March 25, 2026

WFSGI 2026 BOARD MEMBER

by Francisca Soochy

WFSGI 2026 BOARD MEMBERS

AMERICAS

PETER BRAGDON

President, Columbia Sportswear Company

JORGE CASIMIRO

Vice President, Chief Public Policy and Social Impact Officier, Nike Inc. USA

PETER KERLE

Chief Legal Counsel, Specialized

DAVE WHEELER

Chief Operating Officer, New Balance Athletics Inc.

MEHRI SHADMAN

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Under Armour, Inc.

TODD SMITH

President and CEO, Sporting and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA)

ASIA / OCEANIA

Felix Fan

VP Legal of ANTA Group

RAJESH KHARABANDA

Managing Director, NIVIA representing SGEPC Freewill Sports (Pvt.) Ltd.

KOICHIRO KODAMA

Managing Executive Officer, ASICS

JIE LUO

Vice President and Secretary General, CSGF

Shin Miura

Vice Chairman and Executive Managing Director, JASPO

PAUL YANG

President, TSMA

EUROPE

JOHAN ADAMSSON

Vice President Global Sports Marketing & Licensing

Tom Foley

Chief Executive Officer, IIC-INTERSPORT

Margit Gosau

CEO of Sport 2000 International GmbH

TONY GRIMALDI

CEO, Cycleurope AB

MANUEL PAUSER

Vice President Global Government & Community Affairs, adidas AG

ALBERTO ZANATTA

Chairman, Tecnica Group S.p.A., Vice-Chair Europe

EXECUTIVE NOMINEES

Ding Zhaoquan

Chairman of the Board, Fujian SBS Zipper

Ding Mingzhong

Executive Director & Vice President of XTEP Group Co. Ltd

Jerome Pero

FESI Secretary General

PARAM SINGH

Founder, Owner & CEO, ARKLYZ AG

Alexandra Vitard

Global Head of Public Affairs at Decathlon

CHARLES YANG

CEO, Victory Group Ltd.

NOUMAN IDRIS BUTT

CEO/Owner, Capital Sports Corp. (Pvt.) Ltd. (SCCI)

MITCHELL TSAI

CEO, Apache Footwear

AKITO MIZUNO

President and Representative Director, Mizuno Corp.

Raymond Gense

Director of PON Mobility

Anne Larilahti

SVP Sustainability, Amer Sports

COLIN LI

Executive Director, Li Ning Company Limited, Viva China Holdings Limited

PAST PRESIDENT/CHAIR

ANDY RUBIN

Deputy Chair, Pentland Group Ltd.

WFSGI 2026 BOARD MEMBER

WFSGI 2026 BOARD MEMBERS

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If you want to have more information please contact Emma Zwiebler at emason@wfsgi.org.

GET CONNECT TO AN UNRIVALLED PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

The WFSGI provides THE unique platform for members to exchange easily and openly on non-competitive issues, to develop common solutions, and to benefit from significant economies of scale (i.e. time and money savings)

The WFSGI offers an unrivalled network, facilitating the development of synergies among its members including industry leaders, decision makers and experts covering the whole supply chain (manufacturers, brands, retailers) and beyond (international federations)

GET IN TOUCH WITH THE INFORMATION THAT MATTERS

The WFSGI is in liaison with several Committees of CEN and ISO and does also report back to its members in case of important updates in the international standards and regulations.

The WFSGI offers free webinars with experts and industry leaders on specific topics that are of interest for the industry (and on demand).

DEFENDING THE INDUSTRY ON THE FRONT LINE

The WFSGI is the exclusive legitimate entity to represent the industry’s interests across the globe before:

· Governments
· International organizations (ILO, WTO, UN, etc.)
· International sport organizations (IOC, IFs etc.)

Whether for promoting sports participation and well-being, pushing for fair trade, or lobbying for more favorable regulations, the WFSGI is at the constant service of its members, to defend the industry on the front line.

EVENTS THAT DRIVE THE INDUSTRY FORWARD

The WFSGI is regularly invited to speak at trade shows and events, including the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the Conference of Parties, the World Health Assembly and the Business at OECD Health Committee meetings.