Pierre Ducrey appointed new IOC Sports Director
Mr Pierre Ducrey, a Swiss national, has been appointed as the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s new Sports Director starting on 1 July. He will succeed Mr Kit McConnell, who is joining the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee as Chief Sport Officer.
Pierre Ducrey joined the IOC in 2003 from the United Nations in Geneva, where he worked with the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on the promotion of peace and development through sport. He began his career at the IOC in the Sports Department, first working on the development of athlete-related projects and the Olympic programme before focusing on relations with International Federations and sports operations. In 2010, he joined the Olympic Games Department, where he currently serves as Olympic Gam...