Gian-Franco Kasper
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Gian-Franco Kasper (born January 24, 1944 in St. Moritz) is a Swiss ski official who has been president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1998. Kaspar also serves as a member both of the International Olympic Committee (since 2000) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (since 2003).
He earned his degrees in journalism, philosophy, and psychology from the University of Zurich in 1966. After his university studies, he worked as an editor for the Courier de St-Moritz.
Kasper then went into the tourism industry in 1974, establishing a Swiss tourism office in Montreal, Canada. The following year, he became Secretary-General of the FIS by then-President Marc Hodler, a position he served until Hodler's retirement in 1998. Kasper succeeded Hodler as FIS President, a position he has held since.
Kasper will receive a Doctor Honoris Causa from the National Sports Academy of Bulgaria in Sofia on December 14, 2007.
[edit] References
- FIS Newsflash 157. December 12, 2007.
- February 3 2001 International Herald Tribune interview with Kaspar.
- IOC profile
- Kasper re-elected to FIS presidency in 2006
