Governance Structures

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FIA Senior Leadership team

Presidential Team

  • Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)
    President
  • Carmelo Sanz de Barros (Spain)
    FIA President of the Senate
  • Robert Reid (Great Britain)
    FIA Deputy President for Sport
  • Tim Shearman (Canada)
    FIA Deputy President for Mobility

Operational leadership

  • Natalie Robyn (Spain/USA)
    CEO

World Motor Sport Council

FIA Leadership

  • Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)
    President, FIA
  • Robert Reid (Great Britain)
    FIA Deputy President for Sport

Vice Presidents

  • Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al Khalifa (Bahrain)
  • Manuel Aviñó (Spain)
  • Daniel Coen (Costa Rica)
  • Fabiana Ecclestone (Brazil)
  • Lung-Nien Lee (Singapore)
  • Anna Nordkvist (Sweden)
  • Rodrigo Rocha (Mozambique)

Titular Members

  • HRH Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Al Faisal Al Saud (Saudi Arabia)
  • Eric Barrabino (Monaco)
  • Wayne Christie (New Zealand)
  • Garry Connelly (Australia)
  • Tom Kristensen (Denmark)
  • Andrew Mallalieu (Barbados)
  • Amina Mohamed (Kenya)
  • Rado Raspet (Slovenia)
  • David Richards (Great Britain)
  • George Silbermann (USA)
  • Jan Stovicek (Czechia)
  • Serkan Yazici (Turkey) 
  • Tao Zhang (China)

Members by Right

  • Deborah Mayer (France)
    President, Women in Motorsport Commission
  • Stefano Domenicali (Italy)
    Formula One Group Representative
  • Oliver Schmerold (Austria)
    President, FIA Manufacturers’ Commission
  • Frédéric Vasseur (France)
    F1 Commission Delegate
  • Ronan Morgan (Ireland)
    President, Drivers’ Commission 
  • Akbar Ebrahim (India)
    President, International Karting Commission 

World Council for Automobile and Tourism

FIA Leadership

  • Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)
    President, FIA
  • Tim Shearman (Canada)
    FIA Deputy President for Mobility

Vice Presidents

  • Jorge F. Delgado Mendoza (Spain)
    Region I
  • Simon Modisaemang (Botswana)
    Region I Sub Region – African Council for Touring and Automobile Clubs
  • Essa Hamzah Alfailakawai (Kuwait) Region I Sub Region – Arab Council for Touring and Automobile Clubs
  • Greig Craft (Vietnam)
    Region II
  • Frank Fotia (Canada)
    Region III
  • Ricardo Morales Rubio (Colombia)
    Region IV

Titular Members

Region I

  • Günther Thumser (Austria)
  • Didier Bollecker (France)
  • August Markl (Germany)
  • Gyorgi Molovuklovics (Hungary)
  • Giuseppe Redaelli (Italy)
  • Marga de Jager (Netherlands)
  • Andrej Brglez (Slovenia)
  • Peter Goetschi (Switzerland)

Region II

  • Michael Bradley (Australia)
  • Govinda Prasad Bhattara (Nepal)
  • Nitin Dossa (India)
  • Rifat Sungkar (Indonesia) 
  • Bernard Tay (Singapore)

Region III

  • Alvaro Oliver Venere (Dominican Republic)
  • Selwyn Persad (Trinidad and Tobago)

Region IV

  • Alejandro Quintana Hurtado (Chile)
  • Pedro Guillermo Cofiño Ortega (Guatemala)
  • Gorki Obando (Ecuador)

Official Observers

  • Nathalie McGloin (UK)
    President, Disability and Accessibility Commission
  • Felipe Calderón (Mexico)
    President, Environment and Sustainability Commission
  • Oliver Schmerold (Austria)
    President, Manufacturers’ Commission
  • Saul Billingsley (UK)
    Representative, FIA Foundation

Commission Chairs

  • David Gabarró (Spain)
    Mobility Services Commission  
  • Ian Jack (Canada)
    Mobility Policy Commission 

Senate

Members by Right

  • Carmelo Sanz de Barros (Spain)
    President of the Senate
  • Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE)
    President, FIA
  • Robert Reid (Great Britain)
    FIA Deputy President for Sport
  • Timothy Shearman (Canada)
    FIA Deputy President for Mobility

Members

  • HRH Prince Faisal Al Hussein (Jordan)
  • Augustus JV Ferreira (Philippines)
  • Benjamin Piers Cussons (Great Britain)
  • Monica Mailander (Italy)
  • August Markl (Germany)
  • Elizabeth Perry (Australia)
  • Christian Anton Roux (South Africa)
  • Fatma Samoura (Senegal)
  • Carlos Slim Domit (Mexico)
  • Robert Slocombe (Australia)
  • Akio Toyoda (Japan)
  • Guojun Zhan (China)
  • Koji SATO (Japan)

Commission Presidents

 Sport Commission Presidents

  • Jorge Abed (Mexico)
    FIA Circuits Commission
  • Nicolas Klinger (France)
    FIA Closed Road Commission
  • Dmitry Makhenya (Kazakhstan)
    FIA Cross-Country Rally Commission
  • Lars Pettersson (Sweden)
    FIA Drag Racing Commission
  • Koichi Murata (Japan)
    FIA Drifting Commission
  • Ronan Morgan (Ireland)
    FIA Drivers’ Commission
  • Xiaoxu Zhou (China)
    FIA Electric and New Energy Championships Commission
  • Richard Mille (France)
    FIA Endurance Commission
  • Niroshan Pereira (Sri Lanka)
    FIA Esports Commission
  • Mohammed Ben Sulayem (UAE) and Stefano Domenicali (Italy)
    FIA F1 Commission
  • Lutz Leif Linden (Germany)
    FIA GT Commission
  • Dusan Koblisek (Slovakia)
    FIA Hill Climb Commission
  • John Naylor (Ireland)
    FIA Historic Motor Sport Commission
  • Xavier Schene (Belgium)
    FIA Homologation Regulations Commission
  • Akbar Ebrahim (India)
    FIA International Karting Commission
  • Roger Banowetz (USA)
    FIA Land Speed Records Commission
  • Dr Sean Petherbridge (UAE)
    FIA Medical Commission
  • Wlodzimierz Szaniawski (Poland)
    FIA Off-Road Commission
  • Jarmo Mahonen (Finland)
    FIA Rally Commission
  • Sam Michael (Australia)
    FIA Safety Commission
  • Gian Carlo Minardi (Italy)
    FIA Single-Seater Commission
  • Alan Gow (Great Britain)
    FIA Touring Car Commission
  • Manuel Vidal Perucho (Spain)
    FIA Truck Racing Commission
  • Abdulaziz Al Thawadi (Bahrain)
    FIA Volunteers and Officials Commission
  • Deborah Mayer (France)
    FIA Women in Motorsport Commission
  • Roger Engström (Sweden)
    FIA World Rally Championshi Commission

Mobility Commission Presidents

  • Ian Jack (Canada)
    Mobility Policy Commission
  • David Gabarro (Spain)
    Mobility Services Commission
  • Giuseppe Redaelli (Italy)
    FIA International Historical Commission

Joint Mobility and Sporting Commission Presidents

  • Felipe Calderón (Mexico)
    FIA Environment and Sustainability Commission
  • Nathalie McGloin (Great Britain)
    FIA Disability and Accessibility Commission
  • Oliver Schmerold (Austria)
    FIA Manufacturers’ Commission
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