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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the appointment of three new directors over the next few months. Starting her role on 15 September, Ms Jan Paterson has been named as Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of the IOC President, Kirsty Coventry. Mr James Pearce, who joined the organisation on 1 September, has taken up the role of Chief Communications Advisor to the IOC President; while on 1 January 2026, Mr Julien Baehni will join the IOC and, following a transition period lasting until the end of March 2026, will succeed Mr Xavier Tissières as Human Resources Director. The Olympic Movement has been at the heart of Ms Paterson’s career. She spent over two decades at the British Olympic Association, first as Chief of Staff and then as Director of Olympic Relations a...

Four new working groups that will look at the Youth Olympic Games, the Olympic programme, protecting the female category, and commercial partnerships and marketing, have been created by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Kirsty Coventry. These groups are part of the “Fit For The Future” process, and follow the consultation with the IOC members in June and consultations with the IOC’s honorary and honour members over the summer. The groups will start work as soon as possible. As part of our ‘Fit For The Future’ process, I had announced that we would immediately begin the process of forming key working groups. The groups announced today are the start of that process. They will allow us to meet deadlines, and bring important technical expertise to these complex and important d...

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IOC welcomes three new directors

Fit For The Future: IOC President creates four new working groups