ICAS Board

Mr John D. Coates

President
Sydney Australia

Special Counsel, Kemp Strang Lawyers (Sydney); Member, International Olympic Committee (since 2001),its Executive Board (since 2009), Juridical, TV Rights and New Media, 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympic Games Coordination Commissions; President, Australian Olympic Committee (since 1990); Council member, International Rowing Federation (FISA) (since 1992); Company Director.  

Mr Gunnar Werner

Vice-President and Deputy President of the Appeals Arbitration Division
Torekov Sweden

Attorney at law; LLM University of Uppsala, Werner Law Office. Former President of the Swedish Swimming Federation. Former Member of the Executive Board of the Swedish Olympic Committee. Former Honorary Secretary of Fédération Internationale de Natation Amateur (FINA). Honorary Member of the FINA Bureau. Legal Adivser and Member of the FINA Legal Commission. Honorary Member of the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN). Member of the LEN Lega Commission. Former Member of the IOC Sport and Law Commission. Member of the Board of Governors of the International Masters Games Association. 

Mr Michael B. Lenard

Vice-President 
Los Angeles, CA USA

Bachelor of Business Administration; Doctor of Law; Lawyer; Senior Managing Director of Paladin Realty Partners; Partner, Craton Equity Partners; former Partner in the international law firm of Latham & Watkins; former Vice-President of the United States Olympic Committee, former member of its Executive Committee and Board of Directors and former member Vice-Chairman of its Athletes' Advisory Council; former member of the Board of Directors of the Organizing Committee for the 1996 Olympic Games; member of the United States Olympic Team of Handball in the 1984 Olympic Games.­

H.E. Judge Nabil Elaraby

President of the Ordinary Arbitration Division
Cairo Egypt

Judge at the International Court of Justice (2001-2006). Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague since 2005. Member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations (1994-2001). Judge, Judicial Tribunal of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, since 1990. Commissioner at the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva (1999-2001). Legal Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1976-1978). Ambassador to India (1981-1983). Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations in Geneva (1987-1991) and in New York (1991-1999). At present Senior Partner, Dr. Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law, Cairo, Egypt. 

Dr Thomas Bach

President of the Appeals Arbitration Division
Tauberbischofsheim Germany

Dr. jur. utr., avocat; Vice-président du CIO; Président de la Commission juridique et de la Commission Sport et Droit; membre de la Commission du marketing du CIO; champion olympique de fleuret par équipe en 1976.  

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Mr Matthieu Reeb

ICAS/CAS Secretary General (outside Council)
Lausanne Suisse ­