The ILS Board of Directors oversees the business of the ILS between the General Assemblies. Board of Director’s meetings are held on a regular basis at various places in the world. Between Board of Directors meetings, most general business is supervised by the President, the Secretary General and the staff at the ILS Headquarters.
Structure
The ILS Board of Directors includes:
- President
- Elected by the Full Members during the Elective General Assembly.
- Secretary General
- Elected by the Full Members during the Elective General Assembly.
- Vice-Presidents (4)
- The Presidents of each of the four Regions of ILS (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe) are also Vice-Presidents of ILS. They are elected by the Full Members of their Region during the Regional General Assembly.
- Directors
- Elected by the Regions, with one for every eight Full Members or portion thereof. They are elected by the Full Members of their Region during the Regional General Assembly
Duties
The Board of Directors is by Constitution empowered to:
- Implement the decisions of the General Assembly.
- Appoint and dissolve Commissions and Committees including their composition, membership, their tasks and working procedures.
- Approve the organisation and rules for all competitions conducted under the authority of the ILS.
- Approve the conditions and criteria concerning merit awards.
- Establish, maintain, publish and distribute the calendar of ILS activities.
- Adopt the activity report and the future projects.
- Submit to the General Assembly all proposals which it has agreed upon.
- Accept Non-Voting Members.
- Determine fees for publications, awards, competitions and other matters as necessary.
- Appoint Honorary and Honoured Members.
- Appoint and dismiss such officers and employees of the ILS as the Board considers necessary to carry on the day to day business of the ILS.
- Adopt regulations (position statements) to guide the management of the ILS.
- Enter into strategic alliances and other collaborative arrangements with national, international and other external organisations.
Within the framework of the authority provided in the Bye-Laws, the Board of Directors may delegate its day-to-day affairs to the President, the Secretary General, or one or several of its Members or to agents.
Minutes of Board Meetings
The Minutes of the Meetings of the ILS Board of Directors from 1993 till today are available at the ILS Headquarters.
Composition of the 2024-2028 Board of Directors
- President:
- Graham FORD AO (Australia – Surf)
- Secretary General:
- Dr Harald VERVAECKE PhD (Belgium)
- ILS Vice-President and President for Africa:
- Sameh EL SHAZLY (Egypt)
- ILS Vice-President and President for the Americas:
- Peter DAVIS (United States – USLA)
- ILS Vice-President and President for Asia-Pacific:
- John BAKER AM ESM (Australia Surf)
- ILS Vice-President and President for Europe:
- Dr Dirk BISSINGER PhD (Germany – DLRG)
- Members:
- David Kwasi AFEZAME (Ghana)
- Claire Ann ALFONSO (Norway)
- Humaid AL HOUTI (UAE)
- Michael BASSETT-FOSS (New Zealand)
- Prof. Dr. Joost BIERENS MD (Academy)
- Fabio BRAGA (Brazil)
- Colonel (retired) Abdelkader CHEKROUN (Algeria)
- Morrie CHIANG (Chinese Taipei)
- Isabel GARCIA (Spain)
- Mounia MALHAOUI (Morocco)
- Clare McGRATH (Ireland)
- ……………………… (Athletes)
- Yasuko NAKAGAWA (Japan)
- Dott. Giorgio QUINTAVALLE (Italy)
- Mark STREET (British Virgin Islands)
- Tony TORIGLIA (Canada)
- Jolanda VAN DALEN (Netherlands)
- Observer:
- Clive HOLLAND (Royal Life Saving Society – Commonwealth)