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The deputy and
vice presidents were elected as part of Max Mosley’s
candidacy list. Following a reform of the Statutes earlier
this year, any presidential candidate had to stand with a list
of deputy and vice presidents who would assist with both the
sporting and mobility divisions of the Federation. The list
was accepted as Mosley was unanimously elected for a further
four year-term.
The new roles will help to ease the workload
on the FIA President. Mosley said: “The purpose of the
list is to distribute the workload amongst a number of people.
Each
of the seven Vice Presidents will be handed parcels of responsibility
similar to that of a government Cabinet.”
On the sporting
side, Marco Piccinini remains as the FIA Deputy President
for Sport, while the seven men who will
act as FIA Vice Presidents for Sport are Jose Abed (Mexico),
Michel Boeri (Monaco) Nazir Hoosein (India), Derek Ledger
(Jordan), Shekhar Mehta (Uganda), Jacques Regis (France)
and Hermann Tomczyk (Germany).
On the mobility side, Spain’s Sebastian Salvadó replaces
the USA’s Robert Darbelnet as Deputy President for
Mobility and the Automobile. Mosley commented: “Sebastian
Salvadó runs
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one of the most
dynamic clubs in the world. He will bring this dynamism to
the mobility side of the FIA.”
The vice presidents
for mobility are Victor Dumot (Paraguay), Gabriel Gonzalez
(Mexico), Werner Kraus (Austria), Franco Lucchesi (Italy),
Juan Manuel Sandberg Haedo (Argentina), Setsuo Tanaka (Japan)
and Guido Van Woerkom (Netherlands).
Major progress is expected in Mobility over the next few years, especially following
the completion of the merger between the FIA and the Alliance Internationale
de Tourisme (AIT), which performed a similar role, representing the interests
of national automobile associations and touring clubs.
Mosley said: “The mobility side of things has been slow and unprogressive
in the past because everyone’s hands were tied by the need for a merger.
But we now have a truly dynamic organization with proper regional distribution.”
Mosley is looking forward to making even greater strides in his new term in office.
He added: “We can now look forward to a more dynamic Mobility side and
a more efficient and fast moving sporting side of the FIA.”
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