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On October 25, 2024, the European Fencing Confederation (EFC) held an online COMEX meeting to finalize appointments for its various commissions. This session marked a significant step toward strengthening the organizational structure and promoting excellence across the EFC’s key areas of focus. The appointed members come from diverse backgrounds and bring extensive expertise to each commission.

Newly Appointed Members of Key Commissions

Competition Commission

• Iraklis Emmanouilidis (CYP)

• Lena Tallroth-Kock (FIN)

• Jon Willis (GBR)

• Federico Surano (ITA)

• Dominika Kurowska (POL)

• Filip Vukovic (CRO)

Referees Commission

• Vasil Milenchev (BUL)

• Denis Ostrovski (EST)

• Martina Ganassin (ITA)

• Mikhail Paghiev (MDA)

• Réka Balogh (ROU)

• Ilgin Güçlüer Sürekcigil (TUR)

Legal Commission

• Tadeusz Tomaszewski (POL)

• Gabriel Nigon (SUI)

• Tom Cadman (GBR)

• Antonio Trcin (CRO)

• Mikhail Ilyashev (UKR)

• Max Röd (POR)

SEMI Commission

• Piet Wauters (BEL)

• Xavier Michel (FRA)

• Desmond Gilhooly (IRL)

• Margherita Gnocato (ITA)

• Claude Wolter (LUX)

• Stefan Clausen (SWE)

Medical Commission

• Alessandro Pagliaccia (ITA)

• Emile Colling (LUX)

• Natalia Mrozinska (POL)

• Tigchelaar Siebren (NED)

• Jan Philipp Schüttrumpf (GER)

• Péter Somogyi (HUN)

Promotion and Marketing Commission

• Lara Kvesić (CRO)

• Jose Luis Abajo Gomez (ESP)

• Balázs Baróki-Gönczy (HUN)

• James Wyatt (IRL)

• Dominika Dwornik (POL)

• Daniel Lazer (SWE)

Safeguarding Commission

• Irena Suljic (CRO)

• Georgina Usher (GBR)

• Cecilia Brunetti (ITA)

• Biljana Kuzmanovska-Nikolovska (MKD)

• Milena Lachowicz (POL)

• Teodora Višnjić (SRB)

Equality and Diversity Commission

• Varpu Wiens (FIN)

• Patricia Aiyenuro (GBR)

• Meirav Ofri Hershkovich (ISR)

• Annalisa Avancini (ITA)

• Aida Vengale (LIT)

• Vendela Runold (SWE)

Veterans Council

• Carl Morris (GBR)

• Thomas Pönisch (GER)

• Eszter Vitályos (HUN)

• Marina Passaseo (ITA)

• Kerstin Warvsten (SWE)

• Vasyl Kozakivskyi (UKR)

Training and Fencing Masters Commission

• Bernard Lataste (FRA)

• Jörg Fiedler (GER)

• Gabor Gárdos (HUN)

• Piotr Majewski (POL)

• Natalia Conrad (UKR)

 

Upcoming COMEX Plans

The Executive Committee also voted on keeping candidates not chosen on a shortlist for additional work groups. Commission presidents will present their workplan at the upcoming meeting in Munich on the fringe of the EFC event in Grunwald. 

The EFC’s commitment to fostering strong governance and expert guidance through its commissions underscores the dedication to developing fencing across Europe. Stay tuned for further updates as each commission begins its work to drive European fencing forward.