Kate Caithness Re-elected President of World Curling Federation

The World Curling Federation has announced that Kate Caithness OBE has been re-elected as President for a further term while the organisation also made a number of changes to the board at their annual General Assembly.

Caithness was the only candidate nominated for the next four year term as President and was elected by acclamation.

Upon her re-election Caithness said: “It has been a real honour to work and serve for the Federation. I work in a man’s world and you, check our Member Associations, have put your trust in me to raise the profile of curling. For the next four years I promise to give you 100% in my work to represent you and our great sport.”

Also at the Assembly, members of the World Curling Federation elected a new board and voted to introduce a new World Junior qualification event, a World Mixed Curling Championship, along with approving a raft of other key rule changes.

The competition and rule changes and board elections took place at the World Curling Federation’s Annual General Assembly (AGA) held during the 3rd Annual World Curling Congress at the Peppermill Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA.

In addition, a new Board structure takes effect as part of a new WCF constitution from this congress onwards. The new Board is comprised of eight Board Directors: a President, three Vice-Presidents each from the three zonal regions of the WCF and another four Board Directors.

-Graham Prouse (Canada), was elected Vice-President by acclamation for the Americas zone for a three year term.

-Hugh Millikan (Australia), was elected Vice-President by acclamation for the Pacific-Asia zone for a two year term.

-Bent Ramsfjell (Norway), was elected Vice-President by acclamation for the European Zone for a one year term. Robert Susanj (Slovenia) withdrew from the election for this position.

Elected to the four Board Director positions were:
1 Albert ‘Andy’ Anderson (USA) (four year term of office)
2 Hew Chalmers (Scotland) (three year term of office)
3 Laura Lochanski (Canada) (two year term of office)
4 Toyo Ogawa (Japan) (one year term of office)

During the Congress it was announced that the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship 2015 and the World Senior Curling Championships 2015 has been awarded to Sochi, Russia. The events will take place from 18-25 April 2015.