President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (1994-2021), Member of the RIOU Executive Board, Chairman of the RIOU Expert Council.

Born on 6 February 1950 in Fribourg, Switzerland

Education:
University of Fribourg; University of Bern; Diploma in dentistry (1977); Doctor of Dentistry, University of Barcelona (2008)

Sports practised:
Ice hockey, football

Sports career:
1960-1972: ice hockey player for Fribourg Gottéron

Sports administration:
1972-1982: ice hockey referee (international licence)
1982-1985: Chairman of the LSHG (Swiss Ice Hockey League) Referees' Commission
1985-1994: Central President of the LSHG
1986: member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Council
1992: member of the NOC
1994-: President of the IIHF
2002-: President of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF)

IOC history:
1994-1999: IF representative of the Olympic Movement Commission
1995-: member of the Marketing Commission
1996-2002: member of the Coordination Commission for the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games
1999: member of the IOC 2000 Commission
2000: member of the Medical Commission
2000-2006: IF representative member of the Coordination Commission for the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games
2003-2010: Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games
2006-2008: member of the 2009 Congress Commission
2007-: member of the Coordination Commission for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
2008-: member of the Executive Board