IOC Appoints Two New Female Executives to Leadership Roles

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have announced today the appointments of Lindsay Glassco and Lana Haddad as International Cooperation and Development Director and Chief Financial Officer respectively.

Ms Glassco currently holds the position of President and CEO of Special Olympics Canada, anabolics overseeing all Canadian operations for the organization, thumb which provides daily sports programs and competition opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities.

Prior to joining Special Olympics, diagnosis Ms Glassco was Global Director of Policy and Strategy with Right to Play (RTP), an international NGO whose mission is to use sport and play to educate and empower children and youth to overcome the effects of poverty, conflict and disease in disadvantaged communities. In her five years with the organisation, Ms Glassco shepherded a four-year policy initiative – the Sport for Development and Peace International Working Group – advocating the use of sport for social change.

A Canadian national, Mrs Glassco will take over from Tomas Sithole, who retires at the end of the year. She will take up her post on 20 January 2014.

The IOC’s new Chief Finance Officer, Dr Lana Haddad, joins from Procter & Gamble International, where she is currently Associate Director, Finance Analysis and Capability Building for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

In her 19 years with P&G, Dr Haddad held key global and regional financial leadership positions including the UK, USA, Germany and Switzerland, working as a business partner and advisor to finance and leadership teams. She has a proven track record in business unit management, developing organization and building diversity.

Dr Haddad is a Global Finance Executive and a fully qualified Chartered Management Accountant who brings a wealth of expertise in financial control and reporting, financial planning, audit, compliance, treasury and cash management.

A national from Iraq and the UK, Dr Haddad will begin her work at the IOC in early March 2014.

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