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Board of Directors
The Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee within, is elected at the Congress. Consisting of the ICF President, Vice Presidents, the Secretary General, and the Treasurer, the ICF’s Executive Committee meets every 3 months and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the association. The members establish the policy and procedures to ensure the efficient management and continued development of the ICF and its activities, and the Executive Committee reports to the Board.
The Board’s primary role is to oversee the management and ensure that the organisation’s affairs are being conducted in a way that achieves the organisation’s objectives. This entails, among other things, strategic planning, risk management and communication with all stakeholders.
Generally, the Board is responsible for governance, while the Executive Committee contribute to the management.
The Congress is the supreme authority of the ICF, it consists of delegates of National Federations and all its decisions are final. An ordinary Congress takes place every even year and is responsible for electing each member of the Board.
| Name | Nationality | Position |
| José Perurena López | Spanish | President (Executive Committee Member) |
| Istvan Vaskuti | Hungarian | 1st Vice President (Executive Committee Member) |
| Richard Fox | Australian | 2nd Vice President (Executive Committee Member) |
| Shoken Narita | Japanese | 3rd Vice President (Executive Committee Member) |
| Luciano Buonfiglio | Italian | Treasurer (Executive Committee Member) |
| Simon Toulson | British | Secretary General (Executive Committee Member) |
| Helen Brownlee | Australian | President OCA - Oceania Canoe Association |
| Joao Manuel Da Costa Alegre | Sao Tomean | President CAC - Confederation of African Canoeing |
| Shoken Narita | Japanese | President ACC - Asian Canoe Confederation |
| Albert Woods | British | President ECA - European Canoe Association |
| Charles H. Yatman | American | President COPAC - Panamerican Canoe Federation |
| Maree Burnett | New Zealander | Continental Representative Oceania |
| Kee-Huat Chua | Singaporian | Continental Representative Asia |
| Ahmad Doniamali | Iranian | Continental Representative Asia |
| Cecilia Farias | Argentinian | Continental Representative America |
| Kee-Heung Lee | Korean | Continental Representative Asia |
| Branko Lovric | Croatian | Continental Representative Europe |
| Saifudin Patwa | Kenyan | Continental Representative Africa |
| Victor G. Ruiz | Puerto Rican | Continental Representative America |
| Mario Santos | Portugal | Continental Representative Europe |
| Irina Siraeva | Russian | Continental Representative Europe |
| Frank Garner | Canadian | Chair Canoe Sprint |
| Jean-Michel Prono | French | Chair Canoe Slalom Racing |
| Jorn Cronberg | Danish | Chair Canoe Marathon Racing |
| Jens Perlwitz | German | Chair Wildwater Canoeing |
| Greg Smale | British | Chair Canoe Polo |
| François Ryffel | Swiss | Chair Dragon Boat Racing |
| Lluis Rabaneda i Caselles | Spanish | Chair Canoe Freestyle |
| Donald McKenzie | Canadian | Chair Medical and Antidoping |
| Pierpaolo Ferrazzi | Italian | Chair Athletes Committee |
| John Edwards | Canadian | Chair of Canoeing for All |
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