Jason McCracken: IHF’s New CEO

Q.  The International Hockey Federation on 25th Oct appointed whom as the new CEO?
- Published on 27 Oct 16

a. Kelly Fairweather
b. Jason McCracken
c. Sepp Blatter
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Jason McCracken
 
Jason McCracken: IHF’s New CEOThe International Hockey Federation/FIH on 25th Oct 2016 appointed New Zealand’s Jason McCracken as the CEO
  • He will take over as FIH on February 2017, replacing Kelly Fairweather leaving for International Tennis Federation after 6 years in the role
  • McCracken is a renowned figure in hockey having served in Olympic and World Cups as umpire besides being an FIH committee member and technical official for over 20 years
  • McCracken’s recent appointment was technical delegate at the Rio 2016 Olympics and tournament director at the 2014 World Hockey Cup in the Hague, Netherlands.
  • The IHF is a global governing body of field and indoor field hockey
  • Its HQ was in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • It is responsible for Field Hockey’s major international tournaments, notably the World Cup
  • Founded in Paris in the 1920s by Paul Leautey, the FIH merged with the International Federation of Women’s Hockey Associations

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