IOC/UN Committee Torsten Berg as Chairman Lie Ling Wei as Deputy Chairman Sport Committee Paisan Rangsipkitpho replaces Anne Smillie as Chairman Junichiro Yamada replaces Torsten Berg as Deputy Chairman Finance and Planning Committe Horst Kullnigg replces Tong Wai Lun as Chairman Wayne Somers replaces Edgar Aglipay as Deputy Chairman Development and coordination committee Rudi Hartono replaces Roger Johanson as Chariman Ray Gaya replaces Rudi hartono as Deputy Chairman Commercial Committe Venu Verma as Chairman Gustavo salazar replaces Robin Bryant as Deputy Chairman Administration Committee Peter Gacheru replaces Eraj as Chairman Torsten Berg replaces Robin Bryant as Deputy Chairman
I do hope these changes will bring BWF to higher level.. I do not know why Venu still remains in Commercial section...he has not done much in term of Marketing the badminton.......
BWF is extremely weak in Marketing Badminton... BIG weakness there... The player's income are terrible [with a capital T] compared to other sports like Tennis, Football, Basketball, Golf, etc.... I think even the X-games had better marketing...
Who says these changes are taking place? There is nothing on the BWF web site aboout changes. I thought people were voted on various committees for periods of time and therefore could not be replaced until their period has come to an end.
BWF will put it in their website....it is reported and you can check also on badminton europe as well.....
I suspect that these changes are a direct result of the blood letting at the Cuncil meeting and AGM held in Jakarta in May.
Can anybody tell me what is the job description of the Sport Committee? And what about the Development & Coordination Committee? What do they do? And which Committee decides on how many BWF tournaments per country, how many Super Series, where the Super Series shall be held, how much minimum prize money should be paid, and whether or not there will be a Super Series Finals at all?
Also the new Athletes Commission: Xu Huai Wen (GER) Pedro Yang( Guatemala) Bobby Milroy(CAN) Tania Luiz (AUS) Kaveh Mehrabi ( IRAN) Within Next Month, they will elect a Chair to represent this commission on BWF Council on December 6, 2008 Conratulations to all of them who got elected.....
