IPC

Position: President
Nationality: British
Date and Place of Birth: 4 July 1950; Bolton, United Kingdom

Major Contributions to Sport for Athletes with a Disability
President, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) (2001-present)
Member, International Olympic Committee (IOC) (2003-present)
Member, Executive Board, British Olympic Association (2003-present)
Board Member, London 2012 Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (2005-present)
Administration Council Member, International Committee for Fair Play (2003-)
Foundation Board Member, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (2002-)
Board Member, Olympic Truce Foundation (2002-present)
Member, IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education (2005-present),
Member, IOC 2008 Beijing Co-ordination Commission (2002-present)
Member, IOC Sport & Environment Commission (2002-2005)
Member, IOC Congress 2009 Commission (since 2006)
President, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (1998-2002)
Chairman, Classification Committee, Basketball Section ISMWSF (1984-1988)
Chairman, Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association (1977-1980, 1984-1987, 1989-1994)

Sporting Achievements and Awards
Five time Paralympian in Wheelchair Basketball (1972-1988) and Swimming (1972)
Honorary Doctorate of Science Manchester Metropolitan University (2006)
Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Nottingham (2006)
Grand’Ufficiale of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2006)
Gold Medal of the City of Torino by Mayor Sergio Chiamparino (2006)
Juan Antonio Samaranch Disabled Athlete Award (2006)
Knight Bachelor by HM Queen Elizabeth II for services to Paralympic Sport (2005)
Gold Medal of the City of Athens by Mayor Dora Bakoyiannis (2004)
Induction into the Stoke Mandeville Hall of Fame (2003)
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) by HM Queen Elizabeth II for services to Wheelchair Basketball (1991)
La medaille d’argent de la Jeunesse et des Sports, France (1973)

Professional Career
Performance Director, GB Men’s Wheelchair Basketball Team (1998-2002)
CEO, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (1994-1998)
Company Secretary, British Coal Corporation (1986-1991)

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Geography (Honours), Manchester University (1969-1972)