Board of Directors

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 2021-2024 Board of Directors

President:
Graham FORD AO (Australia – Surf)
Secretary General:
Dr Harald VERVAECKE PhD (Belgium)
ILS Vice-President and President for Africa:
Dr Mohamed Ali GHARBAL PhD (Morocco)
ILS Vice-President and President for the Americas:
B. Chris BREWSTER (United States – USLA)
ILS Vice-President and President for Asia-Pacific:
Peter GEORGE AM (Australia Surf)
ILS Vice-President and President for Europe:
Dr Detlev MOHR, PhD (Germany – DLRG)
Members:
David Kwasi AFEZAME (Ghana)
Claire Ann ALFONSO (Norway)
Michael BASSETT-FOSS (New Zealand)
Colonel (retired) Abdelkader CHEKROUN (Algeria)
Morrie CHIANG (Chinese Taipei)
Isabel GARCIA (Spain)
Thuan Tek GEH (Malaysia)
Steven KENT (Athletes)
Leonardo MANINO (Argentina)
Yasuko NAKAGAWA (Japan)
Martin O’SULLIVAN (Ireland)
Dr Todor POPOV (Bulgaria)
Dott. Giorgio QUINTAVALLE (Italy)
Dr Mohamed SALEH MD (Egypt)
Mark STREET (British Virgin Islands)
Tony TORIGLIA (Canada)
Thierry VACKAT (Central African Republic)
Observer:
Clive HOLLAND (Royal Life Saving Society – Commonwealth)