FIBA has stated gender equality will be key to its commissions and working groups for the 2023-27 term following the first meeting of the newly elected Central Board having assembled on the eve of the recent FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Final in Manila, Philippines.
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Gender equality has delivered a number of important milestones over the years and as per the amendments to the FIBA General Statutes enacted by the FIBA Mid-Term Congress in 2021, the requirement to have at least 30 percent representation of both genders in each Commission has been implemented.
In fact, the Central Board has appointed 35 percent of women across all Fédération Internationale de Basketball Commissions and for the first time, three out of seven Fédération Internationale de Basketball Commissions are chaired by a woman, and in two of the other four Commissions, the Deputy Chair is a woman.
It will also be the first time the FIBA Appeals Panel is Chaired by a woman as the Central Board has also appointed three women to the FIBA Foundation Board for the first time, including FIBA Hall of Famer Michelle Timms with one of the two FIBA Foundation Advisory Committees being chaired by a woman.
The majority of the women appointed as FIBA Commission members either hold the office of President or Secretary General in their respective National Federations or have attended one of FIBA’s dedicated programs designed as part of the ‘Women in Basketball’ strategic priority, such as the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Adelante, the FIBA WiLEAD, the FIBA Africa Women’s Seminar, and the FIBA TIME-OUT program.
The Working Group on Empower National Federations will be chaired by Mr. Fabian Borro (ARG), with the Deputy Chair in charge of FIBA PLUS Mr. Jean-Michel Ramaroson (MAD), and Deputy Chair in charge of Fédération Internationale de Basketball Academy Ms. Carol Callan (USA).
The Working Group on Masters Basketball will be chaired by Mr. Asterios Zois (GRE) with Deputy Chair Mr. Ned Cotten (AUS), while the Working Group on eFIBA will be chaired by Mr. Al Panlilio (PHI) with Deputy Chair Mr. Athos Antoniou (CYP).
As President of the Basketball Arbitral Tribunal, the Central Board has re-appointed Prof. Ulrich Haas (GER) and as Vice-President Mr. Raj Parker. The Fédération Internationale de Basketball Appeal’s Panel Chair is Ms. Diana Tesic (SRB/CAN) and the Deputy Chair is Mr. Marek Palus (POL).
New members of the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Ethics Panel were also elected at the recent FIBA Congress and the panel will be chaired by Mr. Scott Derwin (AUS). The FIBA Safeguarding Council is chaired by HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein (JOR).
The list of the FIBA Judicial and Other Bodies members is here.
