At the 82nd BWF Annual General Meeting (AGM) held virtually, the positions of BWF President, Deputy President and Vice President-Para Badminton, plus 20 BWF Council Members were confirmed for 2021 to 2025.
Poul-Erik Høyer, KhunyingPatama Leeswadtrakul and Paul Kurzo were re-elected unopposed in their respective roles, signalling continuity at the top of the BWF leadership.
The Council outcomes align with the BWF Constitution to guarantee global board representation and a minimum representation of 30 per cent of each gender on Council.
“I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the confidence you have put in me to be your President for another term. I will do whatever I can to live up to your trust and to work hard to develop badminton to an even higher level,” Høyer said.
“I would also like to thank all candidates who participated in the election and offered their time, experience and commitment to developing BWF and badminton. The participation in the election of all candidates is extremely important and we are grateful for your contribution.
“With this election we welcome a range of new Council members for the next term and I look forward to working with all of you for the development and progress of our sport.
“At the same time, we say goodbye to a number of Council members who served last term and I would like to acknowledge the huge contributions you have made.”
We would like to recognize at this time, Mr. Wayne Somers for his long contribution to our sport, most recently as Deputy Chair for Para Badminton Committee at BWF, among his responsibilities.
New elected BWF Council members from Pan Am region are Mrs. Pilar Carrillo and Mr. Jose Del Busto, both of whom are well known for their support and dedication to the growth of our sport in our region. We wish them both the best in their new responsibilities.
Further details of the 82nd BWF AGM will be published here: https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/about/forum-agm/.
