NEW CEO AT WORLD SAILING
HOMENEWSPEOPLENEW CEO AT WORLD SAILING
07 May 2020
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David Graham is the newly appointed CEO of World Sailing
David Graham has been appointed CEO of World Sailing. He will take up his post on July 13 2020.
David has more than 20 years’ sailing experience with previous career roles including sales, events, coaching and sponsorship, including CEO and MD posts.
His most recent role was CEO at Oman Sail, a national initiative that uses sport to contribute to the development of the Omani people.
Prior to his tenure at Oman Sail, David managed a sailing school before spending more than a decade in senior positions at dinghy manufacturers.
David has been an active sailor throughout his life, first dinghy sailing and has also been involved in major big boat series and races onboard both monohulls and multihulls. He has recently taking up kiteboarding.
“As World Sailing looks to the future and the next phase of growth, we are confident that with David’s combined background in management and sailing that he is the right leader to help restructure and provide a strong direction for the operations of our organisation,” said Kim Andersen, World Sailing president.