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Göran Petersson

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Not to be confused with Göran Pettersson.

Göran Petersson (born 1942), is a Swedish lawyer, sailor and sports official.

Petersson got his law degree (jur.kand.) from Lund University in 1967, and has been a lawyer since 1977. He works at Advokatfirman Vinge in Gothenburg.[1]

Since 2004, Petersson is the president of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), when he succeeded Paul Henderson.[2] In 2009, he was proposed as a new member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by IOC's executive committee.[3]

References

  1. ^ Vinge: Göran Petersson, accessed on October 3, 2009
  2. ^ Svenska seglarförbundet 2004-11-13: Svensk president i den internationella seglingsvärlden Template:Sv icon
  3. ^ Svenska Dagbladet 2009-10-03: IOK kan få fyra svenskar Template:Sv icon


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