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The 44th World Squash Federation AGM and Conference, held this
year alongside the US Open in Philadelphia, concluded with the
AGM today.
The
meeting followed the two-day conference which featured presentations
from key people from outside squash to provide interesting insights from
the wide world of sport and related organisations.
Along
with general business, the centrepiece of the AGM was the Vice
Presidential elections for the three places. Hong Kong's Heather
Deayton completed her maximum term and so stood down - after being
warmly acclaimed for her service to the WSF Board.
Meanwhile, Hugo Hannes (Belgium) and Mohamed El-Menshawy
(Egypt) were re-standing and both were re-elected. The third
Vice-President place went to Canadian Linda MacPhail, Secretary
General of the Pan-American Squash Federation [pictured above with (L
to R) Mohamed El-Menshawy, President Ramachandran and Hugo Hannes].
WSF
President N Ramachandran,
who completes his term in two years' time, commented: "Heather Deayton
(pictured below with Ramachandran) has been a wonderful member of
the WSF team and I am very sorry to lose her. However, Linda MacPhail is
a great addition, and it is a pleasure to welcome back Hugo and Mohamed.
"These
are exciting times for squash and, having spent the last few days with
delegates representing member nations from around the world, I know that
they share our intention to provide leadership for the sport at all
levels."
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