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Canadian Olympic Committee

Canada

Phone: +1 416 962 0262

Fax: +1 416 967 4902

Website: http://www.olympic.ca

Address: 250 Yonge St, Suite 3000 PO Box # 19 M5B 2L7, Toronto, ON CANADA

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Secretary General

Mr. David SHOEMAKER

Mr. David SHOEMAKER

Birthday: 09/02/1971

Election Date: 07/01/2019

FUNCTIONS IN REGIONAL AND CONTINENTAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Member - Panam Sports Marketing Commission 2019 -

OTHER FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE NOC

Chief Executive Officer - NOC 2019 -

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CEO – NBA China 2011 - 2018
President - WTA 2009 - 2011
COO 2006 - 2009
Chief Legal Officer 2004 - 2006
Associate Sports Law Practice Proskauer LLP 2001 - 2004
Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore 1997 - 2001

EDUCATION

University of Western Ontario, JD/LLB 1996
University of Toronto (Trinity), Political Science 1992

LANGUAGES

English, French, Mandarin

President

Ms. Tricia Catherine SMITH

Ms. Tricia Catherine SMITH

Election Date: 22/11/2015

Date of re-election: 22/04/2017, 01/05/2021

FUNCTIONS IN REGIONAL AND CONTINENTAL SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS

Member - PanAm Sports Executive Committee 2019 -

FUNCTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Member - IOC (International Olympic Committee) 2016 -
Member - IOC Coordination Commission for Milano Cortina 2026 2019 -
Member - IOC Women in Sport Commission 2018 -
Member - IOC Legal Affairs Commission 2017 -
Board Member - ICAS (International Council of Arbitration for Sport) 2001 -
Vice-President & EC Member – FISA (International Rowing Federation) 2012 -
Chair - FISA Development Commission 2012 -

FUNCTIONS WITHIN ANOC

Member - ANOC Executive Council 2018 -

OTHER FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE NOC

Chair – NOC Team Selection Committee
Chair – NOC Partner Relations Committee
Member – NOC Sport Strategies Committee
Member – NOC Human Resources Committee

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Member - IOC Medical and Scientific Commission 2016 - 2018
Vice-President - NOC 2009 - 2015
Chair - FISA Women’s Commission
Chef de Mission - PanAm Games 2007
Co-Mayor - the Athletes Village, Vancouver 2010
Arbitrator - Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada
Member - The first NOC Athletes’ Commission 1980
Deputy Manager and Principal - Barnescraig & Associates 1992 -
Lawyer - 1986 – 1992

CAREER AS ATHLETE / COACH

Four-time Olympian in Rowing - Silver Medalist in the Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, Gold Medalist in the Commonwealth Games Edinburgh 1986, Seven-time World Championship medallist

EDUCATION

Honorary Doctorate of Laws for Leadership in Sport - Sport and the Law and Women in Sport, University of British Columbia 2001
Bachelor of Laws - University of British Columbia 1985
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations, University of British Columbia 1981

LANGUAGES

English, French