Two weeks before the election, the battle promises to be close for the presidency of the American Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). According to the site AroundtheRings, the succession of Susanne Lyons, who has reached the end of her mandate, should be played out between Dexter Paine and Gene Sykes. The first of the two candidates, already a member of the USOPC board of directors, is president of Paine Schwartz Partners, a private equity firm. He was notably vice-president of the International Ski Federation (FIS). Gene Sykes (photo above), the other applicant, also has a very respectable record of service. A former associate at Goldman Sachs in Los Angeles, he was the managing director of the Los Angeles bid committee for the 2024 Summer Games. The USOPC board of directors is scheduled to meet July 8 to elect the new president . The winner of the vote will take office on January 1, 2023.
