeting minutes

IOF Council 2026-2028

President Tom Hollowell (USA)

tom.hollowell (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

Commission responsibility:
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Global responsibility:
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Senior Vice President Linda Take (SWE)

linda.take (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

Commission responsibility:
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Global responsibility:
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Vice President Laszlo Zentai (HUN)

laszlo.zentai (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

Commission responsibility:
TBD

Global responsibility:
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Vice President Blair Trewin (AUS)

blair.trewin (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2026-2030
Curriculum Vitae

Commission responsibility:
TBD

Global responsibility:
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Jürg Hellmüller (SUI)

juerg.hellmueller (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028
Curriculum Vitae

Commission responsibility:
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Jari Kymäläinen (FIN)

jari.kymalainen (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2026-2030

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Anne Straube (GER)

anne.straube (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2026-2030

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Global responsibility:
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Ildze Straume (LAT)

ildze.straume (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028

Commission responsibility:
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Global responsibility:
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Ingrid Okkenhaug (NOR)

ingrid.okkenhaug (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028

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Takashi Sugiyama (JPN)

takashi.sugiyama (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2024-2028

Commission responsibility:
TBD

Global responsibility:
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Daniel Wolf

daniel.wolf (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2026-2030

Commission responsibility:
TBD

Global responsibility:
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Jonatan Ståhl (Athlete Representative)

jonatan.stahl (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2026-2028

Eline Gemperle (Athlete Representative)

eline.gemperle (at) orienteering.sport

Elected for period 2026-2028

Event Supervisory Board 2026-2028

The Event Supervisory Board (ESB) works in a reactive mode and can be called on by IOF Discipline Commissions, Senior Event Advisers / Event Adviser teams, IOF Council, and the IOF Office. The ESB serves as a first level escalation body onbehalf of the IOF Council, and is contacted by sending an email to IOF Office . The ESB deals with:

Approval of IOF Rules and World Cup Special Rules
Requests for rule deviations of a technical nature
Appointments of Senior Event Advisers and Event Adviser teams (Provisionally delegated to Commissions)
When called upon, initiates measures to resolve event quality related problems.

For the period 2026-2028 the ESB consist of:

IOF Vice President Blair Trewin
IOF Council Member Ingrid Okkenhaug
IOF Council Member Ildze Straume
IOF CEO Henrik Eliasson (Secretary)

Any decisions taken by the ESB shall be noted in the minutes of the subsequent Council meeting.

Council Working Groups

Remits for Council Working Groups 2024-2026