Presidents, Vice Presidents and Council Members 2008 - 2012
The General Congress elects the President, three Vice Presidents and seven Council Members for a four or five-year term. The General Secretary is a non-voting member of the IIHF Council. Click on the links below for biographies of the council members.
Born on August 14, 1955. Medvedev’s hockey background is primarily based in his native Russia where he is a Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SKA St. Petersburg hockey club. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Ice Hockey Association and a member of the Organizing Committee of the new Open Russian Hockey League (KHL). In the business world, Medvedev is well-known as Deputy Chairman of Gazprom. Medvedev was elected to his post as an IIHF Councilor since 2008.
