Diversity is not something to be taken lightly. The World Rowing executive committee now includes A new member: Ronald Chen (United States)He was appointed under the statutes of the body, which empower the board of directors to choose an additional member, after the elections held during the congress. ensure broad geographical representation.
Last September, three members were elected to the executive board: Lenka Dienstbach-Wech (Germany), Eva Szanto (Hungary), and Matthias Binder (Switzerland). These three individuals come from Europe, the only continent represented on the executive board following the end of the previous term. Canadian Tricia Smith as vice-president. Chen was appointed in this way to (somewhat) balance the scales. He was previously president of the rowing masters commission.
