Promotion of sport Sandra Felix becomes the new head of the Federal Office of Sport

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27.9.2024 - 13:25

Sandra Felix has been appointed the new Director of the Federal Office of Sport by the Federal Council.
Sandra Felix has been appointed the new Director of the Federal Office of Sport by the Federal Council.
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Sandra Felix is to be the new Director of the Federal Office of Sport. On Friday, the Federal Council appointed her as the successor to Matthias Remund, who is moving to the International University Sports Federation at the beginning of 2025. Felix will take up the post on November 1, 2024.

57-year-old Sandra Felix is a business economist and currently Deputy Director of the Federal Office of Sport (Baspo). She has experience in management and executive positions in the construction and engineering industries as well as in public administration.

Felix worked in the Graubünden Department of Finance from 2005 and then spent six years as Secretary of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Canton of Graubünden.

Felix moved to Baspo in 2017. Since September 1, 2018, she has been Head of Sports Policy and Law at Baspo and also became Deputy Director of the Federal Office. She has been Deputy Director of Baspo since April 1, 2021.

Felix best meets the requirements profile due to her professional qualifications, achievements and experience, wrote the responsible Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) on the appointment.

Felix is familiar with the Swiss sports system. She is also very familiar with the cooperation with the organizations of sport organized under private law, the responsible offices in the federal administration, the cantons and other institutions.

Matthias Remund, the current Baspo Director, will become the new CEO and Secretary General of the International University Sports Federation in January. He has headed Baspo for almost two decades.

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