WADA opens call for interest for President and Vice-President election

Tue, December 03, 2024

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has opened a public call for interest for the election of the Agency’s next independent President and Vice-President, taking place on Thursday, 29 May 2025.

The successful candidates will be President and Vice-President of the Agency’s Foundation Board (Board), and Chair and Vice-Chair of the Agency’s Executive Committee (ExCo).

Candidates must meet WADA’s Operational and Personal Independence criteria in force at the time of their application, and during the entirety of their mandate, should they be elected. In addition, the elected President and Vice-President will have to meet the Organizational Independence criteria for a six-month period prior and throughout their mandate.

You can access the Electoral Package here. The Governance Regulations that outline the rules which apply to the Board and the ExCo, as well as to the election of the WADA President and Vice-President can be found here.

Term of Office

The WADA Board will elect a President and a Vice-President for an initial term of six years starting on 1 January 2026. The President and Vice-President can stand for re-election for a further term of three years. Any President or Vice-President cannot sit for more than nine years in each position.

How To Apply

Applications are to be addressed to the WADA Director General at WADA’s Headquarters in Montreal (c/o governance@wada-ama.org) no later than Friday 31 January 2025 by 5:00 PM EST (Montreal time).

To be considered, all applications must include the following: 

a completed Application Form, together with a resume;
two completed Nomination Forms, each signed by a member of the Board, one from the 20 Olympic Movement seats and one from the 20 Public Authorities seats, as defined in the Statutes; and
a completed Declaration of Independence, with a list of current relevant activities and positions.

Applications will be sent to WADA’s independent Nominations Committee.

Election Timeline

Friday 15 November 2024 - Nomination of the Election Scrutineer by WADA’s Independent Ethics Board
Monday 2 December 2024 - Open public call for interest
Friday 31 January 2025 - Close public call for interest (deadline to apply)
Friday 7 February 2025 - Candidacy Forms provided to Nominations Committee
7 February to 28 March 2025 - Nominations Committee to review and vet candidates
Friday 28 March 2025 - Nominations Committee to provide dossiers of vetted candidates to Foundation Board
Monday 31 March 2025 - Announcement of the official list of candidates and start of campaign period
31 March to 28 May 2025 - Campaign period
Thursday 29 May 2025 - Election at virtual Foundation Board meeting
Tuesday 1 July 2025 - Entry into effect of cooling-off requirements
Thursday 1 January 2026 - Entry into office